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The British Colonies; Their History, Extent, Condition and Resources. [One volume only, North America]
by Martin, R. Montgomery
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: John Tallis & Company. Fair with no dust jacket. [c. 1850]. First Edition. Hardcover. No date [c. 1850]. The first volume (Division 1 of 9), this volume covering part of Canada. Engraved title. (10) page list of subscribers + engraved frontispiece of Queen Elizabeth + 2 engraved portraits (Francis Bacon, Sir Walter Raleigh) + engraved title page + xxiv, 168 pages + 4 double page maps with hand-colouring (World Map; British America; Canada, New Brunswick; & Canada.) Maps are by John Tallis & Company. Page dimensions: 279 x 185mm. The maps are generally in good condition. The verso of the plate of Sir Walter Raleigh and the verso of one page of the world map have heavy old damp and mould stains, not affecting the recto of the map. Some mould stains to margins of engraved plates. Cloth boards rubbed and worn and stained. Corners bumped and bruised. A few wrinkles to cloth. 1/4" missing to cloth at ends of spine. Moderate old mould stains to margins of endpapers. Text leaves in good condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7438
- Title
- The British Colonies; Their History, Extent, Condition and Resources. [One volume only, North America]
- Author
- Martin, R. Montgomery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Tallis & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [c. 1850]
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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