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Home of My Youth (inscribed)
by HAHN, Josephine Elizabeth (1873-1958)
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
[Hanover, ON]: Self-published, 1947. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. First edition. 5-1/4 x 8-3/8 inches. (6),[7]-298pp. Red cloth covers with dull gilt on spine and front cover, sunned on bottom front cover 1/2 inch, otherwise very good condition. No dust jacket. Old newspaper clippings (about Hahn's death and shows a photo of her) affixed to front end paper.
Illustrated with 12 b&w photographs. A very nice collectable local historical book of a small Ontario town (Hanover, in Grey County).
Scarce inscribed and signed by the author "With the kindest regards of the Author, Josephine Elizabeth Hahn. Previous owner name, "Mrs. C.J. Halliday" neatly written on the front fly leaf above inscription.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7403
- Title
- Home of My Youth (inscribed)
- Author
- HAHN, Josephine Elizabeth (1873-1958)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Self-published
- Place of Publication
- [Hanover, ON]
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Home of My Youth (inscribed) DISPOSITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadiana; Women;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2008
St. Catharines, Ontario
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