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Silver: The Life Story of an Atlantic Salmon

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Silver: The Life Story of an Atlantic Salmon

by Haig-Brown, Roderick L

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
Condition
Near Fine/Very Good Plus
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About This Item

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1963. Navy coloured paper covered boards with silver lettering on spine, owner name on front free endpaper and medium dark strip (about 2" long) on front pastedown and another on the rear pastedown where cello tape had been afixed; tightly bound and otherwise internally clean and unmarked. The dust jacket is price-clipped, darkened on the spine panel, slightly shelf soiled overall, and has dark strips (about 2" long) on the edges of the flaps where previously attached to the pastedowns with cello tape. A reprint of Haig-Brown's first book. . Reprint. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Bernard Venables.

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Bookseller
Purpora Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
17869
Title
Silver: The Life Story of an Atlantic Salmon
Author
Haig-Brown, Roderick L
Illustrator
Bernard Venables
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good Plus
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Adam & Charles Black
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1963

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Purpora Books

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Comox, British Columbia

About Purpora Books

Purpora Books is a full-time business specializing in literature first editions, signed copies, poetry broadsides and fine press. Over 50% of our inventory is devoted to Canadian authors. We are committed to finding and providing our customers the nicest and most interesting copies available. Our bookroom is open by appointment - please phone ahead. We are always interested in buying books, from single collectible items to complete libraries.

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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....
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Soiled
Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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...
Flap(s)
The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
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