On the Shores of Scugog. Revised, Enlarged, and Illustrated.
by Farmer, Samuel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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London (Birr), Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Port Perry, ON: Port Perry Star, 1934. Book. Illus. by Farmer, Marian. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed and Inscribed by Author. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original blue cloth hard covers titled in black to front and spine. Signed, and inscribed by author to W. E. N. Sinclair in Jan. 1935. Sinclair, sometime Mayor of Oshawa, was then a Member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly, and later a Member of Parliament. Some mild shelf- and handling wear to covers; edges and endpapers slightly toned. Old owner's bookplate inside front cover. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Illustrated. 278pp..
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- Bookseller
- CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51106ch
- Title
- On the Shores of Scugog. Revised, Enlarged, and Illustrated.
- Author
- Farmer, Samuel
- Illustrator
- Farmer, Marian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Port Perry Star
- Place of Publication
- Port Perry, ON
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- history Canada Canadian Ontario local regional histories On the Shores of Scugog. Revised, Enlarged, and Illustrated Reach Township
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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London (Birr), Ontario
About CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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