ANDERSON, David]

Notes of the Flood at The Red River, 1852. By the Bishop of Rupert's Land.

London. Hatchards. [1852]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 17.5cm, [2],124p. frontis view, in the original blind stamped wavy-grain brown cloth, gilt titles on the spine and upper cover, expertly restored, new endpapers, inscribed with the publisher's compliments, a fine copy , rare. (cgc) T.P.L. 3230. Peel 145. Lande 925. Sabin 1393. Casey 2301. The First Edition. Written in the form of a diary, by Bishop David Anderson, 1814- 1885, it gives a detailed description of the great flood of 1852 at the Red River Settlement. A second edition appeared in 1873. Item #36593

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