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Six Darn Cows
by Laurence, Margaret
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0888622473
- ISBN 13
- 9780888622471
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Publishers, 1979. Hardcover. near fine. 1st Edition. unpaginated. Squarish Octavo. Illustrated boards with mild rubbing. Very mild soiling on front attached endpaper. Clean, tight text block with bright illustrations throughout. Contemporary inscription to previous owner below title on title page (reads Merry Christmas Joris, from your friend Germaine, 1979). A lovely copy. near fine Signed and inscribed by the author on title page in blue ink. The inscription reads " for Joris, Margaret Laurence". A rare first edition of a fantastic children's book, written by an award winning canadian author. 1979
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131838
- Title
- Six Darn Cows
- Author
- Laurence, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0888622473
- ISBN 13
- 9780888622471
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Can Lit|Canadian Author|Canadian Literature|Children's Books|Illustrated Books|Kids Books
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
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