The Ryerson Press. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1943. First Canadian Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered boards with yellow lettering. Minor edgewear and lightly bumped spine ends. Lower 1/2" of front board is darkened. Jacket in archival plastic cover has several chips/tears up to 1" with related creasing; trace soil; spine panel is sunned but very legible; flaps not clipped. Binding somewhat shaken, and cracked at title page. Interior lightly toned. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 306 pages .

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Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery, related to the Anne of Green Gables series. It features a number of stories relating to the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea, and was first published in 1912. The book is dedicated: "To the memory of MRS WILLIAM A. HOUSTON, a dear friend who has gone beyond."

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Bookseller: Old Editions Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8947
Title: Chronicles of Avonlea
Author: Montgomery, L. M
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Canadian Edition; First Printing
Publisher: The Ryerson Press
Date Published: 1943
Keywords: Children's Literature
Bookseller catalogs: Children's Literature;

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