CANADA. — The State and Future of Canada in 1854, as describ - Lot 233

CANADA. — The State and Future of Canada in 1854, as described in the dispatches from the Right Honorable Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Governor General of Canada, to His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. Quebec City, Printed by S. Derbishire and G. Desbarats, 1855. Large 8vo, aubergine-colored morocco-bound sheepskin, small gold lace, green title label on the front cover, smooth spine with decoration, gilt edges (contemporary binding). This volume was published in anticipation of the Great Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1855, providing authentic information on the condition and resources of Canada at the time. Water stains on the endpapers. Binding rubbed.

Estimate:£125.19

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