Major John Richardson's Short Stories -(signed)- by Richardson, Major John; Beasley, David R. (edited and compliled by) -(SIGNED)- - 1985

Penticton, British Columbia, Canada: Theytus Books, 1985. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover, tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine, SIGNED by David Beasley on front end paper, 134 pages, Near Fine condition. "Major John Richardson was born in 1796, the grandson of an Ottawa Indian woman who was married to fir trader, John Askin. He grew up on the finges of the wilderness village of Amherstburg on the Detroit River. Major John Richardson is recognized as Canada's first novelist. He has published short stories in various Americn perodicals. These are collected by David Beasley in this volume." Contents include: Intro / Notes / North American Indians / The Sunflower / Ampata / Captain Leslie or The Generous Foe / Criminal Love or The Thrilling Narrative of a Murderer / A Trip to Walpole Island and Port Sarnia / Validation ot Texts / bibliography. Check out the scans. . Signed By Editor. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Cover design by Beyond Graphics . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".