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Random Descent
by Govier, Katherine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, ON: Macmillan of Canada. VG+. 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition bound in orange cloth. A VG+ copy in a VG dust jacket. S oiling to the edges of the book's upper page block. The dust jacket ha s small tears to its corners. Small chip at the front panel's lower le ft corner. Its spine is mildly faded. Signed, inscribed and dated by G ovier on the title page. The author's first novel. .
Synopsis
Katherine Govier is an acclaimed novelist, short-story writer and journalist, born and raised in Alberta and currently living in Toronto. She is the author of eight novels and three short story collections, and is the editor of two collections of travel essays. She is the winner of the Marian Engel Award (for a woman writer in mid-career) among other honours.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28773
- Title
- Random Descent
- Author
- Govier, Katherine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan of Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON
- Date Published
- 1979
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About the Seller
Dearly Departed Books
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About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
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