In A Canadian Canoe, the Nine Muses Minus One, and Other Stories
by Pain, Barry
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Henry and Co, 1891. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. 210pp. Octavo. Deep maroon cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Spine is faded, corners lightly bumped, rubbed. Black endpapers. Text block is tight, clean. very good Pain's 1st book. 1891
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128130
- Title
- In A Canadian Canoe, the Nine Muses Minus One, and Other Stories
- Author
- Pain, Barry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Canadian Lit.
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
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Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...