Toward the Sunrise; Being Sketches of Travel in Europe & the East, to Which is Added A Memorial Sketch of our Rev. William Morley Punshon
by Johnston, Hugh
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: William Briggs. Very Good. 1881. Hardcover. 459 + ads p. 18 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards, with gilt and painted stamps titles and illustration on upper board and spine. Some wear to the corners and spine ends. Text block edges somewhat grimy. Crease and small stain to front endpapers. Previous owners' names on back of frontispiece and first page of the preface. Inside pages are generally clean and unmarked, with some toning. A travelogue of a journey taken by a pastor of the St. James Street Methodist Church in Montreal. The last twenty five pages are a memorial a fellow Canadian minister. .
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- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5459
- Title
- Toward the Sunrise; Being Sketches of Travel in Europe & the East, to Which is Added A Memorial Sketch of our Rev. William Morley Punshon
- Author
- Johnston, Hugh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1881
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration;
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