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"The United States was not suitable for British Farmers" (Graff ).
Memorable Days in America: Being a Journal of a Tour to the United States, Principally Undertaken to Ascertain, by Positive Evidence, the Condition and Probable Prospects of British Emigrants; including accounts of Mr. Birkbeck's settlement in the Illinois.
- Author: FAUX, William.
- Publication place: London,
- Publisher: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall,
- Publication date: 1823.
- Physical description: First edition. Octavo (216 by 140mm). Half-title, 6-pages of publisher's advertisments dated 30th November 1822 at end; engraved frontispiece by Faux; original drab paper boards, printed paper label on the spine, uncut.
- Inventory reference: 20904
Notes
First edition of Faux's unfavorable account of the United States: Faux concluded that the United States was not suitable for British farmers, but he found some admirable aspects of American life. The controversies aroused on both sides of the Atlantic by the book were more bitter than the book" (Graff ).
Provenance
Provenance:
1. With the engraved armorial bookplate of Charles J. Dimsdale on the front paste-down;
2. The bookplate of Frank Sherwin Streeter (1918-2006), his sale, 'Collection of Important Navigation, Pacific Voyages, Cartography and Science', 16th April, 2007, lot 509.
1. With the engraved armorial bookplate of Charles J. Dimsdale on the front paste-down;
2. The bookplate of Frank Sherwin Streeter (1918-2006), his sale, 'Collection of Important Navigation, Pacific Voyages, Cartography and Science', 16th April, 2007, lot 509.
Bibliography
- Literature: Eberstadt, 115-388
- Howes, F60
- Graff, 1300
- Sabin, 23933.
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