The Story of the Dominion-a History of Canada for Four Hundred Years
by J. Castell Hopkins
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
1901. Hard Cover/No Jacket. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 644. 64 full page half tone engravings and portraits of more than 100 eminent men-the makers of Canada. clean tight copy except for front inside hinge cracked but still functional, frays top/bottom spine and corners, rubbing to edges, foxing to text pages. minuscule soiling. small tear front outer edge on green cloth covers with gilt letters.
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- Bookseller
- Booked Experiences
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007619
- Title
- The Story of the Dominion-a History of Canada for Four Hundred Years
- Author
- J. Castell Hopkins
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover/No Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- CANADA
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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