Settlers; Being Extracts from the Journals and Letters of Early Colonists in Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand
by Hale, John [Editor] (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
London, U.K.: Faber & Faber [no date], 1st edition. (hardcover) 408pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 12mo. First edition. Red cloth (unusual), with gilt title to spine. Clean and bright, and well-iillustrated with black and white line drawings. Corners lightly bumped..
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125437
- Title
- Settlers; Being Extracts from the Journals and Letters of Early Colonists in Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand
- Author
- Hale, John [Editor] (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London, U.K.
- Keywords
- British Colonies, British Colonies, Exploration, Settlers, Travel and Exploration
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- History;
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
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Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...