The St Lawrence ( Rivers Of America)
by Beston, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Excellent/Very Good
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, 1942 An Intriguing Book Being One Of The Series Of 'Rivers Of America Started By Constance Lindsay Skinner . This One Is 'The St Lawrence' Written By Henry Beston And Illustrated By Renowned Canadian Artist A.Y Jackson, One Of The Group Of Seven. The Book Has An Inscription On The Half Title Page And Dated '42. Eps Are Jackson As Are The Title Page And Facing Page. Nice Illustrations Throughout The Book. Blue Cloth Covered Boards With Gilt Title On The Spine And Darker Blue Title Block. Dj Is Price Clipped With An A.J.Jackson Illustration On The Front, Blue And Yellow Borders Some Shelf Wear Bumping And Chipping To Edges In Very Good Condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Westside Stories
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 906150
- Title
- The St Lawrence ( Rivers Of America)
- Author
- Beston, Henry
- Illustrator
- Jackson. A. Y.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Excellent
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Rivers Of America St Lawrence A.J.Jacson Illustrated Henry Beston
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About the Seller
Westside Stories
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Hamilton, Ontario
About Westside Stories
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
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