Along the Banks of the St. Lawrence River
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Arrowsic, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Wolf & Co., [ca. 1885]. 12mo (5.8" x 4.8"), original white wrappers, embossed copper-gilt title on front wrapper, cord tie at spine. Title leaf, 12 chromolithographic plates. A scarce and delightful little St. Lawrence River view book, with chromolithographic vignettes of Durham Terrace, Among the 1000 Islands, Entering the Rapids, Lighthouses, Camping Out, Cap Gaspé, Cap Blanc, Victoria Bridge, Falls of Montmorency, Breakneck Stairs, Martello Towers of Battery, and Percé Rock. CONDITION: Good, with light crease and foxing to front cover, light foxing and toning to a few leaves, 1 cm creased corner with small tear at top left corner of back wrapper, images generally clean and very appealing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Arsenault & Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6245
- Title
- Along the Banks of the St. Lawrence River
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: Wolf & Co., [ca. 1885]
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About the Seller
James Arsenault & Company
Biblio member since 2021
Arrowsic, Maine
About James Arsenault & Company
James Arsenault & Company was established in 1988. Our stock consists of Americana, literature, fine press, early photography, plate books, trade catalogs, autographs & manuscripts, ephemera, maps, and historical prints, as well as fine and rare books and pamphlets in a variety of fields. We are members in good standing of the ABAA and ILAB, and have exhibited for many years at numerous rare book fairs in both the northeast and in California. We do not have an open shop, but welcome your inquiries regarding items in our stock possibly of interest to you.
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...