Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Sir Wilfred Laurier: And the Romance of Canada
by Lapierre, Laurier L. (SIGNED)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0773729798
- ISBN 13
- 9780773729797
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: Stodart Publishing Co. Limited, 1996. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" -. Acknowledgments. A Word before You Start by author dated July, 1996 at Ottawa. " . . . an intimate portrait of Sir Wilfred, from his school days . . . . . . to rail trips west, life in Ottawa, and countless election battles. " (front flap) 367 pp. plus: The Remains of the Romance, For Further Reading, Index, Picture Credits. 384 pp. in toto. Book is illustrated with b/w photographs. Grey paper covered boards have gilt text on spine only, beige ep's. Spine ends are rubbed, top and bottom edges soiled, some 'rippling' of pages at middle of book. INSCRIPTION: To good neighbours / Laurier L. la Pierre with over and underscore in black ink. SIGNED by author. Not personalized. Not a specific dedication copy. Great gift for your historian neigbour, perhaps ? Unclipped DJ has top edge and slight shelf wear. Very rare copy in this state. Bookseller's Inventory # 184958.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004958
- Title
- Sir Wilfred Laurier: And the Romance of Canada
- Author
- Lapierre, Laurier L. (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0773729798
- ISBN 13
- 9780773729797
- Publisher
- Stodart Publishing Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" -
- Keywords
- LAURIER, WILFRED, SIR, 1841-1919. CANADA - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT - 1896-1911. PRIME MINISTERS - CANADA - BIOGRAPHY.
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
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
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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Dedication Copy
- ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...