Pioneers of the Pacific Coast: A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters (Chronicles of Canada Vol. 22)
by Laut, Agnes C
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket as Issued
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About This Item
Toronto, ON Canada: Glasgow, Brook & Co., 1920. Would be vg condition were it not split at rear hinge. Light rubbing, bumping and shelf wear to dark green gilt embossed boards. Slightly cocked. Interior tight (other than hinge) and unmarked. Light foxing to front edge. Nine illustrations including color frontispiece (painting by C.W. Jefferys) and one fold-out colored map. Other volumes of Chronicles of Canada (1920) unlisted but available upon request.. First Thus. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Title
- Pioneers of the Pacific Coast: A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters (Chronicles of Canada Vol. 22)
- Author
- Laut, Agnes C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Brook & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON Canada
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Canadian History Pacific Coast British Columbia
- Bookseller catalogs
- History - Canada - British Columbia;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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