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First Edlitions: A Guide to Identification - Statements of Selected North American, British Commonwealth, & Irish Publishers on Their methods of Designatilng First Edlitions
by Zempel, Edward N.; Linda A. Verkler (editiors)
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Published
- 2001
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780930358181
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$131.38
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Peoria, Ill : The Spoon River Press, 2001. ----- # 013181 - The scan you see is the book you get. Large hard cover red cloth with gilt (roughly) 8 3/4" by 6" (inches) headband, viii, 669 pages, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condlition now in Mylar. "Information in this fouth edition has been updated to… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sand Strip: Burlington/hamilton Beaches -(SIGNED)-
by Turcotte, Dorothy -(signed)-
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1987
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780919549142
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$35.38
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St Catharines, Ont : Stonehouse Pub., 1987. ----- # 013176 - The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover (roughly) 8' by 8" (inches) 64 pages with b & w photos through-out, tight clean square & true, SIGNED "Best Wishes" Dorothy Turcotte (not personalized), Near Fine condition with faint to minor edge wear along spine edge.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Backstage At The Palace: An Irreverent Romp Through The Halls Of Justice
by Steinberg, Justice Henry
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1993
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780773726901
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$49.23
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Toronto: Stoddart Pub, 1993. ----- # 013171 - The scan you see is the book you get. Redish bronw cloth with gilt (roughly) 9 1/4" by 6 1/4" (inches) headband, xiii, 265 pages, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition now in Mylar. "Along the way Justice Steinberg provides a running commentary on the inner workings of… Read more about this item Item Price
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This Green & Pleasant Land: Chronicles of Cavan Township -(Ontario, Canada)
by Brown, Quentin (edited by)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780969455004
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$39.53
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Millbrook: Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society, 1990. ----- # 013163 - The scan you see is the book you get. Green cloth with gilt (roughly) 9 1/2" by 6 1/2" (inches) xiv, 466 pages with maps & photos through-out, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition now in Mylar. Check out the scans. . 1st Edition 1st… Read more about this item Item Price
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History of the County of Lennox and Addington (Ontario, Canada) (1913)
by Herrington, Walter S.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 1st Thus 2003 Printing
- Published
- 2003
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781894378888
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- 1
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$54.76
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Milton, ON: Glodal Historical Reprint Heritage Press / (The MacMillan Company of Canada 1913), 2003. ----- # 013165 - The scan you see is the book you get.Black cloth with gilt (roughly) 9 1/4" by 6 1/4" (inches) xii, 427 pages with photos (83 half-tones) through-out, gift giving quality, Near Fine condition, NO JACKET, "Originally published by The MacMillan… Read more about this item Item Price
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Historical Glimpses of Lennox and Addington County (Ontario Canada)
by The Lennox and Addington Historical Society
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- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$33.99
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Lennox & Addington Ont: The Lennox and Addington County Council, 1964. ----- # 013164 - The scan you see is the book you get. Blue cloth with gilt (roughly) 10" by 7" (inches) xi, 194 pages with photos through-out, Very Good Plus condition with faint edge wear, dust jacket is in Very Good condition with a few chips and some… Read more about this item Item Price
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Inside Camp X
by Hodgson, Lynn Philip
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 4th Printing
- Published
- 2006
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- Paperback
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$17.38
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Port Perry, Ont.: Blake Book, 2006. ----- # 13167 - The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover (roughly) 9" by 6" (inches) flat uncreased spine, tight clean square & true, 259 pages filled with photos through-out. Near Fine condition with ink name on inside cover."Camp-X was a top secret training school for secret agents -… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Ojibwa of Berens River, Manitoba Ethnography Into History
by Hallowell, A. Irving; (edited with preface & foreword by) Jennifer S. H. Brown
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Published
- 1992
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780030551222
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$50.61
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Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace, 1992. ----- # 013166 - The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover (roughly) 9" by 6" (inches) xx, 128 pages with maps and photos through-out, Near Fine condition with faint edge wear. Check out the scans. . 2nd Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Item Price
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Those Lakeshore Years 1937 - 1962
by Robertson, Taun
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2015
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781926953311
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- 1
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$41.37
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Quebec, Canada: Shoreline, 2015. ----- # 013141 - The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover (roughly) 10" by 8" (inches) flat uncreased spine, clean square tight & true, 295 pages plus pages of b & w photos, Near Fine condiltion. Check out the scans. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾"… Read more about this item Item Price
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Shadows on the Wasteland: Crossing Antarctica with Ranulph Fiennes
by Stroud, Mike
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Penguin 1st Printing
- Published
- 1994
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140240429
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$12.30
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London: Penguin, 1994. ----- # 013118 - The scan you see is the book you get. Soft cover (roughly) 7" by 4 1/2" (inches) 225 pages with 16 pages of colour photos, plus maps at front. Very Good condition with spine crease/minor edge wear, errant ink mark on bottom edge. "The dangers they faced, the hair's breadth escapes from death… Read more about this item Item Price
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Scott's Last Journey
by King, Peter (ed); (foreword by) Beryl Bainbridge
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st US Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060196707
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- 1
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$27.53
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New York: HarperCollin / Harper Collins, 2000. ----- # 013117 - The scan you see is the book you get. Blue cloth with gilt (roughly) 10 1/4" by 8 3/4" (inches) 192 pages filled with photos through-out, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition now in Mylar. Check out the scans. . 1st US Edition 1st Printing.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party
by Tyler- Lewis, Kelly
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670034123
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- 1
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$15.07
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New York: Viking, 2006. ------ # 013114 - The scan you see is the book you get. Blue & gray boards (roughly) 9 1/2" by 6 1/2" (inches) 366 pages plus 16 pages of photos, Near Fine condition with errant ink on bottom edge, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition now in Mylar. "Against all odds, the Ross Sea… Read more about this item Item Price
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To the Ends of the Earth: Transglobal Expedition 1979 - 82
by Fiennes, Ranulph
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd IMPRESSION
- Published
- 1985
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780340360286
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- 1
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$12.30
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London: Coronet Books, 1985. ----- # 013119 - The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover (roughly) 7 3/4" by 5"" (inches) 368 pages plus 46 pages of photos, with maps through-out, Very Good condition with spine crease, front cover corner crease. Check out the scans. . 2nd IMPRESSION. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over… Read more about this item Item Price
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In the Footsteps of Scott
by Mear, Roger & Robert Swam; (research by) Lindsay Fulcher
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780224024181
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- 1
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$15.07
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1987. ----- # 013116 - The scan you see is the book you get. Blue cloth with gilt (roughy) 10" by 7" (inches) 306 pages filled colour photos through-out, Near Fine condition with errant pen line on bottom edge, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with minor edge wear. "This epic account reveals what really went… Read more about this item Item Price
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Eric Shipton: Everest & Beyond
by Steele, Peter; (foreword by) Sir Edmund Hiillary
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Mountaineers Edition
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780898866032
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- 1
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$15.07
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Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1998. ----- # 013115 - The scan you see is the book you get. Blue cloth with silver lettering (roughly) 9 1/2" by 6 1/2" (inches) headband, xii, 290 pages plus 16 pages of b & w plates, with maps through-out, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with minor edge wear, now in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Never a Dull Moment: A Memoir of Canadian Naval Aviation, Firebombing and Theatre
by Plawski, George E.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 2020
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- Paperback
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$20.60
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Victoria Canada: FriesenPress, 2020. ----- # 013111 - The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover (roughly) 9" by 6" (inches) flat uncreased spine, 451 pages with photos through-out, Near Fine with faint edge wear. "Never a Dull Moment lives up to its title as George Plawski takes us back to his youth under the Nazis… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mirror of History: Time-Life Library of Art
by Janson, H. W.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Revised 1975 Edition
- Published
- 1975
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- Paperback
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$27.53
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U.S.A.: Time / Life, 1975. ----- # 013100 - The scan you see is the book you ger. Large stapled soft cover (roughly) 12" by 9" (inches) square tight clean and true, 8 pages plus still attached fold-out "A Chronology of Painters: 1250 to the Present" (roughly) 34 1/2" by 15 1/2" (inches) when opened, booklet and map are in… Read more about this item Item Price
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From Flood Lights to Bright Lights
by Nicholls, Bernie; (with) Kevin Allen & Ross McKeon; (foreword by) Wayne Gretzky
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2022
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781629378664
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- 1
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$23.53
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Chicago: Triumph Books, 2022. -----# 013070 - The scan you see is the book you get. Black cloth with gilt (roughly) 9 1/4" by 6 1/4" (inches) head band, vx, 252 pages plus 8 pages of full colour photos, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition now in Mylar. Check out the scans. . First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item Item Price
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Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered
by Barnaby, Matthew: (with) Kevin Shea: (forwords by) Mark Messier & Eric Lindros
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2022
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781629379876
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- 1
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$23.53
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Chicago: Triumph Books, 2022. -----# 013063 - The scan you see is the book you get. Hard cover (roughly) 9 1/4" by 6 1/4" (inches) head band, viii, 238 pages plus 8 pages of full colour photos, Near Fine to Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine to Fine condition now in mylar. ".... played 14 NHL seasons at… Read more about this item Item Price
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Forgotten Labour: The Wiltshire Agricultural Worker and His Environment 4500 BC - AD 1950
by Wilson, Avice R.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780946418329
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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CA$31.68
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Salisbury, England : Hobnob Press, 2007. ----- # 013054 - The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover (roughly) 9 1/2" by 6 3/4" (inches) flat uncreased spine, clean square tight & true, x, 306 pages with b & w photos and drawings through-out, Near Fine condition. "Forgotten Labour is a pioneering study of agricultural history… Read more about this item Item Price
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