London: National Society's Depository. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-. Staniland, C.J.. Story by the author of "Lottie Levison", "Dangerous Jewels", etc. Green cloth with gilt and black titling and illustration on spine and front, black decoration on back, bevelled edges, decorated end papers, black and white frontispiece with tissue-guard, decorated chapter headings, 23 pages of publisher's advertising at back. 176 pages. Light shelf wear, cover slightly darkened and various pale smudges, foxing spots on text block edges, ink inscription on first end paper (dated 1899). This handsome book is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Bookseller: Black Sheep Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007967
Title: Bugle Minor of Her Majesty's Royal Marines
Author: Bramston, M
Illustrator: Staniland, C.J.
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+ to Very Good-
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: National Society's Depository
Place of Publication: London
Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, CHILDREN, ILLUSTRATED, FICTION, NOVEL
Bookseller catalogs: Antiquarian;

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Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.

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We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.

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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...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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....
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....