THE LIGHTHOUSE PHILOSOPHER - THE ADVENTURES OF BILL SCOTT
by Gould, Ed
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0919654681
- ISBN 13
- 9780919654686
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Saanichton, BC: Hancock House Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919654681 . B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 262 pages; Light wear, short tear, crease base of spine, light scuffing. Dust jacket in Mylar, a tight bright book. "This book tells the story of a man's rise from the London slums, the adventures of a very young man entrusted with the difficult and dangerous task of building lighthouses in England, Africa, and all the along the coast of China. He predicted the fall of China to Communism. This book is also a book of amusing anecdotes about characters who flitted through his life. The author spent over 300 hours interviewing Bill Scott." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6729
- Title
- THE LIGHTHOUSE PHILOSOPHER - THE ADVENTURES OF BILL SCOTT
- Author
- Gould, Ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0919654681
- ISBN 13
- 9780919654686
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Saanichton, BC
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- 0919654681, Lighthouse British Columbia 0919654681 Canadiana, Bill Scott
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadiana;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
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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