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VANCOUVER ISLAND AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. THEIR HISTORY, RESOURCES, AND PROSPECTS by Macfie, Matthew:
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London. 1865.. xxi,[3],574pp. plus ads and two partially colored folding maps. Frontis. Illus. Original patterned cloth, spine gilt. Cloth frayed at extremities, some insect damage at outer front hinge. Internally very nice and clean. Includes an account of the author's voyage from England to Vancouver Island via the Isthmus of Panama, with material on California, Victoria, the gold rush in British Columbia, and the Indians, mines, politics, and society of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, as well as information for prospective emigrants. TPL 4423. SABIN 43253. LOWTHER 255.
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hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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