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Kentiana; The Story of the Settlement and Development of the County of Kent
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Kent Historical Society. Fair. 1939. Hardcover. 105, x p. 19.5 cm. A little loose in its green-cloth-covered boards binding. Worn through at the corners and spine ends. All edges rubbed. Spine cloth partially split and weakened. Moisture soil to lower board. Some mottling to both boards. Inside, the front hinge is partially cracked. There is a label on the front pastedown endpaper. There is cello tape staining between two pages, and yellowed tape between two others. A little light soil to a few other pages, including the title page. The history of the County of Kent, Ontario, which has been summarized from the published records of the Kent Historical Society. A scarce copy, albeit with some condition issues. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6281
- Title
- Kentiana; The Story of the Settlement and Development of the County of Kent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Kent Historical Society
- Date Published
- 1939
- Bookseller catalogs
- Local History - Ontario - Southwestern;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Homeward Bound Books
Biblio member since 2011
Campbellcroft, Ontario
About Homeward Bound Books
Homeward Bound Books is an online bookshop operated from our home in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. We specialize in children's and illustrated books – collectible and reading copies; and local histories, particularly for Ontario. We also stock a selection of collectable mystery fiction, ephemera, and any other titles we find interesting or unusual. We have thousands of books yet to be catalogued. So, please contact us to be added to our client list, and we will let you know when we have books of interest to you. It is our pleasure to send books homeward bound -- from our shelves to yours.
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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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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