Pilot Rev William (2 results)

Condition: very good. 6th Edition. 64pp. 12mo (approximately 18.5cm tall) in original blue cloth with folding colour map (frontispiece) and illustrations in text (some full paged). Endpapers and adjacent leaves toned with name on front pastedown. Manuscript correction in margin re population for 1921 with electoral table crossed out on page 31 and another correction at the top of page 48. very good Very scarce early school history of Newfoundland and by a relative of Robert Pilot the Canadian artist.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Rare material; out-of-print. Very good beautiful little volume. Dated 1908 at preface by W. P. Red, coated-cloth boards, embossed cover titles and design, light shelf wear; few small numbers at spine. Pages near fine; small vintage address stamp inside cover. Includes crisp, full-color, fold-out map of Newfoundland at front. Fine string-bind; hinges intact. [Cover: "History of Newfoundland} The Reverend William Pilot was a D. D. and FRGS. A Doctor of Divinity has an advanced academic degree in divinity, often as an honorary degree. FRGS is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a title used by members elected as fellows. The RGS is a learned society and professional body in the United Kingdom, founded in 1830 to promote geographical science. Intended as a companion to any history of Newfoundland. Reverend Pilot presents a bold and clear outline of the island. Attempts to assign to each event its own relative import and thus introduce a true perspective into the historical narrative. Begins outline with events from the "legendary" period preceding 1500 with discovery of Newfoundland by Leif Ericson about 1,000 AD. Then follows to the early twentieth century as Canadian province. Special chapters and information on: the French in Newfoundland; Education; How We Are Governed; Lists of Governors and Premiers; The Labrador, etc. 63 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…