THE CLOCKMAKER Or the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville (3 Volumes Set)
by Slick, Sam (Judge Haliburton)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+
- Seller
-
Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London - Boston: Richard Bentley, 1838. 5th. Edition. Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Type: Book First, Second and Third Series First series is the fourth edition. Second series is the third edition. Third series is the first edition. Vol.1: 297 pp., vol.2: 325 pp., vol.3: 309 pp., brown ribbed cloth bdg. with blind-stamped design on boards, gilt-stamped titling on spines. Illustrated with 4 tissue-guarded engravings on plates including a frontispice in each volume. VG+(slightly scuffed edges spine and corners of boards, corners boards slightly bumped, spine very slightly faded, paper edges lightly yellowed, otherwise and considering their age: clean tight books) In custom made high gauge mylar DJ.Photo scan available upon request. Books sold to the USA are shipped USPS out of Champlain NY.
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- Bookseller
- Odyssey Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1342H
- Title
- THE CLOCKMAKER Or the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville (3 Volumes Set)
- Author
- Slick, Sam (Judge Haliburton)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th. Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London - Boston
- Date Published
- 1838
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Canadiana. Literature and Fiction. Humour
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Odyssey Books
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About the Seller
Odyssey Books
Biblio member since 2005
Pointe Claire, Quebec
About Odyssey Books
We have been an established bookstore since 1986 but are operating from home now as we have closed the store for retirement.
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