OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND, WITH A VIEW OF THE CAUSES AND PROBABLY CONSEQUENCES OF EMIGRATION... by Selkirk, Thomas Douglas - 1805

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Johnson Reprint Corp, 1969. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. New.

GB, 1806. Half leather (?contemporary) over marbled boards. Five raised bands. Lettered in gold on spine EMIGRATION BY LORD SELKIRK with (at base) 1806. 232 and lxi pages. This is evidently the second edition but LACKS THE TITLE PAGE. It is stated on page lxi that the book was printed by James Ballantyne & Co (Edinburgh). Fairly clean tight text with occasional annotation. Minor cover and spine wear. . 2nd Edition. Hardback. VG-/No DW.

London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme. 1805. 8vo, 21cm, first edition, vii,223,lvi,p. appendices, complete with the half-title, in half brown calf, blind ruled raised bands, gilt titles, cross-grain cloth boards, marbled endpapers, some slight edge wear, a very good to fine copy.(cgc). T.P.L. 767. Gagnon I-3248. Peel 30. Lande 1440. "In 1792, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, undertook an extensive tour through the Scottish Highlands and became convinced that emigration thence was unavoidable. He also recognized the need of some controlling hand to direct it. He first conceived the idea of a settlement at the Red River (now Winnipeg) but this did not materialize until 1811. The above work was partly written as a defense against various reports which had subsequently been spread concerning his colonization schemes. In it he speaks of the tide of emigration to the U.S.A. and suggests that this emigration might be turned to Canada. He also speaks at length of the success of his settlement… Read More

Edinburgh. Printed by J. Ballantyne & Co. 1806. Hardcover. 8vo, 22.5cm, vii,232,lxi,p., appendices, errata slip, complete with half title, in the publisher's original boards, original printed spine label, upper hinge loose, some chipping on the top and bottom spine edge, internally fine clean condition. The scarce 2nd edition. (cgc) T.P.L. 767. Gagnon I-3248, (1st). Peel 67. Lande 1440, (1st). "In 1792, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, undertook an extensive tour through the Scottish Highlands and became convinced that emigration thence was unavoidable. He also recognized the need of some controlling hand to direct it. He first conceived the idea of a settlement at the Red River (now Winnipeg) but this did not materialize until 1811. The above work was partly written as a defense against various reports which had subsequently been spread concerning his colonization schemes. In it he speaks of the tide of emigration to the U.S.A. and suggests that this emigration might be turned to Canada. He also… Read More

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805. vii, [1], 223, [1], lvi pp. With a half-title and a tipped-in errata slip. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, chipping to lettering-piece. Shelf-label of Newbattle Abbey Library to FEP, scattered foxing. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Earl of Ancram / with the author's compliments'. The first edition of Thomas Douglas, Earl of Selkirk's (1771-1820) principal work, a major contribution to political economy and the debate over the emigration crisis in Scotland, in which, as a staunch proponent of the colonization of North America, he emphasises the illogical self- interest of the various objections against highland emigration to the continent, arguing that highlanders were entitled to move to preserve their language, culture, and manners. The work is in part a defence of his continued efforts to recruit Scottish settlers for his colony on… Read More

London; Edinburgh: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; A. Constable and Co, 1805. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The author's presentation copy of this interesting look at the Highlands, the author presenting his idea that emigration would help the country's economy. The first edition.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'Duke of Somerset, with the author's compliments'.Half-title is present. Errata slip bound after page vi. An interesting look at the Scottish Highlands; perhaps of most interest is the author's discussion on emigration to the Highlands, with the author's concerns being focused on the economic plight of the country, believing that increasing the population through emigration would help the Highlands thrive. This work was partly written by the author to defend his ideas of such colonisation, after having bought land in Prince Edward Island and settling a community of poor Scottish farmers there.Inscribed to Edward St. Maur,… Read More