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The Elite Directory of Vancouver - 1908
de The Elite Directory of Vancouver
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Plus
- Librería
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Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
Vancouver, BC: The Elite Directory of Vancouver, 1908. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Cover title "The Elite Directory of Vancouver", 1908 date from copyright page, printed by Thomson Stationers Ltd., Vancouver, BC. Blue leather over boards, title stamped in gilt onto upper board, 12mo (6-5/8 inches tall), pp. [iv], 1-125, [3 - blank], silk ribbon marker bound-in at head of spine, illustrated throughout with photo reproductions and ads. Volume w. light wear to covers, three brief cracks to front hinge, ribbon marker coming loose, else tightly bound, clean and unmarked. A detailed list of everyone who was anyone in turn-of-the-century Vancouver, BC. Includes a complete list of 1908 social clubs (Terminal City Club, Western Club, American Club, Tennis Club, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, etc.) and their paid-up members at the rear. Also lists "Privileged Members" who were variously residing on the S.S. "Empress of China", "Empress of Japan", or "Empress of India" at the time of publication. Oh, and if one wishes to chat on the tele with the Stanley Park Stables? Just ring 138. A very nice copy of a scarce and early Vancouver Directory, with OCLC locating just two hard copies of this directory, one held at U of British Columbia and the other at U of Arizona. Accessed 12/21.
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- Librería
- Harropian Books, IOBA
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 3920
- Título
- The Elite Directory of Vancouver - 1908
- Autor
- The Elite Directory of Vancouver
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Plus
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition, First Printing
- Editorial
- The Elite Directory of Vancouver
- Lugar de publicación
- Vancouver, BC
- Fecha de publicación
- 1908
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Sobre el vendedor
Harropian Books, IOBA
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Nelson, British Columbia
Sobre Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
