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The Defence of Canada: In the Arms of the Empire 1760 - 1939
de Dyer, Gwynne; Viljoen, Tina
- Usado
- Bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bueno/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0771029756
- ISBN 13
- 9780771029752
- Librería
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1990. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Beige cloth with gilt on spine, headband, 375 pages + 24 pages of b & w photos, with maps, ink name on ffep, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "In the Arms of the Empire starts in 1760, after the Conquest, and traces the sometimes bloody, sometimes ludicrous military events and strategies of our emerging nation up to the eve of the Second World War. Ever mindful of the powerful, irreconcilable objectives of the anglophones and francophones, the authors detail the effects of national and great power politics on Canada's destiny." Contents include: Intro / "Canada Must Be Demolished" / Invasion and Occupation / A Conditional State / Unfinished Business / 1837 / Fifty-four Forty or Fight / Drifting Toward Commitment / Just A Little Precedent / "This Conclusion Was Not Discussed with Canada..." / A Long Way from Home / The Great Crusade / A Country Divided / The Fireproof House / Descent into War / Bibliograpohy / index. Check out the scans. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Jacket Illustration by Greg Ruhl. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Librería
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 004942
- Título
- The Defence of Canada: In the Arms of the Empire 1760 - 1939
- Autor
- Dyer, Gwynne; Viljoen, Tina
- Ilustrador
- Jacket Illustration by Greg Ruhl
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771029756
- ISBN 13
- 9780771029752
- Editorial
- McClelland & Stewart
- Lugar de publicación
- Toronto
- Fecha de publicación
- 1990
- Palabras clave
- CANADA POLITICS GOVERNMENT POLITICAL SCIENCE, - Beige cloth with gilt on spine, headband, 375 pages + 24 pages of b & w photos, with maps, ink name on ffep, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "In the Arms of the Empire starts in 1760, after
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Canadiana; Military;
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- 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....
