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Sea, Forest and Prairie Being Stories of Life and Adventure in Canada Past and Present
by Cameron, Rev. Charles J. (Ed. )
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Montreal: John Dougall & Son, " Witness" Office. Very Good. 1893. Hardcover. 323 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in brown cloth covered boards. Wear to the corners and spine ends. Small stain mark on the upper board. Impressions marks on lower board (from something pressing against it). Rubbing and light scratches overall. Foxing to edges of text block. Front hinge is partially cracked. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Inside pages are unmarked, with one leaf having an edge tear and crease. A selection of over 50 short stories written by school children for the Montreal Witness newspaper, based on events which had happened in the country, and compiled into this book. Each story is credited to the child that wrote it along with his or her place of residence. .
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- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1197
- Title
- Sea, Forest and Prairie Being Stories of Life and Adventure in Canada Past and Present
- Author
- Cameron, Rev. Charles J. (Ed. )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- John Dougall & Son, " Witness" Office
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1893
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's;
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About the Seller
Homeward Bound Books
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Campbellcroft, Ontario
About Homeward Bound Books
Homeward Bound Books is an online bookshop operated from our home in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. We specialize in children's and illustrated books – collectible and reading copies; and local histories, particularly for Ontario. We also stock a selection of collectable mystery fiction, ephemera, and any other titles we find interesting or unusual. We have thousands of books yet to be catalogued. So, please contact us to be added to our client list, and we will let you know when we have books of interest to you. It is our pleasure to send books homeward bound -- from our shelves to yours.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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