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CANADA. The Foundations Of Its Future. Signed
by Leacock, Stephen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
Montreal: Privately Printed, (House of Seagram), 1941, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition Signed by Stephen Leacock on the verso of the title-page. 4to. 257 pp. Sumptuously illustrated with colour and black and white plates by noted Canadian artists F.H. Varley, A. Sherriff Scott, Ernst Neumann, Stanley Royle et al. Fine in the publisher's original 1/4 navy over blue cloth, gilt titles, the Canadian coat of arms inlaid to the front board, two silk bookmarks, in the original blue slipcase. A handsome production. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall [22-32650]
A beautiful gift for any Canadian History Buff.
A beautiful gift for any Canadian History Buff.
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- Bookseller
- TBCL The Book Collection Library
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33236
- Title
- CANADA. The Foundations Of Its Future. Signed
- Author
- Leacock, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed, (House of Seagram), 1941
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION SIGNED CANADA CANADIAN HISTORY ARTISTS STEPHEN LEACOCK SEAGRAMS
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- Fine
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