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The Heritage of Upper Canadian Furniture; A Study in the Survival of Formal and Vernacular Syles from Britain, America and Europe, 1780-1900
by Pain, Howard; Fales, Dean A. (Fwd.); Kilbourn, William (Intro.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0442298293
- ISBN 13
- 9780442298296
- Seller
-
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Etobicoke: Prospero Books [0-442-29829-3] 1978. (hardcover) 548pp. Very good plus in very good dust jacket. Folio. Burgundy smooth cloth boards, lettering in gold to spine and top board. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, spine ever so slightly sunned, price clipped, mylar protected. Gift inscription at head of half-title. Replete with B&W and colour photos throughout. Folding colour maps at p18. Bright, tight, and clean..
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120176
- Title
- The Heritage of Upper Canadian Furniture; A Study in the Survival of Formal and Vernacular Syles from Britain, America and Europe, 1780-1900
- Author
- Pain, Howard; Fales, Dean A. (Fwd.); Kilbourn, William (Intro.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 0442298293
- ISBN 13
- 9780442298296
- Publisher
- Prospero Books
- Place of Publication
- Etobicoke
- This edition first published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Antiques, Antiques, Canadiana, Design, Furniture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hobbies and Collecting;
Terms of Sale
Spafford Books
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
Biblio member since 2009
Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
50 + years buying and selling. Large stock dealing with western Canada, fur trade, Indigenous Peoples, general antiquarian. Open by appointment or chance! Call 1-306-525-4910.
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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