The Potato Factory
by Courtenay, Bryce
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0316158550
- ISBN 13
- 9780316158558
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, ON: Little Brown. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0316158550 . Light edge wear on book and DJ, previous owner's name on front free end paper. ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped. A bright solid, book ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 666 pages; "Ikey Solomon is in the business of thieving and he's very good at it. Ikey's partner in crime is his mistress, the forthright Mary Abacus, until misfortune befalls them. They are parted and each must make the harsh journey from thriving nineteenth century London to the convict settlement of Van Diemen's Land. In the backstreets and dives of Hobart Town, Mary learns the art of brewing and builds The Potato Factory, where she plans a new future. But her ambitions are threatened by Ikey's wife, Hannah, her old enemy. The two women raise their separate families, one legitimate and the other bastard. As each woman sets out to destroy the other, the families are brought to the edge of disaster." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21851
- Title
- The Potato Factory
- Author
- Courtenay, Bryce
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316158550
- ISBN 13
- 9780316158558
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- 0316158550, tasmania, van diemen's land, penal colony, London
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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