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Down To The Sea Again With Tales Told Under The Old Town Clock
by Borrett, William C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bridgewater , Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
"Down To The Sea Again With Tales Told Under The Old Town Clock" by William C. Borrett. Halifax, Nova Scotia: The Imperial Publishing Company Limited, 1947. pp. 221. numerous line drawings in the text by Bob Chambers. Signed by the author, on title page. Hardcover, navy blue cloth, gilt title on spine (spine bumped, few stains to edges, interior clean & unmarked). No dust jacket.
Very Good condition.
Size: 8 7/8"" x 6 1/8"" (22.5cm x 15.5cm).
On the title page: "A series of broadcast talks designed to make us familiar with our City and Province, and to revive memories of bygone days and events which have made Nova Scotia, Canada's most storied Province." These books were apparently a written record of radio broadcasts about the history of Nova Scotia. There are at least five or more similar books.
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- Bookseller
- Bazaar of Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A32
- Title
- Down To The Sea Again With Tales Told Under The Old Town Clock
- Author
- Borrett, William C
- Illustrator
- Bob Chambers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, navy blue cloth, gilt titles on spine.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Imperial Publishing Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Date Published
- 1947
- Pages
- 221
- Weight
- 1.10 lbs
- Keywords
- William C. Borrett, radio broadcasts, Nova Scotia history, Halifax history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian History; Nova Scotia;
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Bridgewater , Nova Scotia
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General used books, all subjects. Some limited and rare editions. Books of Canadiana and about Nova Scotia.
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