The Buffalo Head
by Patterson, R.M
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: William Sloane Associates, 1961. Undetermined. very good. 1st edition. xiv,273pp. Octavo. Illustrated with plates from photos. Original marbled boards. Silver lettered brown cloth spine. Endpaper maps. Dust jacket is illustrated has minor chipping. Clean tight textblock. very good Patterson's great very readable account of the Buffalo Head Ranch located south of Calgary. This copy is signed and inscribed by Patterson on the titlepage. 1961
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132890
- Title
- The Buffalo Head
- Author
- Patterson, R.M
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Sloane Associates
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Rockies|Western Canadiana|British Columbia|Buffalo Head Ranch|Western Canada
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
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Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Marbled boards
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