The British Colonies; Their History, Extent, Condition and Resources. 6 Volumes bound in 3 Volumes (Text only without maps and illustrations). The Set includes: Volume I - British North America / Volume II - Australia / Volume III - New Zealand, Tasmania / Volume IV - Africa and the West Indies / Volume V - British India / Volume VI - Ceylon, East India and Meditteranean Settlements /

Language: English

Published by London and New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company [that was J. and F. Tallis] no year (c. 1850), 1850

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First Edition. Quarto (20 cm x 27 cm). Volume I (British North America [Canada / USA]): Frontispice illustrated titlepage, XXIV, 360 pages with pages 1 - 9 missing / Volume II (Australia): pages 361 - 744 pages / Volume III (New Zealand / Tasmania): II, 384 pages. / Volume IV (Africa and the West Indies): II, 188 pages / Volume V (British India): II, 564 pages with pages 455 - 456 missing / Volume VI (Ceylon, East India and Mediterranean Settlements): II, 172 pages. Hardcover / Original, decorative publisher's halfleather with gilt lettering and ornament to spines. Bindings rubbed but overall in firm and very good condition with only minor signs of wear. All maps and illustrations besides one illustration removed by a previous owner. In the course of removal of maps and illustrations, one page slightly torn and 11 pages of text missing. This is still one of the most important text-sources of British Colonial History, itsevaluation in Britain and a plethora of data on economical and political impact the Colonies had for the former Empire. No other contemporary 19th century publication includes details on colonial produce, movement of population and local History from Tasmania to Quebec, from Hong Kong to Heligoland (Helgoland), and in general on the depition of "England, the 'Nursing Mother' of Nations" (Introductory page XXIV by Montgomery Martin).…

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The British Colonies; Their History, Extent, Condition and Resources. 6 Volumes bound in 3 Volumes (Text only without maps and illustrations). The Set includes: Volume I - British North America / Volume II - Australia / Volume III - New Zealand, Tasmania / Volume IV - Africa and the West Indies / Volume V - British India / Volume VI - Ceylon, East India and Meditteranean Settlements /
Author
Martin, Robert Montgomery.
Publisher
London and New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company [that was J. and F. Tallis] no year (c. 1850)
Publication year
1850
Condition
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Hardcover
Language
English
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1st Edition
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