THE PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, WRITTEN DURING THE LEISURE OF A VISIT...A SKETCH INTENDED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION UPON WHICH ENQUIRING EMIGRANTS MAY RELY, AND ACTUAL SETTLERS ADOPT AS THE BASIS OF A WIDER KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR BEAUTIFUL ISLAND HOME...
by Bagster, C. Birc
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- Hardcover
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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Islan, 1861. 139,xxxvi,[2]pp. Original printed boards (detached), spine perished. Bit tanned, else internally very good. An enthusiastic overview of Prince Edward Island's natural resources and agricultural and mineral possibilities, including descriptions of flora and fauna of the island, as well as a history of its settlement. The appendix contains statistics regarding population and commerce, extracts from newspapers and geological reports of the island, and the like.
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- THE PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, WRITTEN DURING THE LEISURE OF A VISIT...A SKETCH INTENDED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION UPON WHICH ENQUIRING EMIGRANTS MAY RELY, AND ACTUAL SETTLERS ADOPT AS THE BASIS OF A WIDER KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR BEAUTIFUL ISLAND HOME...
- Author
- Bagster, C. Birc
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Islan
- Date Published
- 1861
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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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