CENSUS OF THE CANADAS
by CANADA
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1855. (CANADA). CENSUS OF THE CANADAS. 1851-2. Agricultural Produce, Mills, Manufactories, Houses, Schools, Public Buildings, Places of Worship, &c. Vol. II [only]. Quebec: Printed by Lovell and Lamoureux, at their steam-printing establishment, Mountain Street. 1855. Volume two only. First edition of the second volume of the first national Canadian census. 8vo.: iv,474 pp., + [1] errata. Original green cloth, title and maple leaf printed to spine within a single-rule. Ex library; without any external marks, and having only a bookplate and two discreet embossed stamps within. Text leaves are clean; although a few leaves near the end have shallow creasing at the fore-edge. Cloth is sunned, particularly at spine, showing moderate soiling and staining overall, with wear at corners and to a couple of spots on spine. The upper joint is starting and there is a horizontal closed tear at spine. A good working copy.
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Details
- Seller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 64920
- Title
- CENSUS OF THE CANADAS
- Author
- CANADA
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1855
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About the Seller
Boston Book Company
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
About Boston Book Company
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
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Helen Kelly
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James Desrosiers
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...