The Trail Of The Conestoga by Dunham, Mabel - 1990

McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, Canada, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. 340 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1947. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good. 340 p. 21 cm. Maps on endpapers. Green cloth. Light wear to spine ends. Tiny label on front pastedown. Faint mark in upper margin p. 66.

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1942. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Publisher's original cloth hard covers. Covers mildly toned to spine and edges. Light bumping to extremities. Old owner's name and date to front endpaper. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked -- a sound copy..

DJ Cut, adhered to FLEP & BLEP, Inscription dated 1945, FLEP, light toning, else content appears as unblemished with Good Dark Green, decorated, cloth covered boards displaying moderate surface/edge wear. Still a good solid book.Miss Mabel Dunham, in her book The Trail of the Conestoga, has given an exceptional picture of the early immigration of these people. They came to this country to find it a wilderness, and almost within a generation, by their unceasing labours, they changed the landscape so that well-built and substantial homes found themselves surrounded by cleared land covered with abundant harvests. It is such literature that makes us realize the background Of our country's story. We know and appreciate too little the initiative, patience and self sacrifice which characterized the struggles of our forefathers in laying not only the material but also the political foundations of our country. If we go back to early days, we shall find that the problems which perplex… Read More

Canada: McClelland and Stewart, 1942. Green cloth binding w/black spine & cover lettering, map endpapers, 340 pgs. Sound binding, Covers rubbed at edges. Inscription by previous owner indicates relation to the 'hero' (see photo). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.