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LETTERS FROM VAN DIEMAN'S LAND, WRITTEN DURING FOUR YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR POLITICAL OFFENCES COMMITTED IN UPPER CANADA
de Wait, Benjamin
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Buffalo: A.W. Wilgus, 1843.. 356pp. plus frontispiece and folding map. 12mo. Contemporary half calf and ribbed cloth, expertly rebacked with original spine laid down. A good copy. An interesting and vivid account of the author's imprisonment on Van Dieman's Island as a result of charges brought against him during the insurrection in Upper Canada. Written in the form of letters, this is a minutely detailed description of life in the prison colony, the events leading to Wait's incarceration, and his efforts to lobby for his release. Also included are personal letters of appeal from Wait's wife on behalf of her husband, written to the Earl of Durham and others. A crude little map of Tasmania, printed in negative, must be the first chart of that island executed in Buffalo. HOWES W16. SABIN 100969. TPL 2622. LANDE 2283. FERGUSON 3762. SEVERANCE, BUFFALO IMPRINTS, p.590.
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- LETTERS FROM VAN DIEMAN'S LAND, WRITTEN DURING FOUR YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR POLITICAL OFFENCES COMMITTED IN UPPER CANADA
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- Wait, Benjamin
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- A.W. Wilgus
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- 1843.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
