Rare Ambition: The Crosbies of Newfoundland
by Harris, Michael (SIGNED)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670818569
- ISBN 13
- 9780670818563
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Penguin Group (Canada), 1992. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A family saga in Canadian History. 381 pp. plus: Epilogue, Bibliography, Index. Dark blue spine has light blue text and is matched with light blue cloth covered boards. Light scuffing at spine extremities, slight soiling on front panel. Book is tight and square, no notations or markings. Price clipped DJ has rubbed spine ends and light shelf wear. SIGNED and dated (Dec./92) by author. Bookseller's Inventory # 143638 See also ISBN 0771024274 by this seller.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003638
- Title
- Rare Ambition: The Crosbies of Newfoundland
- Author
- Harris, Michael (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670818569
- ISBN 13
- 9780670818563
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (Canada)
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CROSBIE FAMILY. CROSBIE, JOHN, 1931- NEWFOUNDLAND - POLITICS AND GOVERMENT. NEWFOUNDLAND - BIOGRAPHY.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Price Clipped
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