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Studies of Plant Life in Canada; Or Gleanings from Forest, Lake and Plain
by Traill, Mrs. C. P. [Catherine Parr]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Ottawa: A. S. Woodburn, 1885. ix, 288pp. Quarto. Bright blue publisher's cloth with gold gilt decorations and lettering stamped to the front board and spine. Beveling to the edges of the boards. Maroon coloured coated endpapers. Gold gilt to all edges. Heavily illustrated throughout with seven full page chromolithograph colour plates and a black and white portrait of the author as the frontispiece. Errata page inserted between p. 4 and 5. Some light rubbing along the edges of the boards and a very light spot of soiling to the rear board. Internally clean and tight and in very good to near fine condition. Written by the naturalist and sister of Susanna Moodie, this attractive and thorough book presents a well researched study on Canadian plant life. 1885
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142594
- Title
- Studies of Plant Life in Canada; Or Gleanings from Forest, Lake and Plain
- Author
- Traill, Mrs. C. P. [Catherine Parr]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. S. Woodburn
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Date Published
- 1885
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Biography|Canada|Travel and Exploration|Catharine Parr Traill
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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
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- Cloth
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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