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A View of the Art of Colonization with present reference to the British Empire; in letters between a statesman and a colonist
by Wakefield, Edward Gibbon [Edited by]
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London: John W. Parker. 1849. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition - some quite light wear to spine edges. Mild stain to front board. Rear hinge a little soft but solid. Brown cloth boards with gilt decoration to face. Title patch [a little worn] to spine. Overall quite a nice copy. 513 pages. Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796-1862) is considered a key figure in the establishment of the colonies of South Australia and New Zealand (where he later served as a member of parliament). He was best known for his colonisation scheme, sometimes referred to as the Wakefield scheme, which aimed to populate the new colony South Australia with a workable combination of labourers, tradespeople, artisans and capital. The scheme was to be financed by the sale of land to the capitalists who would thereby support the other classes of emigrants. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB320814
- Title
- A View of the Art of Colonization with present reference to the British Empire; in letters between a statesman and a colonist
- Author
- Wakefield, Edward Gibbon [Edited by]
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John W. Parker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Bookseller catalogs
- South Australia;
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