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Travels through the States of North America, and in the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada
Isaac Weld, 1799
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Travels through the States of North America, and in the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada
Isaac Weld, 1799
WELD, Isaac (1774-1856). Travels through the States of North America, and in the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. London: John Stockdale, 1799.
First edition of “one of the most popular narratives of the day” (Federal Hundred). Isaac Weld traveled through Eastern North America in the late 18th century and recorded his adventures in a wry series of letters. His “distaste for American frontiersmen and the coarseness of manners in the United States would prove typical of English travelers for decades to come” (Federal Hundred). He expresses particular contempt for the institution of slavery in America, commenting on the fact that the first thing a visitor encounters when visiting the home of the champion of American liberty, George Washington, is a view of the quarters of his enslaved workers. ESTC T110539; Howes W-235; Lande 890; Reese, Federal Hundred 78; Sabin 102541.
Quarto (266 x 204mm). 11 engraved views, 2 plans, and 3 maps, one of which is folding and hand-colored in outline (engravings foxed, folding map with a short stub tear and associated creasing). Contemporary half calf gilt (spine ends and corners showing). Provenance: removed armorial bookplate – Sondley Reference Library (bookplate, blindstamp to title) – Ernest E. Keet (bookplate).
Isaac Weld, 1799
WELD, Isaac (1774-1856). Travels through the States of North America, and in the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. London: John Stockdale, 1799.
First edition of “one of the most popular narratives of the day” (Federal Hundred). Isaac Weld traveled through Eastern North America in the late 18th century and recorded his adventures in a wry series of letters. His “distaste for American frontiersmen and the coarseness of manners in the United States would prove typical of English travelers for decades to come” (Federal Hundred). He expresses particular contempt for the institution of slavery in America, commenting on the fact that the first thing a visitor encounters when visiting the home of the champion of American liberty, George Washington, is a view of the quarters of his enslaved workers. ESTC T110539; Howes W-235; Lande 890; Reese, Federal Hundred 78; Sabin 102541.
Quarto (266 x 204mm). 11 engraved views, 2 plans, and 3 maps, one of which is folding and hand-colored in outline (engravings foxed, folding map with a short stub tear and associated creasing). Contemporary half calf gilt (spine ends and corners showing). Provenance: removed armorial bookplate – Sondley Reference Library (bookplate, blindstamp to title) – Ernest E. Keet (bookplate).
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