1829 · London
by Cobbett, William
London, 1829. 153pp. Contemporary three-quarter black calf and cloth, spine gilt, leather label. A.e.g. Minor shelf wear. Small loss to outer margin of two leaves, not affecting text. Scattered foxing. Very good. First edition. Offers advice regarding every aspect of emigration, including the appropriate sailing vessel, what to take, how to obtain property, educating children, etc. "Beset with constant requests for advice from families facing ruin at home, [Cobbett] decided, when the economic situation was rapidly worsening, to issue a GUIDE which would not only serve as an everyday handbook but would also warn intending emigrants of the folly, as Cobbett saw it, of Englishmen proceeding to any other place than the already cultivated regions of America" - Pearl. HOWES C516. GAINES 88a. PEARL 158. SABIN 13882.
(Inventory #: WRCAM51015)