Steel of Empire: The Romantic History of the Canadian Pacific, the Northwest Passage of Today
by Gibbon, John Murray
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1935. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. Frontis., 423 pp., illus. + 3 fold-out maps. Profusely illustrated including 17 pictures in full colour. Map endpapers. A few bumps to edges, head and foot of spine bruised, else a very nice, crisp copy.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8537
- Title
- Steel of Empire: The Romantic History of the Canadian Pacific, the Northwest Passage of Today
- Author
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Railway and Railway Time Tables, KM, History
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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