PIONEERS OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS : a work containing official and reliable information respecting the formation of settlements, with incidents in their early history and details of adventures, perils and Deliverances
by Day Catherine Matilda
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Montreal: John Lovell, 1863. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. original brown,blind-stamped cloth, gilt cover title, 171 pages,first edition, wear along fore edge of spine at front cover, title page separating at hinge (2 inches from bottomm edge only, in protective mylar covers, text block is tight, clean, a very good copy,scarce. a work containing official and reliable information respecting the formation of settlements; with incidents in their early history; and details of adventures, perils and deliverances. Catherine Matilda Day (nee Catherine Matilda Townsend) was born January 1, 1815 (this year marks the 200 anniversary of her birth) . She was the author of two books: Pioneers of the Eastern Townships (1863) and History of the Eastern Townships (1869). She is among the earliest historians of the area. Size: 12 mo.,.
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125170
- Title
- PIONEERS OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS : a work containing official and reliable information respecting the formation of settlements, with incidents in their early history and details of adventures, perils and Deliverances
- Author
- Day Catherine Matilda
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- John Lovell
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- 18S -- CANTON CANTONS EST HISTOIRE SHEFFORD STUKELEY, CANTONS-DE-L'EST (QUE BEC) HISTOIRE., BEC : DIVISION DE RECENSEMENT) STUKELY (EASTMAN, QUE HISTOIRE, EASTERN TOWNSHIPS HISTORY.,
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