Red River
by Hargrave, Joseph James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Montreal: Printed for the Author by John Lovell, 1871. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. xvi,[17]-506pp. Octavo. Original beveled edge cloth with brown coated endpapers; spine faded and boards discoloured, internally a clean, tight copy. very good Peel (3rd Edition) #505. "Based on the papers belonging to the author's father James Hargrave, a long time HBC employee,..." by his son who had been an accountant in Upper Fort Garry circa 1861-1871. 1871
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 116549
- Title
- Red River
- Author
- Hargrave, Joseph James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author by John Lovell
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- Manitoba|Western Canada
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
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Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...