Ballads Of A Cheechako
by Service Robert W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Vars, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, Ont: William Briggs. Very Good. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Blue Hardcovers with gilt titles to the cover and spine. In Very Good condition with a solid binding, clean & unmarked pages. Light spine end and corner bumping with cover rubbing. " A delightful collection of poetic tales of northern gold rush living that offers incredible insights into the lives and outlooks of the men and women of the region, these poems will appeal to any lovers of poetry, and constitute a veritable must-read for fans of Service's work. The poems include: "To The Man of the High North," "Men of the High North," "The Ballad of the Northern Lights," "The Ballad of the Black Fox Skin," "The Ballad of Pious Pete," "The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill," and many others. Robert William Service was a British-Canadian poet and writer, best known for his poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee." "; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 137 pages; Box 65 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23617
- Title
- Ballads Of A Cheechako
- Author
- Service Robert W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- HISTORY, POETRY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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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...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.