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1914réf. 3285011914. framed. very good. Clipped inscription which reads "Yours very sincerely Mary R" framed with portrait which is also signed and dated 1914. Decorative frame measures 10 1/2" X 16". Please inquire for more information. Mary of Teck Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress of India from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V. unknown books
1899réf. LLV2362London Paris New York & Melbourne:: Cassell ca.1899. 1899. Eight volumes. 4to. xii 612 standard pagination for all volumes. Frontispieces profusely illustrated throughout indexes; slightly browning along margins endpapers lightly foxed. Original quarter gilt-stamped maroon calf over dark blue textured cloth binding by W. Scovell Wolverhampton; extremities rubbed joint cracked on vol. I vols. 6 & 8 with minor kozo repair to outer joint. Bookplates of Frederick C. Thompson corner text scoured off. Very good. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND AND FULLY ILLUSTRATED. This revised edition had been enhanced with additional beautiful and "originally drawings by the best artists" title. We have eight volumes; some other sets include two additional volumes but this history here is complete to the year 1898. These volumes are titled: Volumes I-VIII: From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses; From the Wars of the Roses to the Great Rebellion' From the Great Rebellion to the Fall of Marlborough; From the Fall of Marlborough to the Peninsular War; From the Peninsular War to the Death of Sir Robert Peel; From the Death of Sir Robert Peel to the Illness of the Prince of Wales; From the Illness of the Prince of Wales to the British Occupation of Egypt; From the British Occupation of Egypt to the Death of Mr. Gladstone. Laid in are at least two leaves of advertisements including one from Cassell & Company publishers for the Thanksgiving Service at St. Paul's Cathedral on Diamond Jubilee Day June 22 1897. Another sheet is a tipped in insert to Vol. III from the Koko-Maricopas Co. Ltd. to prevent graying of hair and "prevents hair falling" Cassell, [ca.1899]. hardcover books
1864réf. 41261Boston: Little Brown and Company 1864. 1. Bemis George: PRECEDENTS OF AMERICAN NEUTRALITY IN REPLY TO THE SPEECH OF SIR ROUNDELL PALMER ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF ENGLAND IN THE BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS MAY 13 1864. Boston: Little Brown. 1864. viii 83 1 blank pp. Disbound original printed front wrapper. Clean text. Good. England's reception and fitting out of Confederate privateers is inconsistent with its professed neutrality. The U.S. a neutral in earlier European wars prohibited such collaboration in American ports. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 4626. Bartlett 394. II DAB 174. Not in Harv. Law Cat. Marke. 2. Cordner Rev. John: CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES: AN ADDRESS ON THE AMERICAN CONFLICT DELIVERED AT MONTREAL ON THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 22 1864. Manchester: A. Ireland and Co. 1865. Original printed wrappers spine wear. ix 1 blank 30 pp. Disbound else Very Good. Published by the antislavery Union and Emancipation Society the pamphlet demonstrates that "the supposed hostile designs of the United States upon Canada" is merely an attempt to turn British sentiment against the Union. The rear wrapper is a two-column list of the officers of the Society including a two-column list of more than one hundred fifty Vice Presidents. Sabin 16762 Montreal printing only. Not in Bartlett. 3. Free Man's Aid Society: THE FRIENDS OF THE FREED-MEN. London: 1864. 7 1 pp. Caption title as issued. Disbound else Very Good. This rare pamphlet was written by John Curwen Secretary to the Free Man's Aid Society. He lauds the abolitionists- - British and American-- who aid the Union cause recognizing "instinctively that this must become an anti-slavery war." They have enlisted in fighting regiments organized the education of freedmen at Port Royal. The pamphlet describes the freedmen's schools the freed children's eagerness to learn and the observations of the teachers some of whom were women. OCLC 644153331 1- U Manchester as of August 2025. 4. Massie James W.: THE CASE STATED: THE FRIENDS AND ENEMIES OF THE AMERICAN SLAVE. Manchester: Union and Emancipation Society. 1863. 8pp. Disbound. Good. England's Union and Emancipation Society was committed to the abolition of Slavery. "What darker or more dreary calamity could threaten any nation or people on earth than the successful establishment of a Republic whose corner-stone shall be 'that the negro is not equal to the white man and that slavery- subordination to the superior race- is his natural and normal condition'." Bartlett 3040. Sabin 46186 note. Not in LCP or Dumond. 5. Owls-Glass pseud.: REBEL BRAG AND BRITISH BLUSTER; A RECORD OF UNFULFILLED PROPHECIES BAFFLED SCHEMES AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES WITH ECHOES OF VERY INSIGNIFICANT THUNDER VERY PLEASANT TO READ AND INSTRUCTIVE TO ALL WHO ARE CAPABLE OF LEARNING. New York: American News Co. 1865. Original printed wrappers the rear wrapper advertising 'The Martyr's Monument.' vi 7-111 1 blank pp. Clean text. Disbound else Very Good. Sabin and the Library Company suggest Richard Grant White as the author. The book "a curious study" of British elite opinion is a commentary on articles from British intellectuals which had supported the Confederacy. The author's close examination of British public opinion is a scathing condemnation of British turpitude. These were "undeniably able and dextrous writers and politicians who to please the public for whom they wrote and spoke opposed ridiculed and contemned our people and our government during the tremendous struggle for the worthy and honorable existence of our country. It would not be very easy for us to forget these efforts of our inimical kinsfolk or indeed desirable that we should lose sight of so instructive a warning. . ." Sabin 68317. LCP 11149. Bartlett 4012. 6. Potter Thomas Bayley: UNION AND EMANCIPATION SOCIETY. REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT A CONVERSAZIONE HELD IN THE MANCHESTER ATHENAEUM ON MONDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 1 1864 TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF THE REV. DR. MASSIE RESPECTING HIS ANTI-SLAVERY MISSION TO THE AMERICAN CLERGY AND CHURCHES. Manchester: Alexander Ireland. 1864. 33 3 pp. Disbound without wraps Clean text. Good. Potter was the President of the Society a British organization based in Manchester and supporting the North in its war against Slavery. The pamphlet reports on "a very interesting conversazione" concerning Dr. Massie's trip to America. He met with President Lincoln "a man of integrity whose word is to be believed whenever he speaks. I came away with the conviction that he is the friend of the negro and the man of colour and that he has a firm resolution that whatever power he has shall be constitutionally exerted for the emancipation of every slave in the United States." Massie also met with Seward "again and again" and with Chase and other civil and military leaders all of whom favorably impressed him. "The day is not far off when the coloured regiments of America will be the safeguard of her negro freedom and the security for all the freedom that belongs to men of whatever colour" Not in LCP Bartlett Dumond Monaghan or Sabin. OCLC notes about fifteen institutional holdings. 7. Siemms F. D.: AMERICA. THE WAR: PAST PRESENT AND PROBABLE FUTURE. BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF A DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT THE CONCERT HALL LIVERPOOL. BY F. D. SIEMMS A NATIVE OF LIVERPOOL WHO SERVED AS AN OFFICER IN THE ARMY OF THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES TO A VERY RECENT PERIOD BEING AN EMBODIMENT OF HIS EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS DURING A PERIOD OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS AS AN OFFICER OF ARTILLERY. Liverpool 1864. 24pp. Disbound with wrapper remnants along spine. Good. Siemms says "Without any previous intention of being a soldier either in the army of the North or South yet I found myself one fine day an officer in the army of the Southern Confederacy." He gives some details of his unit's movements and briefly discusses different engagements while noting his frustration at the North's exaggeration in reporting its successes. His war experience was brief: "My military life ended" when he was taken prisoner "at Bull's run" and held as a prisoner until the British flag brought his release. Presenting himself as something of an expert he says "the negroes are far better off than a certain class of poor people in many European countries." He says 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' is filled with exaggeration and "downright untruths." He exposes "the false pretence that the North was fighting for liberty" and says the press has greatly exaggerated the North's progress in the field. Frederick David Samson Siemms 1844-1907 was born in England but it is unclear how he ended up in the United States or fighting for the Confederate Army. His military records show that he enlisted on May 13 1861 at the age of 17 years for a period of 12 months as a private with 1st Artillery Virginia Confederate with Capt. Johnson H. Sands' Company Co. B Henrico Artillery Virginia Light Artillery. His occupation was dentist and optician. Company muster rolls show he was discharged on July 20 1862. Military records of Frederick D. Siemms Fold3 website; Soldier and Sailor's Database at National Park Service website; The Commercial Gazette of London June 4 1890 Page 6. OCLC 4844821 1- U Rochester as of March 2025. Not in Bartlett or Sabin. 8. Smith Goldwin: ENGLAND AND AMERICA: A LECTURE DELIVERED BY GOLDWIN SMITH BEFORE THE BOSTON FRATERNITY DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES. . . Manchester: A. Ireland and Co. 1865. x 36 pp. Disbound original printed front wrapper. "With Thomas B. Potters Complts" written on front wrapper. Good. An odd combination of sympathies Smith supported the Union opposed imperialism and woman suffrage and disliked Jews. His lecture was first published in The Atlantic and was also printed in Boston. Sabin 82678. Bartlett 4507. Little, Brown and Company unknown books
1852réf. 40771Boston: J. B. Yerrinton & Son 1852. Original printed wrappers stitched. 19 1 blank pp unpaginated folding table. Fine. Lowell Massachusetts was the site of "an exhibition of Improvements in the Mechanic Arts and Manufactured Articles." The Exhibition's Managers invited the New England Association of Railway Superintendents to exhibit and act as judges of "a show and trial of Locomotive Engines." Tables and data accompany this Report of the Judges. Not in Sabin or BRE. As of March 2025 OCLC records only facsimiles of this Boston imprint. Several holdings of the pamphlet printed in Lowell are noted. 1 Soliday 1420 records the Lowell imprint. J. B. Yerrinton & Son unknown books
1856réf. 39581Washington: Buell & Blanchard 1856. 8pp caption title as issued. Disbound with some loosening but a clean copy. Signed at the end in type by Thomas Webb. Housed in a modern dark slipcase with gilt-lettered spine title. Good. The New England Emigrant Aid Society was formed in 1854 to promote the emigration to Kansas of anti-slavery men and their families. Its Executive Committee whose members included Eli Thayer Edward Hale and William Spooner responds to criticism that the Society is a "mammoth moneyed corporation" which seeks "to control the institutions of Kansas." The charges against the Society were leveled in a Senate Report issued by the Chairman Stephen A. Douglas of the Committee on Territories. The Society says the Executive Committee does not promote "interference with the internal affairs and domestic concerns of the Territory;" it "has done what it could in a peaceable legal and constitutional way to aid in the settlement of Kansas by a population of freemen." FIRST EDITION. 22 Decker 220. Not in Sabin Dary Eberstadt Work Dumond Blockson LCP. Buell & Blanchard unknown books
1834réf. 38527Boston: Published by Garrison & Knapp 1834. 72pp. Stitched in original printed pale blue wrappers wrapper imprint: "Printed by Garrison & Knapp". Scattered light foxing Very Good. The rear wrapper lists "Anti-Slavery Publications" of the Society. The day-by-day proceedings are recorded. Samuel May was elected President of the Convention which asserts that Slavery "ought to be immediately abolished." Laws prohibit teaching slaves to read distributing the Bible to them or "the preaching of the Gospel" bar them from acting as witnesses. "Their persons and their lives are left totally to the absolute control of their masters." Reports are presented on Slavery in the District of Columbia the progress or lack thereof of the anti-slavery cause the Slave Trade with many examples of the horrors of Slavery. Speeches and an Address to the People are printed. LCP 7044. Dumond 83. AI 25911 5. Published by Garrison & Knapp unknown books
1863réf. 37487Boston 1863. Folio broadside 9-1/4" x 13-1/2". Printed beneath the caption in three columns each column separated by a rule. Blank upper left corner with a slight smudge. Very Good plus. The Society founded in 1863 published numerous articles supporting the Union emancipation and victory. Its folio broadsides are far scarcer than the octavo imprints of the Loyal Publication Society in Philadelphia. The first of several articles reports on the stunning election results in Pennsylvania and Ohio: "The people of this country-- the great democratic masses-- without regard to parties or prejudices are determined to maintain their government in all its integrity and strength. Both the peace men of the North and the war men of the South received a stunning blow yesterday." In Ohio the traitor Vallandigham "has been beaten by an unprecedented majority." And in Pennsylvania the Copperhead Woodward has been repudiated. Another article expresses hope that the small farmers of the South and "are thoroughly tired of the war." The final article reports on Kentucky's Joseph Holt's advocacy of the use of Negro soldiers. Sabin 52696 reference. unknown books
1762réf. 35410London: Mark Baskett 1762. 2 819-822 2 blank pp. Disbound persistent spotting at bottom blank corners. Else Very Good. ESTC N56739 4 locations. Mark Baskett unknown books
1774réf. 30571London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan Printers to the King's Most Excellen Majesty 1774. Folio two leaves folded. 1-title 1 blank 323-324pp as issued. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellen Majesty unknown books
1769réf. 30572London: Printed by Mark Baskett Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty 1769. Two folio leaves attached at left edge with archival tape. 1-title 1 blank 47-48 pp as issued. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty unknown books
1742réf. 29879London: Thomas Baskett and Robert Baskett Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty. 1742. Folio 7.75" x 12.25". 2 733-739 1 blank pp. Disbound else Near Fine. Thomas Baskett and Robert Baskett, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty. unknown books
1739réf. 16501London: Printed by John Baskett Printer to the King. 1739. pp. 551-556 plus title as issued folio disbound. Lightly tanned Very Good. Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King... unknown books
1770réf. 12506London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan Printers to the King. 1770. 1 title 315-316 pp as issued disbound. Two small tears no text loss stains Good. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King... unknown books
1807réf. 11915Philadelphia 1807. 86pp bound in attractive modern plain wrappers. Tanned scattered fox Good. Dedicated "To Those Members of Congress Who Have the Sense to Perceive and the Spirit to Pursue the True Interests of their Country" the pamphlet attacks English invasions of American sovereignty. Referring to the British ship Leopard's assault on the Chesapeake the author says that "The attempt to search a public ship of war appears to us unjustifiable; and more especially so on our own coast." The author predicts correctly that the British would offer reparations and thus avoid war over the incident; and offers unflattering opinions on Jefferson-- "a schemer perpetually occupied with some strange out-of-the-way project"-- and Madison "a man of feeble mind." FIRST EDITION. Sabin 8126. 76 NUC 0820739 4. Not in AI. unknown books
1767réf. 12502London: Printed by Mark Baskett Printer to the King. and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett 1767. 1 title pp 859-860 as issued disbound. Tanned scattered light stains about Good. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King.... and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett unknown books
1840réf. 72753Athens: Printed at the Whig Office 1840. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 33pp. Stictched signatures. Withdrawn stamp on front foxed throughout else an about very good example. The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences established in 1801 is the oldest and largest college of the University of Georgia in Athens. Named for Benjamin Franklin it comprises 30 departments across five divisions: fine arts social sciences biological sciences physical and mathematical sciences and humanities. Printed at the Whig Office paperback books
1957réf. 4653London: HMO 1957. First Edition. Orig. prtd. wrappers. A very good copy with slight signs of wear. 8vo. The famous ' Wolfenden ' report to parliament on the de-criminalization of homosexuality in the UK. This is the first orderly scientific inquiry into the issue. An important document. HMO unknown books
1658réf. ST16442s.l.: s.n. Printed Anno Domini 1658. FIRST EDITION. 190 x 135 mm. 7 1/2 x 5 3/8". 3 p.l. 14 pp. complete. 20th century vellum-backed marbled boards flat spine with vertical titling. Front pastedown with bookplate of the Fox Pointe Collection. Wing P-2842B; ESTC R207754. ◆Text lightly washed and pressed but still crisp faint foxing to lower edge of title page otherwise a fine fresh copy in an unworn binding. Written by an opinionated English cleric this is an extraordinarily rare pamphlet proposing an unusual fund to support young 17th century scholars. According to DNB the scheme outlined in the present work was meant "to support the university studies of young men of promise seeking entry into the ministry." The plan "was approved by John Worthington and Anthony Tuckney and had the support also of John Arrowsmith DD Ralph Cudworth William Dillingham DD and Benjamin Whichcote. The fund raised about £900 and it appears that William Sherlock afterwards dean of St Paul's received assistance from this fund during his studies at Peterhouse Cambridge until 1660 when he graduated BA. Those entrusted with administering the fund sent Poole regular reports on students interviewed and the ratings they had received in philosophy logic and languages. The scheme was abandoned at the Restoration." Poole 1624 - 79 was the author of a number of controversialist pamphlets on subjects ranging from Unitarianism to preaching by lay persons before undertaking his major work: a synthesis of critical biblical commentaries "Synopsis criticorum aliorumque sacrae scripturae interpretum." This is one of his scarcest writings: ESTC lists seven copies two in North America while ABPC and RBH record just two copies at auction. s.n. Printed Anno Domini unknown books
1995réf. 31673New York: Oxford University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0195211529 . A nice first edition/first printing in Fine seemingly unread condition in alike dust-jacket price clipped; Nature In Danger: Threatened Habitats And Species is a book that was written by Simon Noel and it was published by The World Conservation Monitoring Centre Cambridge England. The book is about endangered habitats and species.; B&W and Color Illustrations; 4to ; FSA . Oxford University Press hardcover books
1712réf. 1411490Oxford: Printed by the University-Printers 1712. Hardcover. Folio variously paged. In Fair plus condition. Spine is brown with gold print raised bands. Boards quarter bound with light brown leather to spine and dark brown leather to boards; worn spine caps corners worn and bare front hinge torn half its length scuffing chipping and toning to leather with small surface tears. Text block has gilt edges marbled endpapers two red ribbon markers; cracked front hinge name in ink on title page. Books of Common Prayer has two columns per page; The whole Book of Psalms has three columns per page. Separate title page for Psalms: The Whole Book of Psalmes : collected into English Metre by Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins and Others" Printed by Thomas Hodgkin for the Company of Stationers London 1712. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Oversized Folios. 1411490. FP New Rockville Stock. Printed by the University-Printers hardcover books
1975réf. 89685London: Published for the British Academy by the Egypt Exploration Society 1975. Paperback. Near Fine. illustrations xix 373p. plus 39 plates printed on one side on plain paper. Softcover in original wrapper. 26cm. Fading on backstrip and adjacent ares of front cover. Consists almost entirely of communications/papers each restricted to 6 pages of typescript in English French German and Spanish. Graeco-Roman Memoirs No. 61. Published for the British Academy by the Egypt Exploration Society paperback books
1952réf. 81518London 1952. Paperback. Good. photos 27 1p. Original wrapper. 31cm. Moderate wear corner curl and creasing light edge-wear etc. Maureen Connolly played on Centre Court on July 1st in the Ladies Singles semi-final and in the Mixed Doubles semi-final. She won the Wimbledon Singles Championship three straight years 1952-1954 before her brilliant and very short career was ended at the age of 19 when her right leg was accidentally crushed by a cement truck. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 34. paperback books
1903réf. 52863London and New York: H. M. Printers Messrs. Eyre & Spottiswoode; Mr. Edward Arnold 37 Bedford Street Strand; Samuel Buckley & Co. 100 William Street 1903. Hardcover. Fine. 69/400. Folio. 10 387 viii string-bound American supplementpp. Uncut on heavy stock. Rebacked in dark brown calf over oak boards; leather inlays at fore-edge of each board replacing perished clasps and straps. Spine with raised bands lettered in gilt; gilt dentelles at back-strip edges and inlay borders. Title page view of London and frontispiece Edward VII on his throne surrounded by his six predesessors with elaborate woodcut historiation; captions printed in red. Eight pages with table of contents framed with elaborate woodcuts at top. Historiated headpieces and initials. Calendar with woodcuts in red and black and pages with "proper lessons and psalms" and calendar with illustrative woodcuts. Printed in red and black throughout. "The designs and the type throughout are by C. R. Ashbee; R. Catterson-Smith assisted in the preparation of some of the blocks which were cut by W. H. Hooper & Clemence Houseman." Colophon. Inside front cover and first free endpaper with small smudges from removed item laid in. Bookplate with numbers inked to top margin. Fore-edge of block with some traces of handling else a fine copy in a nearly fine binding. A superb example of the printer's art and the magnum opus of the Essex House Press. "The English Book of Common Prayer was the first single manual of worship in a vernacular language directed to be used universally by and common to both priest and people" PMM. The source of the Anglican Church's shared liturgical life since 1549 it was first adapted for use in the United States in 1789 and underwent its second American revision in 1892. Limited to 400 copies 10 on vellum the being copy number 69 hand-numbered at the colophon. Production at Essex House London and Essex House Campden spanned 1901 to 1903. "Throughout his life financier J.P. Morgan was a strong supporter of the Protestant Episcopal church" ANB support that included his service on the revision committee that produced the 1892 revision. In a contemporary review "The Independent" an Episcopal church newspaper declared: "That the completed and perfected Standard just issued from the De Vinne press appears in the sumptuous form which makes it confessedly the finest production of the American printer's art is due to Mr. J. Pierpoint Morgan who from the moment of his appointment as a member of the committee has never ceased devising liberal things for the furtherance of the work." Provenance: Bookplate at front: "This Beginning of the J. William Smith Collection illustrative of the art of bookmaking is given for the use of the people to the Syracuse Public Library in testimony of the long and faithful service of the Reverrend Ezekiel Wilson Mund AM LITT D Librarian." References: Ransom 37; see PMM 75. H. M. Printers, Messrs. Eyre & Spottiswoode; Mr. Edward Arnold, 37 Bedford Street, Strand; Samuel Buckley & Co., 100 William Str hardcover books
1785réf. 52084London: A. Hogg 1785. Hardcover. Very good condition. Folio. 12 i-xvi 9-46 57-417 3: ads; directions to book-binder; list of subscribers. 38 engraved plates. Contemporary calf lightly rubbed and scuffed spine with raised bands. Red silk ribbon marker. Text with occasional smudges and mild marginal dampstains or spotting but overall clean and crisp. A very good copy complete with all 36 plates called for in the instructions and 2 additional. 11 of the plates are bound consecutively in the preliminaries rather than placed in the text; these 11 plates all have relatively simple borders in contrast with the ones properly placed. Sumptuously illustrated Church of England prayer book with a substantial apparatus of theological historical and critical commentary. Issued in 36 numbered parts the text is complete despite the gap in pagination between pages 46 and 57. The anomalous pagination of the preliminaries is explained in the binder's directions: "N.B. Place the Act for the Uniformity of Common-Prayer &c. and the Tables of Proper Lessons Feasts Fasts Kindred and to find Easter-Day viz. 5O and 5P i.e. 4 leaves of part 36 immediately after the Preface before the Calendar." References: ESTC T82283. A. Hogg hardcover books
1842réf. 43121London: Smith Elder and Co 1842. First edition. Softcover. vg- to near fine. Octavo. 57pp. 1. 2 pages of publisher's ads. Printed tan wrappers with black lettering on the front cover. Woodcut frontispiece. The publication is a report by the New Zealand Company on the conditions and the progress in the settlement of New Plymouth released only one year after the first settlers arrived from the West Country of England. The report was compiled through official dispatches and private letters many from Frederic Carrington 1807-1901 the principle surveyor for New Plymouth. Topics covered include the geography quality of the soil for agriculture profitable exports the native Maori population arrival of the settlers building of the community and the climate. The publication includes a few tables and charts a well as a small botanical illustration. The final section contains the prospectus of the New Zealand Company. There is a blank sample form for purchasing land in the New Plymouth area following the pagination. Two pages of publishers advertisements at the back discusses other publications pertaining to New Zealand emigration. Wrappers with light rubbing to extremities a small closed tear at the bottom edge of the front cover and a small stain at the tail of the spine. Binding in very good- interior in near fine condition overall. Smith, Elder and Co unknown books
