Hochelaga Depicta: The Early History and Present State of the City and Island of Montreal

BOSWORTH, Newton (ed.)

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Topics include: Jacques Cartier; Hochelaga; surrender to British; topography; churches; McGill College; etc.

Publication Info

Condition: Fair
Signed: No
Dust Jacket: No
Jacket Condition: n/a
Details:
Edition limited to 500 copies, numbered and signed, of which this is no. 66. Originally published in Montreal by William Greig, 1839. 284 p. interspersed with plates. 20 cm. Fold-out map at beginning, frontispiece, title page vignette, 20 other illustrations, including another fold-out. Cloth hardcover with blank impressing. Some white marks to boards, fading of cloth. Corners bumped and small tears in spine tail. Frontispiece map has large tear. Many pages tore when cut, leading to a generally rough edge. One plate detached. Some pages remain uncut.Some thumbing inside and small chip to a front endpaper.