MY CANADIAN JOURNAL:1872-1878

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1891. MY CANADIAN JOURNAL:1872-1878- Marchioness of Dufferin- Ill. by Lord Dufferin- D. Appleton-NY-1891-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardocver:-8vo- G-VG/ no dj as issued- original maroon cloth, paper label illustration with gilt titles on cover and spine-ex-libris with stamps and pocket- 456pp-14pp of ads are lightly toned, but clean, no tears or writing-this was a library copy that 'was not allowed to be checked out'- 11 B&W drawing illustrations by Lord Dufferin, including frontis of Lord Dufferin himself, with facsimile signature of Dufferin- SEE PHOTOS-"Hariot, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, was the wife of the Lord Dufferin who was Governor-General of Canada from 1872 to 1878. Her delightful journal was made up of her weekly letters to her widowed mother at Killyleagh, the ancient and beauiful Norman castle near Belfast where Hariot Hamilton had been born and where she lived until her marriage in 1862. These letters were written in diary style, reporting with humour, shrewdness, and candour the incidents that made up the private and public lives of the Dufferins and their entourage in Canada, from the rough Atlantic crossing with their two youngest children to Lord Dufferin's replacement by the Marquis of Lorne, whose wife was Princess Louise, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. Lady Dufferin explained in her Preface that as 'the Governor-General and his wife belonged to no party,' she eschewed political topics and only alluded to them 'I fear, in a somewhat light and irresponsible spirit'. Herin lies the charm of this rambling account of more leisurely and lavish days - Lady Dufferin's touch is light and her pleasures and interest in all she did and saw in Canada come through to us today as gaily as they must have done nearly a century ago."- Scarce- only 2 World cat holdings- Non-fiction-journal-travel-Canadiana-illustrated....... As per library of Congress: LC Control Number: 02010576-Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) while Lord Dufferin was governor-general;-Published/Created: New York, D. Appleton and company, 1891.-Description: xvi p., 1 l., 456 p. illus., plates, 2 port. (incl. front.) fold. map. 20 cm. (3291) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth w/pastedown. G-VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Lord Dufferin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.