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Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Drawn by Spy. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 31 x 18.5cm. With original leaf of biographical text.

Drawn by Spy. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 31 x 18.5cm. With original leaf of biographical text.

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Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original toffee cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Contains 208 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. Ink message to the title page 'To David M. from David.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0906391202 MALTA (Maltese History).

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Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 312 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Zustand: Very Good. 22, [1] pp, Selkirk reverses his position and goes against family tradition by opposing reforms, the United States is held up as a bad example of what happens under a nearly perfect representative system, . - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

1958, ex-lib. (Cloth) Very good plus. 354 plus addenda. Spine faded. Starting at inside cover. Publication No. XXXV of the Champlain Society, limited to 550 copies. Numbered.

12mo bifolium: 4 pp. Text clear and complete. Fair, on aged paper. Begins: 'I am sorry to say that I have to place our affairs in your hands such as I never did before and I hope never to have to do again.' As the recipient may know, 'a vessel was built for me last year by the Messrs Hall in Aberdeen and was built under the inspection of Lloyds surveyor according to a certain specification & contract.' Selkirk 'had so much confidence in the character of the Messrs Hall' that he thought himself 'quite safe with the supervision of the Lloyds surveyor but finding the vessel leaky I had her inspected by the Dockyard people at Malta and they discovered on removing certain planks that the construction of the vessel was essentially defective and not according to the specification & contract'. Selkirk alleges that he has been 'abominably defrauded & sent to sea in a vessel postively unsafe' as a result of 'gross carelessness or [.] collusion between Messrs Hall & the surveyor'. He spent £300 on repairs in Malta, but he cannot keep the vessel '[i]n any shape' and feels that 'Messrs. Hall ought to take her off my hands & give me back my money with such reasonable deduction as might be considered fair for the deterioration by wear & tear for a year - I being allowed also for the Malta dockyard bill as a set off against that'. He does not know how the case stands in 'strict law', but 'considering the awful exposure that an action for fraud would bring about' feels that the shipwrights 'would be anxious to compound at any rate'. Asks the recipient to try and 'privately find out in what mind they are about', and communicate the information to Eden Colville, Fenchurch Buildings, London. 'If they defy us and are in the mind to defend the action we will have to consider how to proceed.' Hall & Co were active between 1790 and 1957. According to one authority 'Alexander Hall died in 1849 leaving his two sons, James and William, to run the business. The brothers were responsible for many famous clippers.'.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland, with a View of the Causes and Probable Consequences of Emigration, by the Earl of Selkirk, 1805. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, London; 1805. This volume is lacking the main title page, and only has the half title, but through comparison, this is the 1805 first edition. It is stated on the final Appendix page lvi that the book is printed by R. Taylor and Co of London, whereas the second edition of 1906 was printed by Ballantyne of Edinburgh. The second edition also has a slightly different pagination so this is clearly the first printing. A very good hardback with leather spine and corners - would be near fine except for the missing title page. A later rebinding, but not recent. Raised bands and red morocco title label. Some wear to spine leather. Bookplate of Kilberry. Binding tight and secure. Minor age spotting to endpapers and a few pages at extremities, but text is otherwise lovely and clean except for a few pages which have a few marks or spots. There is one spread on which there are relevant annotations in pencil. A handsome volume. Text in English. vii + 223pp + lvi Appendix. Dimensions: Approximately 214mm high x 140mm wide x 20mm deep. Weight: approximately 463g (unpacked weight). More photos on request.

Hardcover. 8vo, 22.5cm, vii,232,lxi,p., appendices, errata slip, complete with half title, in the publisher's original boards, original printed spine label, upper hinge loose, some chipping on the top and bottom spine edge, internally fine clean condition. The scarce 2nd edition. (cgc) T.P.L. 767. Gagnon I-3248, (1st). Peel 67. Lande 1440, (1st). "In 1792, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, undertook an extensive tour through the Scottish Highlands and became convinced that emigration thence was unavoidable. He also recognized the need of some controlling hand to direct it. He first conceived the idea of a settlement at the Red River (now Winnipeg) but this did not materialize until 1811. The above work was partly written as a defense against various reports which had subsequently been spread concerning his colonization schemes. In it he speaks of the tide of emigration to the U.S.A. and suggests that this emigration might be turned to Canada. He also speaks at length of the success of his settlement at Prince Edward Island, which he had founded when his first attempts at the Red River had not met with success". Lande.

In-8 de VII-232-LXI pp., cartonnage de l'époque. Deuxième édition (édition originale en 1805). Thomas Douglas (1771-1820) cinquième comte de Selkirk, séjourna dans les Highlands où il découvre le sort des fermiers sans terre. Il envisagea dès lors deux projets de colonisation à Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario), l'autre à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard. Le projet ontarien ne vit pas le jour mais en 1803, des navires transportèrent des immigrants écossais à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard. Malgré la critique du ministère des Colonies de la Grande-Bretagne et de la Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, son livre connut un vif succès et fit de Selkirk une célébrité.Voyageant en Amérique du Nord, entre Halifax, Boston, Montréal et Toronto, Douglas revint en 1808 sur une proposition qu'il avait faite six ans auparavant visant à établir une colonie à la rivière Rouge. Suite aux problèmes financiers de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson qui était propriétaire du territoire, Selkirk signa en 1811 un accord qui stipulait qu'en échange de l'établissement d'une colonie la compagnie vendait à Selkirk 116 000 milles carrés de terres pour 10 shillings.Ex-libris manuscrit à l'encre du temps « T. Guillemard » sur le titre.Sabin 20704 ; Kress B5113 ; John Morgan Gray, Dictionnaire biographique du Canada, V, pp. 289-295.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The author's presentation copy of this interesting look at the Highlands, the author presenting his idea that emigration would help the country's economy. The first edition.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'Duke of Somerset, with the author's compliments'.Half-title is present.Errata slip bound after page vi.An interesting look at the Scottish Highlands; perhaps of most interest is the author's discussion on emigration to the Highlands, with the author's concerns being focused on the economic plight of the country, believing that increasing the population through emigration would help the Highlands thrive. This work was partly written by the author to defend his ideas of such colonisation, after having bought land in Prince Edward Island and settling a community of poor Scottish farmers there.Inscribed to Edward St. Maur, the 11th Duke of Somerset, a peer, astrologer, and mathematician.Written by Thomas Douglas, the 5th Earl of Selkirk. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Only a few minor marks to the boards. Light bumping to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. pp. vii, [1]blank, 223, [1]blank, lvi. with half-title. later quarter morocco (spine rubbed, a few leaves browned). First Edition. The Earl of Selkirk developed a particular concern for the economic plight of the Scottish Highlanders, which was heightened during an extensive tour undertaken in 1792. Convinced that emigration was the only possible solution, he developed colonization schemes centred on Prince Edward Island, Upper Canada, and the Red River (what is now Winnipeg). This work was written partially to defend himself against the numerous slanderous reports as to his motives in promoting colonization. It presents an accurate and clearly written assessment of the political and economic conditions in Scotland at the time, the possibilities offered by Canada, and a fairly lengthy discussion of the successful Scottish settlement at Prince Edward Island. Goldsmiths' 18992. Kress B.4969. Lande 1440. Peel 30. Sabin 20704n. Streeter VI 3655. TPL 766. cfGagnon I 3248 (2nd Edn.). Story p. 755. Winsor VIII p. 177.

FIRST EDITION. Final ad. leaf. Disbound. 22, (2)pp. In support of economic, but against wholesale reform: 'I would entreat the advocates of Parliamentary Reform, to reflect how many men there are who, though prepared to support every substantial conomical Reform, would tremble at the idea of Constitutional changes, to which they can see no termination.' A note on the verso of titlepage advises, 'This copy differs from the original only by the transposition of two paragraphs, and a few verbal corrections'.

FIRST EDITION. Final ad. leaf. Uncut, sewn as issued; edges a little dusted. 22, (2)pp. In support of economic, but against wholesale reform: 'I would entreat the advocates of Parliamentary Reform, to reflect how many men there are who, though prepared to support every substantial conomical Reform, would tremble at the idea of Constitutional changes, to which they can see no termination.' A note on the verso of titlepage advises, 'This copy differs from the original only by the transposition of two paragraphs, and a few verbal corrections'.

unbound. Zustand: very good(+). Small 8vo, 179 pages, bound in recent marbled paper wrappers. London: Richard Taylor And Co., For J.Hachard, And A.Constable, Edinburgh, 1808. Very good(+). Earl of SELKIRK, [1771-1820].