The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists (The Pioneers of Manitoba).
by Bryce, Dr. George
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Musson Book Company, 1909. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 328pp. Octavo. Illustrated with photos and paintings (including frontispiece). Original pictorial cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Covers slightly rubbed with slightly faded spine. Dust jacket slightly rubbed and sun darkened along spine. A few small chips to top edge. Title has a closed tear along bottom. very good A history of pioneering focusing on the Red River Settlement in Manitoba and Lord Selkirk, the sponsor of many immigrant settlements in the area. 1909
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 137715
- Title
- The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists (The Pioneers of Manitoba).
- Author
- Bryce, Dr. George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Musson Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Lord Selkirk|Colonists|Pioneers|Western 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...
- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...