History of Canada, from the time of its discovery, till the union year (1840-41): translated from "L'Histoire Du Canada" of F.X. Garneau, and accompanied with illustrative notes, etc, by Andrew Bell. Second Edition Revised.
Montreal. John Lovell. 1862. 8vo. 21.5cm, 2nd edition revised in English, in 2 volumes, 556,[iv] & 499pp., appendix, wood-engraved frontis portrait of Cartier in volume 1, in original wavy-grain gray brown cloth, gilt spine titles, gilt stamped portrait of Cartier on the upper covers, some slight un-obtrusive wear on the top spine edges else a fine set. T.P.L. 2459. cf. Lande 262.. This is the 3rd edition of the work and the second in English. The first English edition was published in 1860. It is considered the first substantial history of Canada. fine. Item #44011
Lightly signed by an original owner on the first free fly, “Geo Richardson, 1867”. And an length review article clipping laid in from the “Globe” by Charles Durand, Toronto, 25th January, 1886.
Price: $250.00