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WELD'S TRAVELS.... WELD, ISAAC, JR. 1774-1856. Travels Through the States of North America, and ...
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WELD'S TRAVELS.... WELD, ISAAC, JR. 1774-1856. Travels Through the States of North America, and in the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. London: John Stockdale, 1799. 4to. With 11 engraved views, 2 plans, and 3 maps, one of which is hand colored in outline. Full calf, black label and gilt to spine. Light spotting to interiors; shelfwear. FIRST EDITION of Weld's popular narrative of his travels through North America, written as a series of letters in which he expresses his contempt for the rough manners of the American frontiersman. Weld was particularly appalled at the American institution of slavery, noting that the first thing a visitor sees upon visiting the home of George Washington, the father of liberty, is a view of Mount Vernon's slave quarters. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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WELD'S TRAVELS.... WELD, ISAAC, JR. 1774-1856. Travels Through the States of North America, and in the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. London: John Stockdale, 1799. 4to. With 11 engraved views, 2 plans, and 3 maps, one of which is hand colored in outline. Full calf, black label and gilt to spine. Light spotting to interiors; shelfwear. FIRST EDITION of Weld's popular narrative of his travels through North America, written as a series of letters in which he expresses his contempt for the rough manners of the American frontiersman. Weld was particularly appalled at the American institution of slavery, noting that the first thing a visitor sees upon visiting the home of George Washington, the father of liberty, is a view of Mount Vernon's slave quarters. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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