Canada under the Administration of the Earl of Dufferin
Toronto: Rose-Belford Publishing Company, 1878. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [5], xiv-xvi, [1], 18-696, [2] pp. Half contemporary calf over marbled boards with the spine in six compartments, two black leather labels on the spine lettered in gold, gold decorations on the spine; all edges marbled. Bound without the half-title. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the Earl of Dufferin. A biography of Lord Dufferin and a history of his political and social career in North America. Lord Dufferin's visits to Montreal, Quebec, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Niagara, Ottawa, New York, and other places are described. The Governor General of Canada, "The Earl of Dufferin". Lord Dufferin was Governor General of Canada during an era of great growth and transition in Canadian history. The Supreme Court of Canada, the Royal Military College of Canada, and the Intercolonial Railway, were all established during Lord Dufferin's service. Very Good. Item #000010432
Moderate wear to the boards' edges, tissue guard reattached.
Price: $125.00