Pioneer Sketches of Long Point Settlement
by Owen, E.A
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Toronto: William Briggs, 1898. 578pgs.frontispiece. illlustratons.previous owner signature on prelim. and title page. Burgundy Cloth, gilt lettering, log cabin vignette on front panel. discoloration on front panel, spine.Front and rear hinges exposed, fraying to spine. internally clean. A series of historical sketches and essays which tell the story of pioneer life in the early days of Long Point Settlement. Size: Octavo. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024183
- Title
- Pioneer Sketches of Long Point Settlement
- Author
- Owen, E.A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- CANADA HISTORY GENEALOGY NORFOLK COUNTY
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- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...