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Claudet, F.G.
by Gold: It's Properties, Modes of Extraction, Value &c., &c
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Vancouver: Robert Reid & Takao Tanabe, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. SIGNED, "Bob & Felicity" (publisher and binder). Limited first edition, #21/275. Private press. With an introduction by Neal Harlow. Quarter brown leather, red leather spine label, marbled paper boards. 45 pp. Originally printed in 1871 at the office of the Mainland Guardian, New Westminster, British Columbia. First reprinted in 1958 by Robert Reid and Takao Tanabe. This is the second in a series of books pertaining to the history of British Columbia, from the private Press of Reid joined by Tanabe. The binding is by Felicity Reid, the marbling is by Sherry Grauer. The copy followed in is the Howay-Reid Collection of the University of British Columbia. Rubbed to paper edges of boards. Slight edge toning to paper. Else fine. Facsimile of advertisement from the Mainland Guardian of July 1, 1871 laid in.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011690
- Title
- Claudet, F.G.
- Author
- Gold: It's Properties, Modes of Extraction, Value &c., &c
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Reid & Takao Tanabe
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Gold, gold standard, money, precious metals, F.G. Claudet, Neal Harlow, Robert R. Reid, private press, University of British Columbia, Mainland Guardian, British Columbia, Canadiana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadiana; Private Press Books;
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. 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. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
About the Seller
Minotavros Books
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Whitby, Ontario
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