The Chrome Suite
by Birdsell, Sandra; Birdsell, Sandra
Sandra Birdsell was born in Manitoba and, until recently, has spent most of her life in Winnipeg. Her first novel, The Missing Child (1989), won the W.H. Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award. Her second novel, The Chrome Suite (1992), and her most recent collection of short fiction, The Two-Headed Calf (1997), were both shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award for Fiction. Her two previous short story collections, Night Travellers and Ladies of the House, were reissued in 1987 as Agassiz Stories. Her most recent novel, The Russländer (2001), won the Saskatchewan Book Award for Fiction, the Saskatchewan Book Award for Book of the Year, and the Regina Book Award, and was a finalist for the Giller Prize.Sandra Birdsell’s fiction has been anthologized and has appeared in literary journals and Saturday Night magazine.She lives in Regina. From the Hardcover edition.
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- 1992
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Toronto, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1992. Signed by author on title page. Lightly bumped on lower corners, pages darkened, light surface scrapes on fore edge of deckled pages, faint smudging on bottom edge, else near fine. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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The Chrome Suite
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Toronto: M & S. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Wraps. 077101452x . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; Minor bump to lower tip of front of wrapper, slight tanning to edges.; 8vo - over… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Inc. [0-7710-1452-X] 1992. (Mass market paperback) 364pp. Fine. 8vo. Wrappers, flaps. Fore-edge faux-roughcut. Bright and clean. Inscribed by the author on the title page.. Item Price
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(London: Virago, 1994). First English edition. Inscribed by Birdsell and signed, "Sandra". Cover blurb by Michael Ondaatje reads, "Birdsell is one of our best writers- no compromises, no hesitance, a full canvas". Birdsell also counts Alice Munro amongst the admirers of her short stories and novels. Card covers with French flaps, near fine.. Item Price
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(Toronto): McClelland & Stewart, (1992). First edition. Octavo, card covers with french flaps. Signed by Birdsell. Blurb by Ondaatje. Alice Munro and Jane Urquhart are also admirers of Birdsell's fiction. Cheap paper used for the text block has toned, else fine.. Item Price
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The Chrome Suite
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Toronto: M & S. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Wraps. 077101452X . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Inscribed By Author on title page. ; Bump and wear at bottom spine. ; 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Chrome Suite
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Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Inc., 2002. Soft cover. As New. As New condition; "Set in Manitoba, The Chrome Suite reaches back nearly four decades into the life of present-day scriptwriter Amy Barber and, layer by layer, uncovers the effects of loss and absence, and of the inadvertent damage that can be done within the most well-meaning of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Chrome Suite
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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1995. Soft cover. Near Fine. pp.364 clean tight copy minuscule edge and corner wear Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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CHROME SUITE
by Birdsell, Sandra
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- 1992
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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. Very Good. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 077101452x . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Crease to rear flap, slight bumping to top front corner; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 364 pages . Item Price
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The Chrome Suite
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- 1994
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London England: Virago. Good. 1994. 1st Uk Paperback Edition. Softcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1853816612 Paperback Layer by layer, this bok uncovers the effects of loss and absence and of the inadvertent damage that can occur within the most well-meaning of families. The author's haunting, almost tactile evocation of the dangerous territory… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Chrome Suite
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2002. Soft cover. VG+. Spine creased.. 5x0x8. Four decades in the life of a Manitoba scriptwriter. By the author of The Russlander. Item Price
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Chrome Suite
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The Chrome Suite
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- 1995
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Plattsburgh, NY, U.S.A.: McClelland & Stewart/Tundra Books. Very Good-. 1995. Reprint. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0771014538 . Item Price
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The Chrome Suite
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- April 1995
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Chrome Suite
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Virago Press, 1994. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Chrome Suite
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1995. Book. Mildly Edgeworn. Wraps (Paperback). Pages clean. Binding firm.. Item Price
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