Leaven of Malice -- Inscribed
by Davies, Robertson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Sacramento, California, United States
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About This Item
Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company, 1954. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Second impression of the first edition. Very good with clear archival tape repair to top inner edge of title page, otherwise clean and tight. In a very good dust jacket with chip at top corner of front panel, and slight wear at spine ends and corners. INSCRIBED BY DAVIES in 1965 on the title page. Scarce signed.
Synopsis
Leaven of Malice, published in 1954, is the second novel in The Salterton Trilogy by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. The other two novels are Tempest-Tost and A Mixture of Frailties. The series was also published in one volume as The Salterton Trilogy in 1986. The trilogy revolves around the residents of the imaginary town of Salterton, Ontario. Davies won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour in 1955 for Leaven of Malice.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Magus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008907
- Title
- Leaven of Malice -- Inscribed
- Author
- Davies, Robertson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- Clarke, Irwin & Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1954
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.