Fidler Rev Isaac (10 results)

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 42pp extract, salvaged from a damaged issue of the North American Review, Volume XXXVII, No. 81, October, 1833. This is a contemporary review, with excerpts from the text, of the scarce title published by J. & J. Harper, NY, 1833, that presented the author's negative but narrow view of American society based on his travels in an around New Jersey, New York, and New England, and positive experience in Canada. See Howes F110 for book reference. Housed in protective mylar report cover.…

Condition: GOOD. First thus. A reprint of this work originally published in London in 1833. The author's had a rather negative but narrow view of American society based on his travels in and around New Jersey, New York, and New England, and a positive experience in Canada. A title in the Foreign Travelers in America, 1810-1935 series. 433 pp. Ex-library with the usual markings and overall tight and clean in gold cloth with burgundy lettering.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Octavo in publisher's cloth with paper spine label. [viii] pp13-247, (8) publisher's catalog. Tide mark affecting first eight and last twenty eight pages. Firm binding. Howes F110 Sweeping disparagement of a republic whose citizens were neither gentlemen nor scholars.After being disillusioned by New York the author and his family moved to Canada where he became "for a short time missionary of Thornhill, on Younge Street near York, Upper Canada.…

Hardcover. First edition. pp. viii, 247,12mo. Rebound in auburn cloth about 50 years ago, there are several small water stains on the front board, some sl. edge wear and corner rubbing, and a small water stain to the top right corner (not affecting text) of pp. 33 to 95, and again in the final pages. The publishers have appended an eight-page listing of their books, following the text. Overall, in generally good, or good plus, condition. Observations by Fidler, presented 'in the form of conversations on the several points of his inquiries, with known or named individuals, whose nativity to the Transatlantic soil, or long residence in the country, may entitle their statements to respect.' Book I contains conversations on topics relevant to emigration to the United States. Book II contains conversations on Canada. (Howes F.110, see Watters p. 614 and Waterston p. 56 - 'anecdotal, witty, this sharply focused book belies its ponderous title'. Not in Peel or Lande).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pp. viii, 434. Maroon leather binding, triple gilt frame and blind-tooled border, gilt panelled spine with gilt spine lettering. School prize book with gilt-stamped Arms of the University of Glasgow to both upper and lower covers, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, bound by Carss, Glasgow with small binder's ticket to verso of front free endpaper. Engraved prize bookplate to front pastedown. invisibly rebacked with original spine strip laiddown. Very good, clean, square copy. …

First Edition (& 1st printing). Publisher's original drab grey cloth, printe title label on spine. 8°, [i-iii], iv-viii, [1], 2-434 pp; [2] pp ads at rear. An important early text on Emmigrating to Canada and the USA covered in two sections. The Canadan section occupies pp. 214-434. The writing is first person, personal, and engaging.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. viii, [1], 14-248, 8 p. 20 cm. Black cloth. Corners worn, boards warped, spine ends chipped and torn. Bookplate on front pastedown, ink stamps and signatures on front endpapers. Dampstains and foxing. Ink signature p. 163. A pompous Englishman explores the U.S. and Canada in 1832 and comments on the harshness of the New York climate, American prejudices, the wonders of Niagara, and the roaming habits of Canadian cattle. But see The North American Review No. LXXXI, October 1833, pp. 273-314 for an amusing review of this book by a clever Bostonian, who pokes holes in many of Fidler's arguments.…

Hardcover. 12mo. pp. viii, [13]-247 +8(ads). original cloth (joints, spine ends & spine label chipped). First American Edition. "Sweeping disparagement of a republic whose citizens were neither gentlemen nor scholars." (Howes) Fidler fled to Canada when he found the United States not to his liking and obtained a comfortable position in the affluent village of Thornhill. Fidler offers his views on emigration (he advocates the choice of Canada over the United States), religion (the Anglican minister was extremely critical of Methodism), the cholera, &c. TPL 1710, Lande 222, Howes F-110 (all calling for mispaged 247 (248), while ours is properly numbered). cfGagnon I 1362 (London edn.). Sabin 24261. Story p. 609.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First British edition. 8vo. Pp. viii, 434, [2] p. ads. Rebound in half maroon leather over marbled boards, with gilt decorated and lettered spine. Binding by Seamus McClafferty (Yehuda Miklaf,) noted on a purchase record loosely inserted. Inscribed at the head of the title-page, "A present From the Author," with ink underline and note presumably by the author, on p. 217. An excellent copy, inscribed by the author, and bound by celebrated Canadian Book binder Yehuda Miklaf. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 454.