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People' Railway: A History of Canadian National
by Mackay, Donald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ to Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 1550540629
- ISBN 13
- 9781550540628
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Vancouver, B. C.: Douglas & McIntyre, 1992. Limited/Numbered/Signed. . Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-. Limited Edition, #14/100, signed by the author. A history of the Canadian National Railway. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, gilt insignia on front, speckled off-white end papers, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps,328 pages. Book is in a green cloth-covered slip case. Spine is sunned resulting in faded gilt titling; edge of slip case is sunned also. Book is otherwise clean, bright and tight. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016254
- Title
- People' Railway: A History of Canadian National
- Author
- Mackay, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited/Numbered/Signed.
- ISBN 10
- 1550540629
- ISBN 13
- 9781550540628
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B. C.
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- RAILWAYS, TRAINS, CANADA, CANADIAN NATIONAL, TRANSPORTATION, HISTORY,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Canada; Railways;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
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- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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