Pearls and Pebbles Tapa blanda - 1999

Paperback. Very Good.

Natural Heritage, 1999 Corner dented else a clean bright copy.

Toronto: Natural Heritage, 1999. First Edition. paperback. Very Good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp. xxiii 3 211.""Published in 1894, Pearls & Pebbles is an unusual book with a lasting charm, in which the author's broad focus ranges from the Canadian natural environment to early settlement of Upper Canada. Through Traill's eyes, we see the life of the pioneer woman, the disappearance of the forest, and the corresponding changes…

Toronto: Natural Heritage, 1999. 211 pp, 9" H. B&w illustrations. First published in 1894, this "is an unusual book with a lasting charm, in which the author's broad focus ranges from the Canadian natural environment to early settlement in Upper Canada. Through Traill's eyes, we see the life of the pioneer woman, the disappearance of the forest, and the corresponding changes in the lives of the Native Canadians who have inhabited the forest. The editor reminds us of the significance of the writings by Traill, the aged author/naturalist, who felt that the hours spend gathering the pebbles and pearls from her notebooks and journals written in the backwoods of Canada, were not time wasted." Chapter headings: Pleasant Days of My Childhood; Sunset and Sunrise on Lake Ontario: A Reminiscence; Memories of a May Morning; Another May Morning; More About My Feathered Friends; The English Sparrow: A Defense; Notes From My Old Diary; The Spider; Prospecting, and What I Found in My… Leer más

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Toronto: Natural Heritage Books - Dundurn Group, 1999. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (xxiii) 211 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and art. Catharine Parr Traill nee Strickland, was a pioneer author and botanist, the sister of Susanna Moodie and Samuel Strickland, both of whom were significant writers in early Canada. The Contents are: Pleasant Days of My Childhood; Sunset and Sunrise on Lake Ontario: A Reminiscence; Memories of a May Morning; Another May Morning; More About My Feathered Friends; The English Sparrow: A Defense; Notes from My Old Diary; The Spider; Prospecting and What I Found in My Digging; The Robin and the Mirror; In the Canadian Woods; The First Death in the Clearing; Alone in the Forest; On the Islands of Minnewawa; The Children of the Forest; Thoughts on Vegetable Instinct; Some Curious Plants; Some Varieties of Pollen;… Leer más

Toronto: Natural Heritage. Near Fine. 1999. Softcover. 1896219594 . 211 p. 23 cm. New old stock. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to the corner tips. Slightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A chronicle of pioneer life and natural history of Upper Canada through the eyes of noted pioneer woman Catherine Parr Traill. Edited by Elizabeth Thompson. Includes bibliographical references and index. .

Natural Heritage/Natural History, Incorporated, 1999. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.