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Picturesque Canada: The Country As It Was and Is. Illustrated under the supervision of L.R. O'Brien
by GRANT, George Munro (Edited by)
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto. James Clarke, Publisher. [1882]. Folio. 30cm, Volume 2 (of 2), xv,441-880p., profusely illustrated with plates and illustrations from wood-engraved, origianl cloth boards with pictorial gilt decorated block titles on the upper cover, rebacked maroon morocco, spine edges worn, internally clean and sound (gar).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41064
- Title
- Picturesque Canada: The Country As It Was and Is. Illustrated under the supervision of L.R. O'Brien
- Author
- GRANT, George Munro (Edited by)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Toronto. James Clarke, Publisher. [1882]
- Keywords
- canada candiana canadian, wood engraved illustrations, views, illustrated
Terms of Sale
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Biblio member since 2006
Ottawa, Ontario
About Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
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