Item #248374 A Narrative. Sir Francis B. Head, Bart.

A Narrative.

London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1839.

Price: $300.00


About the item

First edition, with errata at p. v. viii, 488, 34, [ii], 8, ads (Feb. 1839) pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth. Spine worn and stained, else Very good. Sabin 31133.

Item #248374

Presented to Captain Eldelred Hawkins by his friend John Dowling 1852." And below, "And purchased at the Sale of Effects after Mrs. Hawkin's decease by John Williams."

Sir Francis Bond Head held the post of Lieut-Governor of Upper Canada from 1835 to 1837. “It details the origin and suppression of the Mackenzie rebellion, and is a vindication of the author's administration (in Upper Canada)” Sabin.