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THE MACMILLAN BOOK OF CANADIAN PLACE NAMES by HAMILTON, WILLIAM B
- Bookseller: John Lord's Books
(CA)
- Seller Inventory #: J12544
- Edition: First Edition.
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 077051524X
- ISBN 13: 9780770515249
- Publisher: The Macmillan Company of Canada
- Place: Toronto
- Date published: 1978
Description
Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1978. pp: xii, 340. Bibliography. Arranged alphabetically by Province and then alphabetically by place; and besides towns it also includes, mountains, rivers, bays etc. The book explains the derivation of over 2,500 place names in Canada. Minor chipping to edges of dust jacket. ISBN: 077051524X. First Edition.. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Near Fine/Very Good. Tall 8vo. Canada, Trivia..
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
chipping : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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