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Hardcover, dark green cloth boards with blind-embossed Harvard shield; spine gilt-lettered. Tight and square; pages toned and unmarked. No dust jacket, as issued. Collier Press, New York, 1910. Volume 36 of the Harvard Classics ("Dr. Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf"). Contains Machiavelli's The Prince (trans. N. H. Thomson); More's Utopia in Ralph Robinson's 1551 translation — historically the first English rendering of the Latin original, and the version that has remained in continuous use — preceded by Roper's Life of Sir Thomas More; and three works by Luther (trans. R. S. Grignon and C. A. Buchheim). With introductions, notes, and period illustrations, including a frontispiece depicting Luther before the Diet of Worms, 1521.

The Governor's Lady by Thomas H. Raddall (Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1960; assumed first edition). Beige boards; grey top edge; binding firm. A well-preserved copy in very good condition; pages tight and unmarked. No dust jacket present. Raddall was a three-time winner of the Governor General's Award, including the 1957 Non-Fiction award for The Path of Destiny.

First edition, first printing hardcover in fine condition. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. Boards are square and tight. Dust jacket is clean and unmarked. The Last Juror by John Grisham (2004) is a tightly plotted legal thriller known for its suspenseful pacing and sharp twists. This copy is available to international customers through AbeBooks.com, as Kathrin’s Books currently ships within Canada only.

Volume II of Doubleday & Company's Canadian History Series (Garden City, New York, 1956; assumed first edition): Century of Conflict: The Struggle Between the French and British in Colonial America by Joseph Lister Rutledge, winner of the 1956 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. Original ocean blue cloth with gilt-ruled spine; red top edge; untrimmed deckle edges throughout. Binding firm.

Volume III of Doubleday Canada Limited's Canadian History Series, Toronto, 1957, The Path of Destiny: Canada from the British Conquest to Home Rule, 1763–1850 by Thomas H. Raddall, winner of the 1957 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction, edited by Thomas B. Costain. This well-preserved hardcover is in very good condition. The pages are tight and unmarked. The deep green publisher's cloth features gilt lettering on the spine. The binding is firm, with light rubbing to the bottom edge.

A first edition, first printing hardcover in fine condition. The pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. The boards are unmarked and the dust jacket is clean and unmarked.