CHASING THE SUN OR RAMBLES IN NORWAY
by Ballantyne, R. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: J. Nisbet & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. ca.1879. Later Printing. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 124 + ads pages; Light bumping & wear, pages heavily tanned (pages not brittle) front hinge started but still solid. Previous owner's name on front free end paper dated 1921. Blue cloth decorative cover, gilt decoration on spine. "Freds father was a wealthy Liverpool merchant. At the period when our tale opens Fred himself had become chief manager of the business. People began, about this time, to say that the business could not get on without him. There were a great number of hands, both men and women, employed by Temple and Son, and there was not one on the establishment, male or female, who did not say and believe that Mr Frederick was the best master, not only in Liverpool, but in the whole world. He did not by any means overdose the people with attentions; but he had a hearty offhand way of addressing them that was very attractive. He was a firm ruler. No skulker had a chance of escape from his sharp eye, but, on the other hand, no hard-working servant was overlooked." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 580
- Title
- CHASING THE SUN OR RAMBLES IN NORWAY
- Author
- Ballantyne, R. M
- Illustrator
- B&W Plates
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- J. Nisbet & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- ca.1879
- Keywords
- Biography Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; TRAVEL;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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