The Canal Boy who became President
by Gammon, Frederic, T
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London, U.K.: S. W. Partridge & Co., Ltd., Old Bailey. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Circa 1890's. Preface by author. " In the following pages the Author has briefly sketched the remarkable career of this illustrious man [General Garfield], in the hope that the simple narrative may induce many to emulate his example." (Preface) " Fully Illustrated". XIII chapters, 142 pp. plus S. W. Partridge & Co.'s Catalogue of Popular Illustrated Books. Gift inscription ffep is dated 1917 (Xmas). Book is tight and square. 4" vertical crease from base of spine, bumped at front panel near head of spine.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001952
- Title
- The Canal Boy who became President
- Author
- Gammon, Frederic, T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- S. W. Partridge & Co., Ltd., Old Bailey
- Place of Publication
- London, U.K.
- Pages
- 174
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...