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The Overlanders of '62. Edited by John Hosie. Printed by authority of the Legislative Library (Senator Smith's Copy, with letters relating to the publication)
by Wade, Mark Sweeten, 1858-1929
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Victoria, BC: Printed by Charles F. Banfield, King's Printer, 1931. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. Pp. xiii, 174, [2], frontis portrait, 22 illustrations. Light brown linen boards with black lettering to the front board and spine, beveled boards, top edge rough, other edges untrimmed. Light rubbing to the cloth and spine ends lightly bumped. Strengthened hinges, contents clean throughout and the binding tight. Signature of Senator Sydney J. Smith and correspondence relating to text laid in; letter to Senator Smith from Watson Sellar; letter ot Watson Sellar from Sydney Smith; to Sen. Smith from Frank Flemington; The Ryerson Press from Sydney Smith; to Sen. Smith from Lorne Pierce; Sen. Smith from W. Kaye Lamb (Archivist Pub. Arch. of Canada). Nice copy."Largely based on five diaries, this book describes the passage of some one hundred and fifty people from the East, across the Rockies, to the Caribou. It also briefly mentions other overland journeys to the Pacific during the period". Lowther 1734; Peel 3284; Watters 988.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45235
- Title
- The Overlanders of '62. Edited by John Hosie. Printed by authority of the Legislative Library (Senator Smith's Copy, with letters relating to the publication)
- Author
- Wade, Mark Sweeten, 1858-1929
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by Charles F. Banfield, King's Printer
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, BC
- Date Published
- 1931
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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