Verlag: "Grip" Printing and Publishing Co, Toronto, 1885
Anbieter: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Kanada
Softcover. Zustand: Good. 173, xiv p. 24 cm. Cover has some discolouration, creases, and wear. A few pages with rough edges. Appendix and index at rear.
Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. 152 p., interspersed with unpaginated illustration inserts. 46 cm. 15 double-page unnumbered insertes in partial colour + numerous illustrtions in text, some tinted. Additional partial colour insert, only 40 cm, featuring Maj.-Gen. Middleton and officers. Map of Battle of Batoche on p. 104. Burgundy leather spine with black cloth boards. Gilt impressing. Book is split in two at spine. Numerous tears and chips. Many pages disbound. First leaf missing edge with loss of text. Thumbing and soiling. A much-read copy of the Illustrated War News covering the North-West Rebellion. The newspaper provided Canadian readers with descriptions of battles like Fish Creek, lists of killed and wounded, the murder of Thomas Scott, capture of Riel at Batoche, etc. Considerable amounts of Toronto advertising. Includes 4 p. Honour Roll Supplement at rear. Vol. 1 Nos. 1-18, April 4 - August 1, 1885.
Verlag: Toronto, 1885
Anbieter: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Kanada
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 152 p. 46 cm. Numerous b&w engravings. 15 unnumbered inserts of tinted illustrations. Map of battleground of Batoche. Map of the North-West Territories. Respined and recornered in black leather. Black cloth with gilt impressing. Some wear, including chipped edges. Hinges repaired internally. Some tears chips, rough edges to text block. Label removed from title page leaving residue. Hole in rear free endpaper. Tape repairs. Lacks 4 p. supplementay Honour Roll. Weekly reporting on the violent, five-month insurgency against the Canadian government, fought mainly by Métis and their native allies in 1885. Articles convey the latest news from the northwest, the mounted police, medals for bravery, bios, and so on. Contains numerous scenes of Western towns, battles, military life and training as well as portraits and caricatures. Much advertising, mainly Toronto. Peel 1460. Land 1245. Vol. I, No. 1 April 4th, 1885 - Vol. I, No. 18 August 1st, 1885.