----------( 1st Printing of the First Canadian Edition ) ----hardcover, a solid Very Good example, brown cloth with black and red lettering, red fleur-de-lis on spine (as issued), decorated front board of a train going across the South African countryside, a very tidy copy with light rubbing, a bit of age toning to edges of the text block, small (turn-of-the-century) bookseller's stamp on verso of front board ( J EASTWOOD & Co. Booksellers & Stationers Hamilton. )--that would be Hamilton Ontario, ink name and June 1900 date on front blank endpaper (a member of the POWIS family, again, likely of Hamilton ), ---this book was issued in June 1900 so this is a VERY early copy (with that June 1900 date), ---a bit age toning to the paper, rear interior hinge is starting, ---overall a very tidy copy ---all fold-out maps (3) are present as are all illustrations/plans, ---496 pages, ---of the three English language editions ( British / American / Canadian ) the CDN edition is by far the scarcest and as a bonus it reproduces the style and design of the UK edition (with the red fleur-de-lis added to the CANUCK issue ), any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 5.25w x 7.5h Inches
