A Jest Of God
by Laurence, Margaret
Margaret Laurence was born in Neepawa, Manitoba, in 1926. Upon graduation from Winnipeg’s United College in 1947, she took a job as a reporter for the Winnipeg Citizen.From 1950 until 1957 Laurence lived in Africa, the first two years in Somalia, the next five in Ghana, where her husband, a civil engineer, was working. She translated Somali poetry and prose during this time, and began her career as a fiction writer with stories set in Africa.When Laurence returned to Canada in 1957, she settled in Vancouver, where she devoted herself to fiction with a Ghanaian setting: in her first novel, This Side Jordan, and in her first collection of short fiction, The Tomorrow-Tamer. Her two years in Somalia were the subject of her memoir, The Prophet’s Camel Bell.Separating from her husband in 1962, Laurence moved to England, which became her home for a decade, the time she devoted to the creation of five books about the fictional town of Manawaka, patterned after her birthplace, and its people: The Stone Angel, A Jest of God, The Fire-Dwellers, A Bird in the House, and The Diviners.Laurence settled in Lakefield, Ontario, in 1974. She complemented her fiction with essays, book reviews, and four children’s books. Her many honours include two Governor General’s Awards for Fiction and more than a dozen honorary degrees.Margaret Laurence died in Lakefield, Ontario in 1987.
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart [1966], 1st edition. (Hardcover) 202pp. Very good plus in very good dust jacket. Variant size 20.3cm. The corners have very minor bumps, the dust jacket is age-toned (as is common with this title) and has minor edgewear and chipping. The publisher's device is stamped on the top corner of the front… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second Printing. 8vo. Trade paperback format. Edge and corner wear with an uncreased but slightly faded spine; no interior markings. Directed by Paul Newman, this was filmed in 1968 as Rachel, Rachel, starring Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Estelle Parsons, Donald Moffat, Geraldine Fitzgerald and a host… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1966. First edition, second state. Hardcover. pp. 202. 8vo (21 x 14 cms). The binding is not stitched. The book has two small dark spots from tape remains to the front free endpaper. There are few tiny nicks to the board edges, else the book is in near fine condition. The dust jacket shows the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1966. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition 2nd Issue. 202pp. Small octavo in original maroon cloth with illustrated dust jacket. Small stamp on front free endpaper of chariot and horse (McClelland and Stewart symbol). Wear to edges of dustjacket. Light stain to front of dustjacket. Discolouration to edge of dustjacket spine. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1966. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Edition 1st Issue. 202pp. Small octavo.Original maroon cloth. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Textblock clean and tight. Minor stain on front endpaper. Illustrated dust jacket has chips to extremities, quarter inch open tear at top of spine and minor creasing. Jacket not price clipped. near fine Governor… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Jest of God (Phoenix Fiction)
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The Jest Of God
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1966. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition, 1st issue with sewn signatures. 202pp. Small octavo in original maroon cloth with illustrated dust jacket. Wear to edges of dustjacket. Jacket not price clipped. Light stain to front and rear of dustjacket. very good Governor General's Award winner. 1966 Item Price
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A JEST OF GOD
by LAURENCE, MARGARET
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- 1966
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 202. The first Canadian edition of this author's third novel. Governor General's Award 1966. And, source of the 1968 movie 'Rachel Rachel'. A very good copy due to toning to the text block and… Read more about this item Item Price
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