Toronto: William Briggs, 1904. First Edition. Small octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's green decorative cloth embossed in white and gilt, top edge gilt; 132pp.; photographic frontispiece. Light shelf wear, contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper effaced, else Near Fine. Collection of seven short stories by the Canadian author, many involving the titular St. John River in New Brunswick: in one story a man buries his deceased lover in the river; in another, a tramp is mistakenly sentenced to death by his father. (Story descriptions provided by our colleague Garrett Scott, Bookseller.).

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 31363
Title: Tales of the St. John River
Author: KIRKPATRICK, Ernest S
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: William Briggs
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1904
Keywords: Canadian literature
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction; Canada; Hoboes;

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