Columbia and Canada: Notes on the Great Republic and the New Dominion. A Supplement to "Westward by Rail.
by Rae, William Fraser
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Daldy, Isbister & Co, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Pp. viii, 316. Original navy coloured cloth with gilt titles. Corners bumped, one heavily, light bumping to spine ends, with some loss of the cloth around the spine head. Paper over the hinges split but the hinges are strong and the binding tight. Bookseller's stamp to half-title, else clean and unmarked. A good to very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47057
- Title
- Columbia and Canada: Notes on the Great Republic and the New Dominion. A Supplement to "Westward by Rail.
- Author
- Rae, William Fraser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Daldy, Isbister & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1877
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- First Edition
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