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The Building of Jalna
by De La Roche, Mazo
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1948. Hardback First Edition in Good Condition with a Fair Vintage Dust Jacket protected by clear archival cover. The first book of the Whiteoaks of Jalna saga, a story of the Whiteoak Family, headed by Capt. Philip Whiteoak of the British Army b.1815 (deceased), married 1948 to Adeline Court of Ireland b. 1825. This novel goes back to 1850 bringing the sweep of an untamed country and shows the reader the beauty of uncut Canada, skating parties, and mosquitoes as big as dragons-- as well as jealousies, fierce attachments, and unexpected humor Turquoise cloth gilt titled, clean and unmarked with corner wear and scuff to top edge of front panel. Tight and solid. Front endpaper is missing,and there is a crack in the hinge on the upper part of the hinge. Interior is clean and unmarked. Vintage jacket is clipped, clean and bright, unmarked, with heavy wear and chipping of spine head tail and upper edge. Mylar protective jacket helps to make it look quite nice, with an illustration of the building of the house. 327 pages. 5.25 x 7.5 inches. The Macmillan Comany of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, 1948.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022760
- Title
- The Building of Jalna
- Author
- De La Roche, Mazo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company of Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, CANADIAN. WHITEOAKS
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- Gilt
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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- Cloth
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
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