The Great Railway.
by Berton, Pierre
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972. Large octavo. Illustrated with photos, maps, drawings and paintings. Original brown cloth with decoration on front cover and gilt lettering on spine in pictorial slipcase (rubbed, worn along edges). Mustard yellow endpapers. Extensively illustrated with B&W plates from photographs. Boldly signed and dated in 1972 by Pierre Berton on the front free end paper 1972
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141907
- Title
- The Great Railway.
- Author
- Berton, Pierre
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Canadian Railway|Canadian Pacific Railroad|Canadian Pacific Railway|Rail Travel|Railroad
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...