City of London Ontario, Canada: The Pioneer Period and the London of Today -- Illustrated London, Ontario, Canada
by Bremner, Archie [intro.]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London (Birr), Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London, Ontario, Canada: The London Printing & Lithographing Company (Limited), 1897. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The first edition. Original black pebbled cloth hard covers with gilt title vignette to front. Colour folding map. Spine worn with neat repairs, and cloth worn through at tips of covers; mild soiling. Edges and endpapers toned; archivally repaired short closed tear to bottom crease of map (no loss), some edge-wear to text pages. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Very neat -- still a sound and completely workable intact copy. One of the most fascinating period illustrated view books on London, Ontario. 136pp..
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- Bookseller
- CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74251ch
- Title
- City of London Ontario, Canada: The Pioneer Period and the London of Today -- Illustrated London, Ontario, Canada
- Author
- Bremner, Archie [intro.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The London Printing & Lithographing Company (Limited)
- Place of Publication
- London, Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- history local regional Canada Canadian Ontario London City of London Ontario, Canada: The Pioneer Period and the London of Today -- Illustrated London, Ontario, Canada
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About the Seller
CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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London (Birr), Ontario
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- Gilt
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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