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"Lawrie Todd - or, The Settlers in the Woods" by John Galt. Complete in 3 volumes. 1830 1st Edition; Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley; London. LAWRIE TODD Lawrie Todd is the story of a shrewd, honest and hard-working young man from the village of Bonnytown in Midlothian who emigrates to the United States of America and is partly based on the memoirs of Grant Thorburn, a seed merchant in New York. Galt considered it a "theoretical history" of a society in a phase of radical and rapid change. Lawrie Todd is involved in the clearing and settling of virgin forest on the frontier and the subsequent founding of Judiville, a town which grows in a few years from nothing to a population of 7,000 with six churches and a theater. Condition: Some light rubbing, scratches to the leather covers; worn/rounded corners. All volumes are tightly bound. The first 3 pages of volume II are present but detached. Occasional staining/foxing to pages. The label on the spine of volume II is partially chipped. Some pencil writing to end papers. Antique library label affixed to front pastedown of volume III. Seller Inventory # ABE-1500657416991
Bibliographic Details
Title: Lawrie Todd or The Settlers in the Woods
Publisher: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
Publication Date: 1830
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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