governor douglas (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very good. First edition. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. No dust jacket issued. SIGNED and inscribed by Wright on the title page. 156 p. w/illus., endnotes, bibliography, index. Dr. Wright (1923-2019) was a teacher, attorney, administrator, nbanker, and leader of Detroit's African American community. She helped her husband, Dr. Charles H, Wright, found the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. hardcover in glossy illustrated boards.

Certainly a very scarce item. JISC only lists one physical copy, at the British Library. 12pp, foolscap 8vo. Stabbed as issued. In fair condition, on worn, discoloured paper. A 'Schedule' at the start lists four numbers 'in Series': 'Governor Douglas to the Duke of Newcastle', 11 April 1853, 'With copy of Proclamation declaring the Rights of the Crown with respect to Gold found at Queen Charlotte's Island. / Regulations published, showing the terms on which Licences authorising the search for Gold will be issued.'; 'The Duke of Newcastle', 16 July 1853, 'In reply to the foregoing Despatch, and conveying approval of the Proclamation and Regulations as reported.'; 'F. Peel, Esq., M. P., to R. Taylor, Esq.', 20 July 1853, 'Declining to grant a Lease of Mining Land at Queen Charlotte's Island.'; and 'Memorandum of Proceedings of the Hudson's Bay Company with respect to the Searching for Gold in Queen Charlotte's Island.'.