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British Columbia And Vancouver's Island Comprising A Description Of These Dependencies: Their Physical Character, Climate Capabilities, Ethnology, Gold Fields And Future Prospects . Also An Account Of The Manners And Customs Of The Native Indians
by Macdonald, Duncan George Forbes
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1862. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Very Good, In Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Worn Extremities And Edges. And A Faded Spine.Bookplate Of William Merston Depicting A View Of Mount Baker Through The Window Of His Study In The Oak Bay Beach Hotel, Which He Ran From 1927 Until After Wwiii. Internally Complete And Sound. Conforms To All The Points Of The First Edition, But Has Gilt Stamped Rules On Spine Rather Than Raised Bands. And An Ad For Macdonalds Pamphlet " What The Farmers May Do With The Land " At Rear After The Folding Map Large Folding Map With Tape Reinforcing To Corners, And Some Splitting Along The Folds. 524 Pages..
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016770
- Title
- British Columbia And Vancouver's Island Comprising A Description Of These Dependencies: Their Physical Character, Climate Capabilities, Ethnology, Gold Fields And Future Prospects . Also An Account Of The Manners And Customs Of The Native Indians
- Author
- Macdonald, Duncan George Forbes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1862
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- British Columbia History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2006
Victoria, British Columbia
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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...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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