Maria Chapdelaine
by HEMON, LOUIS
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- About Fine./None
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Paris: Editions Mornay, 1933. 1st. Paper. About Fine./None. Clarence Gagnon. Large Octavo. Number 765 of 1950 copies. In the original birchbark wraps which are fine wrapped in a glassine which has a few small tears. Hemon's classic story illustrated by one of Canada's greatist artists, this copy has also been signed by him, Clarence A. Gagnon, on the half title. Also included a 1932 edition in wraps of the same book illustrated in woodcuts by Jean Lebedeff. Housed in a custom clamshell case bound in red cloth.
Synopsis
The door opened, and the men of the congregation began to come out of the church at Peribonka.
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Details
- Seller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 28856
- Title
- Maria Chapdelaine
- Author
- HEMON, LOUIS
- Illustrator
- Clarence Gagnon
- Format/Binding
- Paper
- Book Condition
- Used - About Fine.
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Editions Mornay
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1933
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
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- Case bound
- A hardcover book where the entire textblock is bound separately from the covers by means of either glue or stitching. The pages...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...