Exit Lines by Joan Barfoot - 2008-08-12

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf Canada. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 030739705X . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Light bruising to top of d/j. ; 8.30 X 6 X 1.20 inches; 336 pages .

Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2008. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Canadian First. First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 9; a solid, clean copy in collectable condition; appears to have been read only once..

Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 320 pp. Personalized inscription by Joan Barfoot on the title page. Black boards decorated in silver on the spine; headband. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket with some rubbing on the front panel and a crease on the spine; price intact; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. Seniors begin to settle into the latest retirement facility in their small city. Four of them become their own little group dedicated to small acts of pleasurable rebellion, not least the consumption of decent wines. In their pasts they've had a few connections, both faint and bold, with each other. But one of the others hopes to make use of them soon, for a challenging act that needs undertaking in the... dead of night..

McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Used - Very Good.

Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 320 p. 22 cm. Black cloth in dustjacket. Signed on title page.

Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2008. (CAD) 1st printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page, no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 320pp. I believe this is her 11th novel. (1.8 JM HOQ 100/b5. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Toronto: Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 030739705X . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; First impression. Flat-signed by author on title page.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author .

Toronto, ON: Knopf Canada, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. INSCRIPTION FROM JOAN BARFOOT on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; very slight wear to corners of dust jacket; two small bumps to bottom edge; otherwise absolute minimal wear; You might think life in a retirement home would be peaceful, maybe even boring, but in the Idyll Inn of Joan Barfoot's pithy, provocative and marvellously funny novel, not everyone feels ready for the quiet life. But wait, maybe one resident does! Oh dear.

This is a lovely copy of the true first Canadian edition, first printing [Knopf Canada (Toronto 2008)]. The book is in fine condition and is signed by Joan Barfoot directly on the title page. The book has no remainder marks, no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is not price-clipped ($29.95), has no creases, chips or tears and minimal shelf wear. The jacket is now protected by a Gaylord archival cover that is easily removable.