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The Stone Carvers
de Jane Urquhart
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Fine
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2001. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 9" by 6". None. An excellent signed first edition of Jane Urquhart's historical novel. This signed first edition of celebrated novelist and poet Jane Urquhart's 'The Stone Carvers' was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and was a finalist for both the Governor General's Award and the Giller Prize, telling the story of several generations of a Canadian family in the years before the first world war. Urquhart has achieved much acclaimed throughout her career, winning many prestigious awards and achieving best-seller status in her native Canada. True first Canadian edition, in unclipped dustwrapper. Author's signature to title page. An intimate and worldly novel, Urquhart's 'The Stone Carvers' explores both darkness and the redemptive qualities of craftsmanship. In the publisher's original binding with unclipped dustwrapper showing $34.99 price. Externally, very smart, with only some bumping to the head of the spine. The dustwrapper is in excellent condition, with only very minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
Sinopsis
In 1867 a good-natured Bavarian priest, is sent by God and mad King Ludwig to the wilds of North America. Soon the backwoods are transformed into a parish and the settlers into a congregation, and Joseph Becker, a woodcarver, meets his future wife. Several decades later, Joseph Becker teaches his astounding carving skills to his grandchildren. One of them, Klara, shows exceptional talent and has a surfeit of what the local nuns call "a fondness for men's work." Untamed, she falls in love with an Irish boy, Eamon O'Sullivan, only to have him leave to fight in the Great War . . .
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 673H30
- Título
- The Stone Carvers
- Autor
- Jane Urquhart
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- McClelland and Stewart
- Lugar de publicación
- Toronto
- Fecha de publicación
- 2001
- Tamaño
- 9" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- Jane Urquhart The Stone Carvers First Edition Signed The Stone Carvers
Términos de venta
Rooke Books
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
