The Clockmaker Or The Saying and Doings Of Samuel Slick, of Slickville. A New Series. [1841] To which is added The Letter-Bag of The Great Western Or Life in a Steamer [1840]

THOMAS CHANDLER HALIBURTON

Published by Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1840

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Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1841 [Clockmaker], 1840 [The Letter-Bag], First Paris Baudry Edition. Elegant mid-Victorian half morocco binding with raised bands and gilt centre tools including a crowned monogram to the tail panel. The author from Nova Scotia, the first international best-seller from what is now Canada, published by Baudry in Paris, in the original English. Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796 1865) was a Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author. He made an important political contribution to the state of Nova Scotia before its entry into Confederation of Canada. He was the first international best-selling author of fiction from what is now Canada. In 1856, he emigrated to England, where he served as a Conservative Member of Parliament. He was the father of the British civil servant Lord Haliburton and of the anthropologist Robert Grant Haliburton. vi, 199pp; xv, [1], 174pp. Approximately 8 ¼ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, 5 raised bands separating 6 compartments with gilt centre tools including a crowned monogram to the tail panel. Joints good condition. Corners good condition worn. Boards good condition elegant mid Victorian half morocco binding. Page edges good condition top edge slightly darkened, all lightly tanned with some foxing. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition intact. Paste downs good condition marbled. End papers good condition marbled. Title good condition tanned and foxed, b/w engraving to the centre. Pages good condition tanned with minor foxing throughout. Binding good condition. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1841 and 1840 Binding: Hardback. Seller Inventory # ABE-1579544898170

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Title: The Clockmaker Or The Saying and Doings Of ...

Publisher: Paris: Baudry's European Library

Publication Date: 1840

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition