THE IRISHMAN IN CANADA. by Davin, Nicholas Flood - 1877

London / Toronto: Samson Low, Marston / Maclear , 1877. 692 pp + (4) pp publisher's advertisement, 8 3/4" H. Green cloth with gilt & black lettering & decoration on spine and front board, blind stamped decoration on rear board - bevelled boards. Chapter headings: Motive of the "Irishman in Canada"; Antecedents of the Irishman in Canada; Antecedents - Continued - Irishmen in the New World and Australia; Laying the Foundation of Canada; ditto - Continued; The War of 1812-14; Irish Immigration from 1815 to 1837; ditto - Continued; The Rise of Responsible Government in Canada; ditto - Continued; ditto - Continued; ditto - Continued; The Canadian Constitution; Progress of Canada; The Irishman as a Religious and Educational Force; Canadian History from 1856 to 1877. New endpapers, lacking the half title page. Very light browning to pages - mainly in the margins, soiling on last page and tear/small missing piece in gutter, several large areas of foxing and some small stain on contents pages, a few index pages with some small areas of foxing - also on pages 656/657, last page gathering is slightly loose at top but is holding in binding, moderate edge wear to boards - more at bottom front corner and bottom edges, wrinkling and wear at top/bottom of spine, some staining/soiling and rub marks on front board, browning to edges of text block. Protected in a stiff mylar sleeve.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good-/No Jacket.