Road to St. Ola and Other Stories by David Trumble - 1978-01

J. M. Dent & Sons, Don Mills, 1978, Very Good Hardcover / Very Good Dustjacket, 143 pages, 5.5" x 8.5", closed tears on dustjacket, otherwise clean and tight. Book of reminiscences spanning over a century by Canada's oldest author: country lore, folk remedy, and backwoods tales and legend. Text is by Glen Ellis based on David Trumble's oral reminiscences.

Don Mills: J. M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited, 1978. BOOK: Light Impressions (Line) to Front and Rear Boards; Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Lightly Scuffed; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. TEXT BY: Glen Ellis (Canadian Male Author). BASED ON ORAL REMINISCENCES BY: David Trumble. PHOTOGRAPHS BY: Glen Ellis. PHOTOGRAPHIC CONSULTANT: John van Os. JACKET PHOTOGRAPH BY: Dunkin Bancroft (Courtesy National Film Board). JACKET DESIGN BY: Andrea Gallagher. CONTENTS: The Road to St. Ola; Night Mare at Frankford; A Shape of the Moon; Corbyville Brewery; Dad and Uncle Deck; The Punkins and the Yarn; The Devil's Nightmare; All in a Night's Work; The Witch's Craft or Sullen Art; Young Betty Chisholm and Old Mrs. Potter; A Sow and Nine Pigs; An Awful Looking Sight; Old Charlie Potter; The Last of Mrs. Potter; Nanny Giskin or the Mice in Dora… Read More