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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No jacket as Issued. Robert Griffing (illustratore). 1st Edition. Deluxe collector's edition of this engaging memoir of a Scottish soldier in the Seven Years' War and Pontiac's Rebellion. Serving in the 77th Highland Regiment, Kirk was captured by Shawnee warriors in the abortive raid on Fort Duquesne in 1758 during the Forbes Expedition. After being adopted by the tribe, Kirk escaped and rejoined his regiment. He recounts his role in a raid with Rogers' Rangers, expeditions to Montreal and Detroit, battles of Signal Hill and Bushy Run, etc. Accounts of the local geography and wild life are also included. Green cloth with gilt titles and laid in pictorial on front board. Binding firm. Light foxing to upper exterior page edges and front endpaper. Contents clean and bright with black and white illustrations and maps. Tartan bookmark laid in. Signed by editors Ian M. Mcculloch, Timothy J. Todish, Stephen Brumwell, and artist Robert Griffing. Limited edition, number 82 of 250 copies. Signed by Editor.