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THE PICNIC and other stories (inscribed & signed)
by Pacey, Desmond
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed & Signed by Author. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of 16 stories by a New Zealand-born writer and academic who made a lasting mark on Canadian literature and literary criticism while living and working in New Brunswick. This copy warmly inscribed on front end paper (To Bev & Allie/with Christmas greetings/& warm wishes for/1966 -- from/Mary & Desmond Pacey"). Yellow cloth w/navy spine lettering, 143 pages, foreword by Roy Daniels. Light cover soil, lightly foxed/tanned edges, in soiled/foxed/dampstained dust jacket w/chipping to corners/spine ends. Jacket now in protective mylar sleeve..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Augustine Funnell Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018889
- Title
- THE PICNIC and other stories (inscribed & signed)
- Author
- Pacey, Desmond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Ryerson Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NOISBN, Canadian literature, New Brunswick writers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian Fiction; Signed (all categories);
Terms of Sale
Augustine Funnell Books
Postage extra. All items returnable within seven days of receipt for full refund if received by us in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Augustine Funnell Books
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
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