MANITOBA AND THE GREAT NORTHWEST; THE FIELD FOR INVESTMENT. THE HOME FOR THE EMIGRAN
by Macoun, John
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Thomas C. Jack, 1883. xxii,[17]-687pp., plus plates and folding map. Thick quarto. Green publisher's cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Boards rubbed, corners and spine ends lightly worn. Folding map with two inch tear from gutter margin and small areas of paper loss along folds. Light tanning. Good. Second edition. Excellent promotion on Manitoba, with many illustrations, covering stock raising extensively, much on farming, and a general description of the country. PEEL 1081.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM51985
- Title
- MANITOBA AND THE GREAT NORTHWEST; THE FIELD FOR INVESTMENT. THE HOME FOR THE EMIGRAN
- Author
- Macoun, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas C. Jack
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
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William Reese Company
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- 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....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.