The History of Canada

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Lot 81 | The History of Canada
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The History of Canada

George Heriot, 1804

HERIOT, George (1766-1844). The History of Canada, from its First Discovery, comprehending an account of the Original Establishment of the Colony of Louisiana. London: T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1804.



Rare first edition of the first history of Canada in English. Originally intended as a multi-volume series based on Charlevoix's work and sometimes appearing with a half-title declaring it to be "vol. I", only this single volume was ever published. The last copy sold, according to the records of RBH, was in 1929. Gagnon II 984; Sabin 31488.



Octavo (111 x 132mm). Without half-title (Dampstaining, blank portion at top of title page cut away, toning throughout, a few small neat marginal repairs.) Contemporary tree calf (joints cracked, worn). Provenance: Joseph Kinney, Hudson, Ohio (inscriptions dated 1868).

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