MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND GALLANT EXPLOITS OF THE OLD HIGHLANDER SERJEANT DONALD MACLEOD. Who, having returned, wounded with the corpse of GENERAL WOLFE from QUEBEC, THOMSON, William. (Attributed to).

TITLE CONTINUED: was admitted an out-pensioner of Chelsea Hospital, in 1759; And is now in the CIII.d year of his age. SECOND EDITION with additions, 1791. 8vo, approximately 210 x 130 mm, 8¼ x 5 inches, pages: [4], 1-98, plus a leaf of adverts, half-title present, attractively rebound at some time in half speckled calf, over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, marbled endpapers. Page 13 has a tiny hole in the text affecting 1 letter on recto, easily legible, marbled endpapers rubbed with loss to surface with some light colouring, occasional tiny fox spot, a very good attractive copy. See: Joseph Sabin, Dictionary of Books Relating to America, Volume 2, No. 95606; ESTC T171833. Name of author taken from ESTC. "Serjeant Donald Macleod was quite the character, with great longevity, incredible fighting skills, and a knack for meeting important people and becoming friendly with them. He served in many regiments of the British Army, fighting in several theatres of war across Europe and North America, and engaging in many duels along the way. The Memoirs were published in his 103rd year, to raise income to help support him in his old age. The Memoirs cover not only Macleod s engagement in war, but his early life in Skye, his apprenticeship to stonemasons in Inverness, and his escape to Perth before he joined the army at the age of 12" (Keith Farrell, editor of reprint edition). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.