THE EMIGRANT'S GUIDE; IN TEN LETTERS, ADDRESSED TO THE TAX-PAYERS OF ENGLAND; CONTAINING INFORMATION OF EVERY KIND, NECESSARY TO PERSONS WHO ARE ABOUT TO EMIGRATE..
by Cobbett, William
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About This Item
London, 1829. 153pp. Contemporary three-quarter black calf and cloth, spine gilt, leather label. A.e.g. Minor shelf wear. Small loss to outer margin of two leaves, not affecting text. Scattered foxing. Very good. First edition. Offers advice regarding every aspect of emigration, including the appropriate sailing vessel, what to take, how to obtain property, educating children, etc. "Beset with constant requests for advice from families facing ruin at home, [Cobbett] decided, when the economic situation was rapidly worsening, to issue a GUIDE which would not only serve as an everyday handbook but would also warn intending emigrants of the folly, as Cobbett saw it, of Englishmen proceeding to any other place than the already cultivated regions of America" - Pearl. HOWES C516. GAINES 88a. PEARL 158. SABIN 13882.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- THE EMIGRANT'S GUIDE; IN TEN LETTERS, ADDRESSED TO THE TAX-PAYERS OF ENGLAND; CONTAINING INFORMATION OF EVERY KIND, NECESSARY TO PERSONS WHO ARE ABOUT TO EMIGRATE..
- Author
- Cobbett, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1829
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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