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I Heard the Owl Call My Name
by Craven, Margaret
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385025866
- ISBN 13
- 9780385025867
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1973. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Author's first novel, the inspirational story of a young minister sent to live in a parish on the coast of British Columbia among a vanishing tribe of Kwakiutl Indians. Basis for the award-winning TV movie of the same name starring Tom Courtenay. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing (no statements) from 1973, this hardcover book has tan cloth-covered boards with a gilt owl design to front & lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white, with light foxing to front & rear endpapers. The bottom-clipped DJ (price intact at top of front flap) is in VG condition, with a mild chipping to head of spine, very minor edgewear elsewise, but darkening/light soil; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos show the EXACT book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
I Heard the Owl Call My Name is a 1967 novel by American author Margaret Craven. The book tells the story of a young Anglican vicar named Mark Brian with not long to live, who learns about the meaning of life when he is sent to a First Nations parish in British Columbia. First published in Canada in 1967, it was not until 1973 when the book was picked up by an American publisher. Released to wide acclaim, it reached No.1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020124
- Title
- I Heard the Owl Call My Name
- Author
- Craven, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0385025866
- ISBN 13
- 9780385025867
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- NATURE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT HUMANS ANIMALS PETS OWL MINISTERS NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS FIRST NATIONS CANADA CANADIAN BRITISH COLUMBIA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature/Gardening/Environmentalism; Animals-Birds-Horses-Pets;
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La Mesa, California
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- First Edition
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- VG
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- Gilt
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- Chipping
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