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Montreal after 250 Years , 1642-1892
by Lighthall, W. D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Hartland, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Montreal: F. E. Grafton & Sons. Very Good. 1892. 1st Edition , limited. Numbered and signed by the author. Large 12mo hardcover in duo-tone cloth cover: dark green spine over red buckram cloth separated by a vertical wreath of Maple leaves, tight textblock, pages clean, bright and unfoxed, the cover has a trace of rubbing at tips, front hinge weak, endpaper loose, book plate of Frances Silcox McDowell, else VG. Attractive copy in the duo tone cloth. 149pp illustrated (all present) , including dramatic Victoria Bridge, maps, top edge gilt. Quite scarce; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mossback Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28822
- Title
- Montreal after 250 Years , 1642-1892
- Author
- Lighthall, W. D
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition , limited
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- F. E. Grafton & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- Montreal;, CANADIANA, History, MONTREAL History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Canadiana;
Terms of Sale
Mossback Books
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About the Seller
Mossback Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About Mossback Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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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