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The Crowd from Roaring Cove: Newfoundland Outport Life Told in 24 Humorous Stories
by Bruce Stagg (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1895387809
- ISBN 13
- 9781895387803
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada : Creative Publishers, 1998 Creative Publishers, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, 1998. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 2nd Printing. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O calendar planning on the last page. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant edge wear and bumping. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 112 pp 8vo. This book centers on the fictitious Newfoundland town of Roaring Cove, its people, and their lives. Embellished with the unique humor and the soft social commentary of the narrator, this book offers a rich look at Newfoundland outport life and gives people a warm sense of its people. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015004
- Title
- The Crowd from Roaring Cove: Newfoundland Outport Life Told in 24 Humorous Stories
- Author
- Bruce Stagg (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1895387809
- ISBN 13
- 9781895387803
- Publisher
- Creative Publishers
- Place of Publication
- St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Canadian fiction, Canadian humor, Roaring Cove, Bruce Stagg, schoolmaster, Newfoundland, humorous stories of Canada, Humorous stories of Newfoundland,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian Items;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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