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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1980. HC. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0802023789 Entries from Prince's diary, excerpts from newspaper accounts, and letters give a vivid picture of the politics and life of his time. Prince was a lawyer, farmer, military officeer, politician, judge and entrepreneur who emigrated to Upper Canada in 1833. 229pp.

The Champlain Society. Fine. 1980. Hardcover. 8vo . We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. M24 .

Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1980. First Edition. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 229 pp. Limited numbered edition of 1250 copies, this being number 1140. Pages unopened. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light wear. Book condition VG.

Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1/1250. Pages uncut..

Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1980 Limited to 1250 copies. This #1251---go figger? Because that would make this the first copy of "[a] further Twelve Hundred and Fifty copies [that] have been printed and bound for the Ontario Governmant...." Boards mildly bumped at corners and lightly rubbed. Overall a very clean and tight copy. No underlining or highlighting.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1980. Limited/Numbered. Hardcover. Near Fine. 1st printing ltd to 1,250 copies; this copy # 1008. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine. 229pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Nice looking small custom bookplate of former owner on front paste down. Number 11 in the Ontario Series. Fine. No dj.

Toronto: Champlain Society. NEAR FINE book, no dj. # 247 of 1250 copies. 8vo, 228pp.. 1980. 1st limited ed. Hardcover. NEAR FINE book, no DJ, from library of Dr Kidd, archeological curator of ROM, Ontario, Canada. Kidd's name pencilled in. .

lviii+228+[ii] pages with frontispiece, maps, plates, bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 3/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering and insignia to spine. Publications of the Champlain Society Toronto Series Volume XI (11). First edition limited to 1250 copies of which this is number 1106.John Prince was a lawyer, farmer, military officer, politician, judge, and entrepreneur. Born at Hereford, England, in 1796, he emigrated to Upper Canada in 1833 because he was ashamed of his ne'er-do-well father. His interest in farming took him to Sandwich where he became involved in the many careers open to him. As a politician, despite his haughty and melancholic nature and his erratic individualism, he held the loyalty of his constituents, representing Essex in the House of Assembly from 1836 to 1854 and the Western Districts in the Legislative Council from 1856 to 1860. In 1860, after a lifetime spent in politics, farming, railroading and mining speculations, and canal… Read More

Toronto Canada: The Champlain Society, 1980. Book. As New. Hardcover. Limited Edition. This book is number 338 of 1250 copies. This is a tight clean copy with many unopened pages. A Digital Image can be made available..

Toronto: The Champlain Society/ University of Toronto Press, 1980. Reissue. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. 8vo. Red-white cloth with gilt lettered spine. Limited run of 1250 copies. This is copy 349. A near fine copy. Minor wear to board.

Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. Larger 8vo. pp. 228. This edition is limited to 1250 copies,.

Toronto. The Champlain Society. 1980. Hardcover. 24cm, lx,229p. with 15 plates, bibliography, limited to 1250 copies, this being #302, original crested red cloth, a fine copy. (on) John Prince was a lawyer, farmer, military officer, politician, judge, and entrepreneur. He emigrated to Upper Canada in 1833. An unhappy and volatile man, he was at odds with himself, his family, and his associates. As colonel of the Third Essex Regiment, he was sometimes unpredictable in his actions and on one occasion, during the Upper Canada Rebellion, unjustifiably violent ordering the summary execution of five prisoners after the Battle of Windsor.

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Champlain Society | Government of Ontario | University of Toronto Press, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. lx, 229. 8vo. Publisher's brigh-red cloth over boards, gilt lettering to the spine. Many black-and-white photographs, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. No detectable flaws to the extremities, contents equally without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages, and firm, sound binding; near fine and housed in near fine dustjacket (now in protective mylar cover). Overall, very good+, to, near fine.

Toronto, Canada: The Champlain Society, 1980. 14 b/w illustrations. 228 pages, clean and clear. Black endpapers. Red cloth cover with gilt titles on the spine. FINE.

Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1980. Limited # 1169/1250. Part of Ontario Series XI. Frontispiece is portrait of the subject. Many illustrations and b/w photos on plates. 227 pages. black endpapers. Red cloth cover with gold gilted titles on spine. Corners are NOT bumped. Some pages have not been cut. VG+/--. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket.

Toronto: Champlain Society 1980, a numbered copy from a limited edition of 1250. (Hardcover) 229pp. Fine. Crested red cloth. Frontispiece, photographs, illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. Biography of John Prince. Time Period 19th Century. Publisher series: Champlain Society: Ontario SeriesXI . Foreword by William G. Davis. Locale: Ontario; Upper Canada. (Canada, Diaries).

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing, 1980. Paperback. New. 302 pages. 9.60x6.70x0.60 inches.