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The Country of the Pointed Firs
by Jewett, Sarah Orne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0684819090
- ISBN 13
- 9780684819099
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First edition thus.. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. First edition thus. Very Good+/Very Good+. First printing of this re-issue of a highly respected novel. Very clean book in original clear mylar dust jacket. Clean pale gray boards with black cloth corners, spine, lovely black and white photograph of Maine coast set in on cover. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright (brief previous owner inscription neatly penned at top edge of title page). Illustrated with beautiful historical photographs. 144 pages. Clear mylar cover with printed flaps is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped, slight surface rubbing. Originally published in 1896, this book tells a story spanning three months time in the life of a small coastal town called Dunnett Landing in 19th Century Maine. A lone female visitor arrives and finds lodging with the widowed Mrs. Todd, the town's herbalist, who introduces the visitor to many of the town's inhabitants. The visitor's impressions of the people she meets starts out simply, then almost invisibly they crescendo into a deep, intense human portrait. Writing in 1925 on the subject of this exquisite short novel, Willa Cather called it a "Masterpiece." This handsomely designed re-typeset edition is prefaced by a portfolio of photographs of coastal Maine during the era portrayed in the story..
Reviews
On Jan 30 2014, a reader said:
This was a life-changing read. It is as if it were written specifically for me. The journey was the most uplifting, intriguing, heartwarming, satisfying experience for an avid reader such as myself. The writer is a superb narrator with descriptions beyond compare and character-building skills such as I have never witnessed. Am now reading other authors with similar writing style, (Ruth Moore) as well as others by Jewett. Carol Sullivan
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026985
- Title
- The Country of the Pointed Firs
- Author
- Jewett, Sarah Orne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First edition thus.
- ISBN 10
- 0684819090
- ISBN 13
- 9780684819099
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- MAINE, UNITED STATES SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS, 19TH CENTURY FICTION, WOMEN, SARAH ORNE JEWETT
- Bookseller catalogs
- New England;
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