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THE WAIT LETTERS. Inrroduction by Mary Brown and Afterword by Michael Cross by WAIT, Benjamin (1813-95) - 1976

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THE WAIT LETTERS. Inrroduction by Mary Brown and Afterword by Michael Cross

by WAIT, Benjamin (1813-95)

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Erin, Ontario: Press Porcépic. 1976. First printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by the editor; Octavo, dark green boards. pp 159. Text paper tanned, else fine. Dust jacket has nicks, rubbing, VG. Inscribed by Brown on front free endpaper. Wait was one of the exiles to Australia after the failed 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada. He sentenced to death, then transported to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania), and escaped, living to old age after hard trials and adventures.; Signed by the editor .
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  • Place of Publication Erin, Ontario
  • Date Published 1976
  • Keywords Tasmania
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[ESSAY] Historical Address Delivered August 7 1889 at the Centennial Celebration Commemorating the First Settlement of the Town of Waitsfield [1789-1889]

by Dr. W. A. Jones [General Benjamin Wait]

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St. Johnsbury, VT: Caledonian Press; C. M. Stone and Co., 1892. First printing. Paperback. Very Good or Better. Stab sewn paper wraps. Very clean with light age toning, small bump to lower bottom edge, affecting first several pages. Well bound, clean and unmarked. 36 pages. Subjects include the town namesake, Benjamin Wait. Uncommon. 36 pages. Address /Essay by Jones quoting Wait, about the history of the townships' namesake and early hsitory, including Fayston, 36 pages, with Concluding Remarks by Walter A. Jones, unfortunatley no title is attritubed to the essay itself.
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The Wait Letters - Second and Revised Edition
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The Wait Letters - Second and Revised Edition

by Benjamin Wait

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Press Porceptic, 1976. Pages: 159; Weight: 11oz; Size: 9.4" x 6.3" x 0.5". Jacket is worn and chipped at the edges, has considerable rubbing and 2 closed tears, book cover has minor wear on the edges and bumped spine ends, stamp on front endpaper and on flyleaf, otherwise clean, unmarked, tight. . Good. Hard Cover. . . .
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The Wait Letters. Introduction by Mary Brown & Afterword by Michael Cross

by WAIT, Benjamin

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Toronto. Published by Press Porcepic. [1976]. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo, 23cm, 159p., frontis, green cloth, paper tanning as issued, still a fine copy in similar jacket. (On) Van Dieman's Land narrative first published in Buffalo, Letters from Van Dieman's Land, 1843.
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The Wait Letters
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The Wait Letters

by Benjamin Wait,Mary Brown

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Don Mills: Press Porcepic, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Slightly Torn. 8vo. Signed by Author. pp. 15 159.Signed and inscribed by the author Mary Brown ]on FEP
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The Wait Letters

The Wait Letters

by Wait, Benjamin

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Erin, Ontario: Press Porcepic Limited, 1976 Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Introduction by Mary Brown. Afterword by Michael Cross. A highly-concentrated account, "describing how Benjamin Wait was condemned to Death, Reprieved at the Last Minute by the daring exertions of his Wife, transported in Chains to Van Dieman's Land, and how He Escaped." - DJ. Possible library experience. Stamp of Forrest House, Halifax. 159 pp..
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THE WAIT LETTERS

by Benjamin Wait

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Erie, Ontario: Press Porcepic Ltd, 1977. THE WAIT LETTERS- Benjamin Wait- Press Porcepic Ltd- Erie, Ontario-1977(Oct 1976)-1st Edition-1st Printing- Stated- Hardcover:8vo-VG++-Near FINE/ VG+-dj is unclipped and clean, small sticker on spine and couple sealed tears, now in mylar- Some b&w illustrations- 159pp all clean, no tears or writing- ex-libris bookplate with the "compliments of the Canada Council for Arts-donated to the Mississquoi Museum in Stanbridge-east-with pocket-SEE PHOTOS- "Vivid picture of political life in the 19th Century, arrogant aritstocrats, cruel punishment and remarkable heroism. The Wait Letters "describing how Benjamin Wait was condemned to Death, Reprieved at the Last Minute by the daring exertions of his Wife, transported in Chains to Van Dieman's Land, and how he Escaped". Canada History Rebellion 1837-1838)- Non-fiction-history-Canadiana-Canada-Rebellion-1837-1838-Wait-illustrated (3062) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Hard Cover. VG++-Near… Read More
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Letters From Van Dieman's Land, Written During Four Years Imprisonment for Political Offences...
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Letters From Van Dieman's Land, Written During Four Years Imprisonment for Political Offences Committed in Upper Canada [microform]

by Benjamin 1813-1895 Wait

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The Wait Letters. Introduction by Mary BROWN and afterword by Michael CROSS.

by WAIT,, Benjamin

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Erin, Ontario, Canada, Press Porcepic, 1976.. Octavo, 160pp, illustrated, original boards in dustwrapper, a very good copy.. First edition.
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The Wait Letters… Introduction by Mary Brown & Afterword by Michael Cross

by WAIT, Benjamin

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