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Historic Halifax in Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock
by Borrett, William Coates
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Poor (in mylar)
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1948. Illustrated end papers, textblock is clean and tight. Moisture stain on bottom corner of page edges. Character-soiled cloth binding, with associated light moisture discoloration; Bumped spine extremities, and lightly scuffed corners; Unclipped, severely worn dust jacket, held together by mylar sleeve, severed at the edges of spine, large chips to head and foot, chipped corners, soiled spine, several chips and tears both opened and closed to the edges. 234p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good+/Poor (in mylar). Illus. by William Coates Borrett. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB13124
- Title
- Historic Halifax in Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock
- Author
- Borrett, William Coates
- Illustrator
- William Coates Borrett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Poor (in mylar)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Ryerson Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Broadcast Radio Tales, Tales, Halifax Tales, Halifax Folklore, Canadian Folklore
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mythology & Folklore; Canada/Canadian History;
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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