The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Hand-Book of Canadian Biography
by Morgan, Henry James (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: William Briggs 1898, 1st edition, 1st issue. (hardcover) xii, 1117pp. Good. 12mo. Burgundy cloth boards, spine triple ruled at head and foot in gilt, lettering in gilt, single border blindstamped to top and rear boards. Spine rubbed, toned to brown. Binding rubbed at extremities. Lightest chipping to cloth at head of spine. Adverts front and rear, including EPs. Adverts printed on multi-colour stock throughout. Internally bright and clean. Not starting at any point, all gatherings secure; volume is commonly in quite poor condition due to awkward sizing. Overall, a presentable copy of this desirable collection of Canadian biography..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120092
- Title
- The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Hand-Book of Canadian Biography
- Author
- Morgan, Henry James (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Keywords
- Biographies, Canada, Canadian Biography, Genealogy
Terms of Sale
Spafford Books
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
Biblio member since 2009
Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
50 + years buying and selling. Large stock dealing with western Canada, fur trade, Indigenous Peoples, general antiquarian. Open by appointment or chance! Call 1-306-525-4910.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
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- Poor
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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