Toronto: William Briggs, 1904. Hardcover without dust jacket, 132 pages, plus frontispiece photograph (with intact tissue guard) of "St. John River, Woodstock, N. B."; book in red cloth covers with very bright and clear gilt lettering within a white-lined decorative box on front cover, same on spine somewhat faded, top edge gilt, light to moderate wear to cover edges, corners and spine ends, corners bumped, but overall very gently used, tight in binding, very clean and unmarked throughout (no foxing). . Hard Cover. Very Good -.

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Bookseller: Eric James (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 044149
Title: Tales of the St. John River and Other Stories
Author: Kirkpatrick, Ernest S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good -
Publisher: William Briggs
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1904
Keywords: STORIES New Brunswick Canada Canadian Fiction
Bookseller catalogs: Short Stories; Canadiana; Local History;

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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...
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...
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....
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...