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The Whirlpool (Signed)

by Urquhart, Jane

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  • Paperback
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Near Fine Plus.
ISBN 10
0771086555
ISBN 13
9780771086557
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About This Item

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1986. A faint small stain on fore edge of pages and another on bottom edge. One of the M&S Signature Series of quality paperback originals. Canadian author's first novel, three separate stories of nineteenth-century Canadians whose lives are interconnected. In 1992, in French translation, this book was the first Canadian book to win France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger. Inscribed on dedication page to fellow Canadian writer Robin Skelton "For Robin / grand maker of books / with best wishes / Jane / Oct 86".. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine Plus..

Synopsis

Jane Urquhart is the author of five internationally acclaimed novels, including The Stone Carvers, a finalist for the 2001 Giller Prize and the Governor General’s Award. She is also the author of a collection of short fiction and three books of poetry. Lynn Coady is the author of the novel Strange Heaven and a collection of short stories, Play the Monster Blind.

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Bookseller
Purpora Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
12943
Title
The Whirlpool (Signed)
Author
Urquhart, Jane
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine Plus.
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
ISBN 10
0771086555
ISBN 13
9780771086557
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Place of Publication
Toronto
Date Published
1986

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