Bel Ria; Dog of War
by Burnford, Sheila
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0771017855
- ISBN 13
- 9780771017858
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart [0-7710-1785-5] 1977, 1st Canadian edition. (hardcover) 203, [1]. Fine in near fine dust jacket. 8vo. Red and black speckled boards, lettering in silver to spine. Dust jacket not price clipped. INSCRIBED by the author on the ffep, dated October 17th, 1977. Internally without blemish. "Set against the background of the Second World War in France, England, and at sea, and culminating in scenes of high drama and emotion, Bel Ria focuses all the brilliance of Sheila Burnford's story-telling genius"..
Synopsis
SHEILA BURNFORD (1918—1984), a Scottish-born Canadian author, wrote books of fiction and nonfiction for both children and adults. In World War II she was an ambulance driver. Her most famous work was the children's classic The Incredible Journey .
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 117887
- Title
- Bel Ria; Dog of War
- Author
- Burnford, Sheila
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0771017855
- ISBN 13
- 9780771017858
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- This edition first published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Canadian Literature, Literature, Literature - Canada, Literature - Canadian, Second World War, Signed, WW 2, WW2
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