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H. M. Caldwell Co., Publishers, 1908. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair hardcover. No DJ. ORIGINAL 1908 EDITION. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text is unmarked. Slightly tanned. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/scuffing/soiling and bumped corners. Tears on back strip. Hinges cracked but binding intact. all pages present and still readable.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

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How Canada Was Won: A Tale of Wolfe and Quebec, Brereton, Captain F.S. Published by Blackie and Son Limited; London; Copp Clark Limited, Toronto, Circa 1916. 12mo up to 7½" tall., 391pp; 8 black and white illustrative plates by William Rainey; 3 maps. Green cloth boards with gilt titles and illustration front and spine in blue, black, green, and brown; all edges green; grey endpapers. Contents have an occasional light foxing spot and are otherwise fine. Boards have moderate wear to corners and spine edges; binding is tight and gilt and colors remain bright.
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Sadleir Brereton, (1872-1957) was a British Army medical officer and an author of children's books on heroic deeds conducted in the name of the British Empire.

London, Blackie, 1909.. FIRST EDITION 1909 (dated on title page). 8vo, 190 x 135 mm, 7¾ x 5½ inches, 8 black and white plates by William Rainey, 3 maps in the text, pages: 391 plus 16 pages of publisher's catalogue, original publisher's dark green cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine and upper cover, illustration to upper cover and spine in brown, light blue, cream and black, all edges olivine, original grey endpapers. Corners a touch worn, tiny bump to upper corner of upper cover, tail of spine very slightly worn with tiny nicks, slight loss of gilt to 2 letters on upper cover (see image), minute scrape to lower edge of upper cover, small faint old inscription on front endpaper, occasional pale foxing mainly to margins, minute pale ink spot to 2 margins, otherwise clean and bright. A very good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Blackie,, [1916]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 8 plates, small signature on front free endpaper; original green pictorial cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in ivory, blue and black, a very good, bright, crisp copy. COPAC gives dates of 1910 and 1916; we have opted for the later date. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

London, Blackie, 1909.. FIRST EDITION 1909 (dated on title page). 8vo, 190 x 135 mm, 7¾ x 5½ inches, 8 black and white plates by William Rainey, 3 maps in the text, pages: 391 plus 16 pages of publisher's catalogue, original publisher's dark blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine and upper cover, illustration to upper cover and spine in brown, light blue, cream and black, all edges olivine, original grey endpapers. No inscriptions, tiny bump to board corners, a touch of rubbing to head and tail of spine. A very good plus clean tight sturdy copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.