Halifax: Printed by Joseph Howe, 1832. 288 p. 24 cm. Hardcover. Paper-covered boards tastefully rebound with new spine, spine label, and endpapers. Minor stain on front board. Corners and edges of covers rubbed. Ink inscription on title-page. Lib. stamps on first page of introduction and 51. Minor foxing.
Morley p. 26: covers Northumberland, Kent, & Gloucester counties of N.B. & the Gaspe Peninsula of Que. 17th cent. to date. Cooney (1800-1870) was a Methodist clergyman, journalist and author. Between 1829 and 1831 he wrote for the Chatham, NB Gleaner, and while there gathered notes for this, his best-known work. He covers geography and resources, "Indians," French and British settlement.