Toronto: Clarke Irwin, 1947. 1st edition. Hardcover. Clair Stewart illustrations. pp. 204. 8vo. Bds. sl. bowed, sl. scuffing & soiling, else vg. The tipped-in 'A Warning to the Reader' is present, identifying this as a first edition, second state. Wants dust jacket. Bound in red cloth, with silver lettering to spine, which is a bit sunned. The first book of Samuel Marchbanks.

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Bookseller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9900029738
Title: THE DIARY OF SAMUEL MARCHBANKS
Author: DAVIES, Robertson
Illustrator: Clair Stewart illustrations
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Clarke Irwin
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1947
Keywords: CanLit;;;;;;;;

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Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Second State: used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
BDS: Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
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....
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
SL.: slight