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The Book of Canada for Young People
by Weaver, Emily P
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1928. This attractive Stated First Edition (and unless it's stated, it's not) is in Very Good+ condition. (Click on photo.) The author traces the history of Canada from the age of exploration up through the aftermath of World War I, But instead of providing just dull facts and figures, she makes the history come alive through the human-interest anecdotes about explorers, adventurers, pioneers, and great leaders. To complement the text, the book includes 18 full-page black-and-white illustrations. The book is bound in a yellow cloth with titles and a vignette illustration on both the front panel and spine. The book has top-edge blue-black stain. As for the interior, the binding is tight and secure. There are no names of former owners nor any stains or tears. The pages are clean and bright throughout. The book measures 5 1/2 by 8 1/4 inches and includes 267 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001377
- Title
- The Book of Canada for Young People
- Author
- Weaver, Emily P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- Canada, Canadian History, Children's Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Non-Fiction; Travel and Geography; World History; American History; Children's Literature, Fairy Tales and Mythology;
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- New
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
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