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History of British Columbia, from its earliest Discovery to the Present Time
by Alexander Begg
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, Canandai: William Briggs, 1894. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Edition, 1894, Comprehensive First edition about the history and development of British Columbia. Author Alexander Begg was a journalist, civil servant, and immigration officer who persuaded many Scots to settle in Canada. Heavily illustrated with 118 text illustrations and large folding map of The Canadian Pacific Railroad. 568 pages with frontis black and white portrait of Begg with tissue guard and facsimile signature. Book is near Fine, Fantastic previous owner bookplate of Captain Frederick A. Zeusler, USCG on front paste down, a little play to front board, tight and square, sharp corners, publisher's rust brown cloth with bright gilt title to spine and front board. protected in a new custom mylar sleeve. Bargain priced and shipped immediately. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003753
- Title
- History of British Columbia, from its earliest Discovery to the Present Time
- Author
- Alexander Begg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Canandai
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- British Columbia, Canada, Canadian history
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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....
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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