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Biographical Dictionary of Well-Known British Columbians
by Kerr, J.B. (John Blaine)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Vg/No Jacket
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver, B.C.: Kerr & Begg, 1890. First Edition . Cloth. Vg/No Jacket. Heavy 8vo. 326 pgs. 43 b/w portrait illustrs. Gilt decorated cloth faded around the edges with light wear to corners and smaller break in the cloth at the top of the back hinge. (see photos - not a serious flaw) All edges gilt. Sound binding.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Cournoyer Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 503
- Title
- Biographical Dictionary of Well-Known British Columbians
- Author
- Kerr, J.B. (John Blaine)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Vg
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kerr & Begg
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- Heavy 8vo
- Keywords
- British Columbia Pioneers Biography Canadian Statesmen Officials Reference Book
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Columbia;
Terms of Sale
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Dale Cournoyer Books
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- Hinge
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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