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The Romance of Canada
Herbert Strang [ed.]
1910
Henry Frowde & Hodder & Stoughton : London
9" by 7"
xi, 2-640pp
SUMMARY
The very scarce first edition of this charmingly illustrated children's history of Canada, retaining parts of the vanishingly scarce dust wrapper.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 22.99
EU Postage: £ 16.99
European Postage: £ 17.99
Asia Postage: £ 22.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99
DESCRIPTION
The very scarce first edition of this work.
With the rear wrap, the front flyleaf, and a portion of the back strip and the front wrap of the original dust wrapper.
Illustrated with sixteen colour plates, and four plates of maps. Collated, complete.
With passages dedicated to early explorers of the region, the far north and far west of the country, and 'the great fight for Canada'.
With a former owner's inscription, dated 1912, to the half title.
Edited by Herbert Strang.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with portions of the original dust wrapper. Minor closed tear each to the back strip head and tail, with a touch of fraying to head of front joint. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Inscription to half title. Retaining the front and rear wrap, front flyleaf, and a portion of the back strip of the original dust wrapper. Significant closed tears and losses to the perimeters of the front wrap, with losses to the perimeters of the rear wrap. Back strip age toned, with major losses to head, tail and perimeters. Marks to pictorial portion of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright, with instances of light handling marks throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good Poor
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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