Out of Halifax: A Collection of Sea Pictures
by MacAskill, Wallace R
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable to Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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West Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Derrydale Press, 1937. Hardcover. Acceptable to Good/No Dust Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 105 pp. Tightly bound. Tips of two corners lightly bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. No dust jacket. Limited Numbered Edition. 166c / 450 copies published for Canada. PLEASE NOTE reasons for lower "acceptable to good" rating: (1) The cream colored sections of the cloth boards show light discoloration and spotting. (2) The edges of the boards at head / heel of spine along with the tips of the corners show light wear / rubbing. (3) There is one 2" crease to the top right corner of the front end paper. (4) The end papers show light foxing. Please consider as a good reading copy.
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- Bookseller
- Book Bear
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030624
- Title
- Out of Halifax: A Collection of Sea Pictures
- Author
- MacAskill, Wallace R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable to Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- Photography Halifax Sea Pictures Canada Canadian
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