Toronto: William Briggs. Good with no dust jacket. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. With Twelve Illustrations by William Brymner, R.C.A. Publishers green cloth, green illustration and gilt lettering to front and spine.; 5-1/2" x 7-3/4"; 252 pp; A good copy, though with many defects. Front cover with spot at bottom, rear cover with several such spots, rear board with worn spot along bottom edge, spine dulled and with wear at top and bottom, front endpaper with stain, both endpapers are severely toned with resultant toning to adjacent leaves, both hinges are cracked though holding well, front flyleaf with inscription "Sweetheart from sweetheart", FFEP chipped and edgeworn, next two leaves worn along right edge, a few pages have creased corners, pages are free of writing and generally clean though the occasional spot is found. .

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Bookseller: Andrew Langer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4163
Title: BONHOMME: French Canadian Stories and Sketches
Author: Walsh, Henry Cecil
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: William Briggs
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1899
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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...