Arfwedson on the United States and Canada 1834
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ARFWEDSON, C. D. The United States and Canada, in 1832, 1833, and 1834. I-II. London (Richard Bentley) 1834.
Large 8:o (about 212x134 mm.). (3), iv-vii, (1 blank), (1)-433, (1 blank), (3), iv-vii, (1 blank),(1)-418 pp. 2 lithographed frontispieces (all, some marginal foxing).
Contemporary black cloth., uppr cover to vol. II and spines slightly faded, gilt spine titles, speckled edges. On inside oif upper covers name label ov C. A. Arfwedson. First edition. 2 volumes,
Sabin 1943. Arfwedson visited New York, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Georgia, Ohio, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Washington before making an excursion into Canada, where he passed through Niagara Falls, Toronto, Kingston, Quebec and Montreal. His narrative includes his impressions of the Shaker community at Lebanon Springs and the gun factory at Springfield, as well as considerable discussion of social and economic questions, slavery, temperance societies, Indians and the American penal system. Chapters XI-XII (pp. 312-353) relate specifically to Canada.
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645478
Datum:
2019-05-24