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Tales from the Uncertain Country
by Ferron, Jacques; Bednarski, Betty (translation)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0887844197
- ISBN 13
- 9780887844195
- Seller
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, Canada: House of Anansi Press, 1972. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 101pp. Black cloth w gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers, light bumping to tail. Binding square and sound. DJ shows moderate soiling and very light edgewear, preserved now in archival cover. Octavo. Anansi Fiction Series, No. 19. These stories taken from Contes anglais, Contes du pays incertain (1968, Editions HMH, Montreal) and translated from the French by Betty Bednarski.
This collection of crisp, incisive and highly original stories by a widely acknowledged master of Quebec fiction appears in a translation that preserves Ferron's idiosyncracy and charm.
This collection of crisp, incisive and highly original stories by a widely acknowledged master of Quebec fiction appears in a translation that preserves Ferron's idiosyncracy and charm.
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- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044922
- Title
- Tales from the Uncertain Country
- Author
- Ferron, Jacques; Bednarski, Betty (translation)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0887844197
- ISBN 13
- 9780887844195
- Publisher
- House of Anansi Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 101
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Literature - Quebecoise. Ferron, Jacques, 1921-1985. NOISBN Short Stories (single author)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian Literature; Short Stories;
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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