Dippers -by Barbara Nichol -a Signed Copy

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: Tundra Books, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1997. -----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, signed by Nichol without inscription, an unread copy, ---"Fragments of a handwritten letter have been discovered. Their author’s name is Margaret, and in the letter she describes her memories of a summer of her girlhood long ago when the dippers came up from the Don River. ---It was 1912, and a summer full of odd happenings. The letter tells of Margaret’s first encounter with her father, of her mother’s worry that she might lose her job as a maid, and of her little sister’s being overtaken by paralysis and disease. ---And, of course, there were the dippers moving up from the river to inhabit the neighbourhood - furry, ungainly, dog-like creatures with leathery wings - creatures unnerving but not dangerous, yet another fact of life to become adjusted to. "---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE ///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Barry Moser. 9w x 10.25h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.