wait letters von benjamin wait (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: VERY GOOD. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VERY GOOD. Pages are tanned. Dust jacket is edgeworn, foxed. New archival mylar dj cover. 24 cm. 159 pages. Describing how Benjamin Wait was condemned to death, reprieved at the last minute by the daring exertions of his wife, transported in chains to Van Dieman's Land, and how he escaped. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo, 23cm, 159p., frontis, green cloth, paper tanning as issued, still a fine copy in similar jacket. (On) Van Dieman's Land narrative first published in Buffalo, Letters from Van Dieman's Land, 1843.

Octavo, 160pp, illustrated, original boards in dustwrapper, a very good copy. First edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Printing. 159 pages. "Describing how Benjamin Wait was condemned to death, reprieved at the last minute by the daring exertions of his wife, transported in chains to Van Dieman's Land, and how he escaped." - from dust jacket. Pages yellowing at edges. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy.

8vo. pp. 159. some b/w illus. boards. dw. (rear fore-edge spotted, 1 short & long tear).

First edition. Wait was a participant in the Rebellion of 1837-38 in Canada and was convicted of high treason and condemned to death; his sentence was later commuted to exile at "Van Dieman's Land" (Tasmania) from which he escaped with the assistance of "the benevolent Americans who delivered me from the horrors of slavery". This is considered to be the most common of the Canadian Exile narratives. Ferguson 3762 cites the Buffalo Historical Society about the force of character of Mrs. Wait, who worked tirelessly for the release of her husband, and who sadly died the year this book was published. 8vo, 356 pp, b&w frontis, b&w folding map at p. 352, foxed, as is usual. Black cloth cover with quarter leather. Spine with the "W" of "Wait's" and "Narrative" just visible, with a rather odd spine repair with three leather strips placed over original black spine, which is rubbed.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo, 17c,m, The First Edition, vi,[7]-356p., with wood-engraved frontis portrait view, and single folded maps (printed in white on black) of Van Diemen's Land, some foxing, quarter dark calf, original boards, spines starting, a good working copy. (cdn) TPL 2622. Lande 2283. Sabin 100969. Ferguson 3762. There were nine Canadian exile narratives written by participants in the Rebellion of 1837-38 in Upper and Lower Canada. Wait was convicted of high treason and condemned to death, but his sentence was later commuted to permanent exile to Van Diemen's Land. He managed to escape to the United States before news reached him that he had received a pardon in 1842.

small 8vo. pp. vi, [7]-356. wood-engraved frontis. & folding map (printed in white on black) of Van Diemen's Land. contemporary quarter roan (head of spine chipped, foxed, staining to lower margins of outer gatherings, short tears to first three leaves repaired). First Edition. One of nine Canadian exile narratives written by participants in the Rebellion of 1837-38 in Upper and Lower Canada. Wait was convicted of high treason and condemned to death, but his sentence was later commuted to permanent exile to Van Diemen's Land. He managed to escape to the United States before news reached him that he had received a pardon in 1842. TPL 2622. Lande 2283. Sabin 100969. Ferguson 3762.