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"A Quiet Sense of Humour (Humor)" - A Collection of Stories and Articles
de Riley, Christopher; Urquhart, Elizabeth Riley (Editor)
- Usado
- fair
- Tapa blanda
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Fair
- Librería
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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British Columbia: Elizabeth Riley Urquhart, 1971. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 52 pages. Intended to preserve the spirit, vitality, humour and zest for life possessed by Christopher Riley during his lifetime. Titles include: The Bear and the Sourdough, The Overpopulated Jackpine, Bears versus Skunks, The Drunken Whiskey Jack, More Courage than Judgement, Excerpt from a Letter to His Wife, Prospecting for Prospectors, The Frog, Continuing Our Education, Another Engineering 'Must', On Sitting at the Head Table, Proposing a Toast, and Matthew Sam - Prospector. Riley's family moved from England to Canada in 1903 and eventually homesteaded at Celista, B.C. He became a well-educated geologist and discovered the Endako molybdenum mine. Signed and inscribed by Mr. Riley's wife, Carol (Caroline) upon title page. Binding intact. Above-average wear. A worthy copy of this wonderful memento..
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- Título
- "A Quiet Sense of Humour (Humor)" - A Collection of Stories and Articles
- Autor
- Riley, Christopher; Urquhart, Elizabeth Riley (Editor)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fair
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Elizabeth Riley Urquhart
- Lugar de publicación
- British Columbia
- Fecha de publicación
- 1971
- Palabras clave
- Riley, Christopher; Urquhart, Elizabeth Riley (Editor) "A Quiet Sense of Humour (Humor)" - A Collection of Stories and Articles Biography homesteaded at Celista, B.C. He became a well-educated geologist and discovered the Endako molybdenum Mi
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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