Canada and Its Provinces: A History of the Canadian People and Their Institutions by One Hundred Associates: In Twenty-Two Volumes Plus Index. Complete
by Shortt, Adam and Arthur G. Doughty (General Editors)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: T & A Constable 1913, Author's Edition. (Leatherbound) various. Very good. The Author's Edition. It is limited to 875 impressions on All-Rag Watermarked Paper. Numbered 348 of this Limited Edition. Printed by T. & A. Constable at the Edinburgh University Press for the Publishers' Association of Canada Limited, Toronto, 1913. Illustrations, maps and charts. Deep maroon textured leather with gilt decoration to the front cover and gilt titles / raised bands on spine. Top edges gilt, remaining foredges untrimmed. Gilt dentelles on the inner front and back covers. All volumes are near fine though there are ex-library usual suspects to heel of spines and endpapers. Bookplate to inside ffep..
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- Seller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 130942
- Title
- Canada and Its Provinces: A History of the Canadian People and Their Institutions by One Hundred Associates: In Twenty-Two Volumes Plus Index. Complete
- Author
- Shortt, Adam and Arthur G. Doughty (General Editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T & A Constable
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Keywords
- Canada, Canadian History, Leather
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Spafford Books
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
Biblio member since 2009
Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
50 + years buying and selling. Large stock dealing with western Canada, fur trade, Indigenous Peoples, general antiquarian. Open by appointment or chance! Call 1-306-525-4910.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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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