Toronto: A. G. Watson. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1887. 1st Canadian. Hardcover. Shelfwear to extremities, corners bumped. Previous owner's notations on FFEP, light foxing to some pages. ; A tight solid book. Reddish brown cloth covered boards with leaf design front and spine, gilt titles on spine ; B&W Illustrations; 431 pages .

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Bookseller: Ainsworth Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 15917
Title: The Fugitives or The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
Author: Ballantyne, R. M
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition: 1st Canadian
Publisher: A. G. Watson
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1887
Keywords: Fiction, madagascar
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction; Fiction / Historical;

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Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.

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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....
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