Manitoba Memories - Leaves From My Life in the Prairie Province, 1868-1884
by Young, George; Sutherland, Alexander [Introduction]
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: William Briggs, 1897. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 364 pages. Occasional full-page black and white plates and illustrations in text. "An inspiring autobiography, as well as the story of the planting of Methodism in the great North-West... [provides] the record of some of the most stirring scenes in the founding of our Western Empire. Covers the revolt of the half-breeds under Louis Riel in 1869 in a simple narrative of the facts, recorded by an eye-witness whose well-known reputation for integrity, veracity and uprightness precludes any suspicion of unfairness." - Introduction. Publisher's maroon cloth decorated in gilt. 19 x 13.5 cm. Front hinge open. Back hinge starting. Somewhat above-average external wear. Trifle of writing inside front board. A worthy copy of this fascinating chronicle. Peel [2] 1516, Artibise 1213, Sloane 1271, Wallace p.41,.
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- Title
- Manitoba Memories - Leaves From My Life in the Prairie Province, 1868-1884
- Author
- Young, George; Sutherland, Alexander [Introduction]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Manitoba - history, Louis Riel, Fort Garry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Native Peoples;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...