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The Emigrant
by Head, Sir Francis B
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
Carrying Place, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1847. 282pp. Foxing/tanning to paper, soil to outer edges and creasing from page handling. The binding is precarious (hence graded poor) - the endpapers are ok (see pictures) but there is cracking in the gutter in several spots within the text. Boards have edge/rub wear, bump wear, loss/tears at the top/bottom of the spine and light soiling. Actual book for sale pictured. A reading copy. 12.8 x 19.5 x 2.5cm, wt500g. Hard Cover. Poor. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alex Simpson
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021916
- Title
- The Emigrant
- Author
- Head, Sir Francis B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- NOISBN Lt. Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada 1836 1838 Pioneer Life Settlement Galloping Head T.P.L. 2076
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Alex Simpson
Digital pictures available upon request. METHODS OF PAYMENT: check or international money order made payable to Alex Simpson (sole proprietor), Credit cards through Biblio Payment Services. All prices quoted in U.S. dollars. SHIPPING: Canada Post regular mail unless otherwise arranged. RETURNS: Accepted by arrangement, please email. SHIPPING: Orders usually shipped within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. For packages weighing less than 500 grams postage may be reduced. PACKING: Books are packed to arrive as described. Our goal is maximum protection at a minimum weight (to keep the rate low). Books are sealed in plastic bags and shipped in appropriate sized boxes with bubblewrap, peanuts, kraft paper etc. as required. Books are also shipped in bubblewrap envelopes.
About the Seller
Alex Simpson
Biblio member since 2006
Carrying Place, Ontario
About Alex Simpson
In home, mail order only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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...
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