From Brock to Currie. The Military Development and Exploits of Canadians in General and of the Men of Peel in Particular 1791 to 1930.
by Bull, William Perkins
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Perkins Bull Foundation, 1935. Hardcover. very good. xxiv,772pp. Volumes 1 and 11. Limited edition of 100 copies, of which 50 are available for sale. Octavo. Illustrated with black and white and coloured plates from photos and paintings (including frontispiece and folding map) and drawings in text. Original black half leather with blue cloth covers and gilt lettering and decoration on spine. All edges gilt. Decorative blue endpapers. Covers slightly rubbed. very good William Perkins Bull practised law and became Timothy Eaton's personal solicitor and, by 1908, became the youngest King's Counsel in the British Empire.The Perkins Bull Historical Series began in 1931. This series now comprises dozen of volumes. 1935
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120314
- Title
- From Brock to Currie. The Military Development and Exploits of Canadians in General and of the Men of Peel in Particular 1791 to 1930.
- Author
- Bull, William Perkins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Perkins Bull Foundation
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Canadian Military|Biography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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