No Great Mischief
by MacLeod, Alistair
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+, Not Price Clipped
- ISBN 10
- 0771055676
- ISBN 13
- 9780771055676
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1999. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Canadian First. First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 5; signed by Alistair MacLeod on the title page with no inscription; minor edge wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectable condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve..
Synopsis
No Great Mischief is a 1999 novel by Alistair MacLeod. The novel opens in the present day, with successful orthodontist Alexander MacDonald visiting his elderly older brother Calum in Toronto, Ontario. The novel explores the emotional bonds of family through flashbacks to their childhood in Cape Breton Island and young adulthood spent in the mines of Northern Ontario, clan history dating back to 1779, and present day interactions between the two brothers and a sister.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hourglass Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001559
- Title
- No Great Mischief
- Author
- MacLeod, Alistair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+, Not Price Clipped
- Edition
- Canadian First
- ISBN 10
- 0771055676
- ISBN 13
- 9780771055676
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Canadian Fiction
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