Descrizione

First Enlarged Edition. Illustrated with 45 full-page plates, illustrations throughout the text, and a large multi-folding coloured map of Canada and the Trans-Canada railway system. 8vo, publisher's original royal blue cloth, the cover lettered and full decorated in gilt, the spine lettered in gilt and ruled in black. xxiii, [1], 344, 23 Supplement, [1], [ads.] pp. A fine copy, fresh, clean and especially well preserved, the binding bright and clean, the text-block in excellent condition.

Edizione: first expanded edition. an expert in engineering and the railroad industry, the author writes in a popular and attractive style. this is the story of the traversing of canada from the east to vancouver island in the west. the author's tour was augmented by excellent relations with the governor general, lord aberdeen and a number of other well-placed and influential people along the way. this is a pleasing and eye-opening work on canada at the turn of the last century.