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Moran of the Lady Letty: a Story of Adventure off the California Coast 1st  Canadian Edition

Moran of the Lady Letty: a Story of Adventure off the California Coast 1st Canadian Edition

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Moran of the Lady Letty: a Story of Adventure off the California Coast 1st Canadian Edition

by Norris, Frank

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Toronto: George N. Morange & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1899. Softcover. 293 pp. Small octavo. Original dull red paper covers, No. 6 in the Morang's Florin Series, the first Canadian edition of Norris's second novel. Covers are a bit dulled, corners chipped, front cover starting to separate from spine, spine is sunned and crinkled, small lack at top of back cover. Interior opens to the half title which is chipped and has some foxing and stains, also a stamp from "John Davidson" of Dundas, Quebec (a man of the same name founded the town in 1831, and another was the Indian Agent in 1888) , Small stain from the half title communicates to the fore-edge of the first few pages, otherwise clean and unmarked. Fragile and aged but still respectable and intact, the very scarce Canadian first edition this work of romance, derring-do and hi-jinks on the high seas off the coast of San Francisco. ; Morang's Florin Series; Vol. 6; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 293 pages .

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Bookseller
Leaf and Stone Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
11117
Title
Moran of the Lady Letty: a Story of Adventure off the California Coast 1st Canadian Edition
Author
Norris, Frank
Format/Binding
Softcover
Book Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
George N. Morange & Co.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Date Published
1899
Keywords
Frank_norris, San_francisco, Shipboard_romance, Shanghai'd, Sailors
Bookseller catalogs
Literature,Poetry,Drama; First/Limited/Signed Editions; Canadiana;

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Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Half Title
The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Jacket
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Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Spine
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