WAIT, Benjamin.

Letters from Van Dieman's Land, Written During Four Years Imprisonment

Item #64423

WAIT, Benjamin. Letters from Van Dieman's Land, Written During Four Years Imprisonment for Political Offences Committed in Upper Canada. Buffalo: A.W. Wilgus, 1843. 356pp. plus frontispiece and folding map. 12mo. Contemporary half calf and ribbed cloth, expertly rebacked with original spine laid down. A good copy. An interesting and vivid account of the author's imprisonment on Van Dieman's Island as a result of charges brought against him during the insurrection in Upper Canada. Written in the form of letters, this is a minutely detailed description of life in the prison colony, the events leading to Wait's incarceration, and his efforts to lobby for his release. Also included are personal letters of appeal from Wait's wife on behalf of her husband, written to the Earl of Durham and others. A crude little map of Tasmania, printed in negative, must be the first chart of that island executed in Buffalo.HOWES W16. SABIN 100969. TPL 2622. LANDE 2283. FERGUSON 3762. SEVERANCE, BUFFALO IMPRINTS, p.590.

Price: $450.00