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The Farthest Shores (First Edition)

by Haig-Brown, Roderick

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  • Hardcover
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Condition
Near Fine Plus/Very Good Plus
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About This Item

Toronto: Longmans Green & Co., 1960. Bound in illustrated paper over boards; endpapers with decorations; internally clean, unmarked and with sound endpapers. Dust jacket has minor wear to the tips and spine ends, and has a short tear at bottom of front spine fold and associated creasing. This copy is the first state book and the second state dust jacket. Frontispiece illustration by Frank Newfeld is duplicated on the upper board. The dust jacket, unlike the first state which simply has the Newfeld illustration repeated, is a full colour illustration by William Wheeler, that shows men with heavy packs traversing a steep mountain pass. 127 pages. Of the Canadian Pageant series for young readers. [Cave A 156, 1st state book; 2nd state dust jacket). First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Very Good Plus.

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Bookseller
Purpora Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
21988
Title
The Farthest Shores (First Edition)
Author
Haig-Brown, Roderick
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine Plus
Jacket Condition
Very Good Plus
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Publisher
Longmans Green & Co.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Date Published
1960

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Purpora Books

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About Purpora Books

Purpora Books is a full-time business specializing in literature first editions, signed copies, poetry broadsides and fine press. Over 50% of our inventory is devoted to Canadian authors. We are committed to finding and providing our customers the nicest and most interesting copies available. Our bookroom is open by appointment - please phone ahead. We are always interested in buying books, from single collectible items to complete libraries.

Glossary

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Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Second State
used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
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....
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
First State
used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...

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