A Lover More Condoling by Clarkson, Adrienne - 1968

McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1968, first edition. 158 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. First novel by Ms Clarkson who went on to be a popular Canadian Governor-General. "The problem Sara Rainer has refused to face all her life is that other people maintain she has a problem. Her hu sband died many years ago during the Normandy invasion, and her friends reason it's high time she either married again or, now that she's holidaying in France, took a lover. Poor widow! Her friend Diane, for instance, knows all the ropes a n d w a n t s to help. So does her sister Anne. As for the males, Raoul is out of the question. Henri is old, and cultured. Walker is her brother-in-law. Amory? It never occured to her. Guy? He tries too hard. The list isn't endless. M ea nw hi l e, S ar a Ra iner has to contend with the bewildering social life of Paris and the quiet life at Lormes-Sur-Oise. The Canadian widow, who doesn't feel like a widow, has to get used to… Read More

M & S. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by author to previous owner on ffep. A nick on upper edge of front d/j, rubbing on edges, chip to top rear edge. Tanning to text. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Rubbing on edges, tanning to text. ; 8.80 X 5.80 X 0.50 inches .

Toronto:: McClelland and Stewart,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. First Canadian edition. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else very good in a very good (foxing on verso) dust jacket. .

Toronto And Garden City: Mcclelland & Stewart, 1968. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 158 Pages .

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart [1968], 1st edition. (Hardcover) 158pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. There is a 1 1 / 2-inch closed tear to the dust jacket near the spine on the back panel, and a small chip on the front panel on the outside edge. (Fiction, Canadian, Governors General--Canada).