- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, CanadaWagon Tongue Books
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 23.96
Quantity: 1 available
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Both authors of this 308 page volume are associated with the library at Victoria University, Toronto. Read more (also laugh more) about : Larger Issues, Trousseau Tea, W. O. Mitchell, grate-fire, grasshoppers, Hiawatha's Milking, Captain Jack, Obadiah Grooby, and How to Cook a Loon. UNillustrated. Many contributors, many well known. Eight pages of biographical notes at back. Emily Carr contributes the piece on page 87 and Nellie McClung the one on page 10. Cond : Boards are blue with gilt lettering at spine. End-papers are white. D.J. is maroon and cream in colour. No cover graphics. Square volume, clean if slightly toned. No names nor marks. D.J. is edge chipped and spine faded. Decidedly collectible vintage volume, Quote (p. 39) : " They seemed as if they had never see'd a horse afore. The owner of him was all up on eend a-boastin' of him, and a-stumpin' the course to produce a horse to run again' him for four hundred dollars. Father goes up to him, looking as soft as dough, and as meechin' as you please, and says he ._._._. ." Size: Octavo.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Book of Canadian Humour
- Author
- Robins, John D. And Ray, Margaret V.
- Publisher
- Ryerson, Toronto
- Publication year
- 1951
- Condition
- Very Good ++
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Humour
Wagon Tongue Books
Linden, AB, Canada
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
Shipping rates from Canada to U.S.A.
| Item | 18 to 35 business days | 24 to 32 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 31.00 | US$ 45.65 |
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Store description
I am a small home-based business so I may be difficult to reach by phone. I'm in the Mountain time zone. I've been passionate about books for approximately 30 years. Thank you for thinking Wagon Tongue.
Specialty
western canadiana, ephemera & rarities, horse and horse-related, cowboy stuff, indians and North American first peoples, things that catch my eye - including (non)books, mere bagatellesSeller's business information
Wagon Tongue Books
AB, Canada
Terms of sale
We may accept International money orders or personal cheques; please allow 6 days for cheques to clear. Please make cheques payable to Wagon Tongue Books. I can handle your credit card transactions ONLY through the ABE.commerce program. PAYPAL is also a workable option. We under rate the condition of our books, build cardboard shipping sleeves for protected shipping and respond promptly to requests and queries. Shipping and handling on all books is at the expense of the purchaser, and is often in the $12.95 per item range. Book weight and volume purchases will alter these conditions. We will be happy to re-quote books in Canadian dollars for local buyers and to arrange local `hand-offs'of purchases, if you prefer.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing less than 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.