Fire in the Bones; Bill Mason and the Canadian Canoeing Tradition by Raffan, James

HarperCollins World, 1997. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

HarperCollins World, 1997. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harpercollins, 1996-03. Hardcover. Good.

HarperCollins World. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

HarperCollins World. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Stated First Edition, first printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover shows modest edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged. Gift inscription on fly page.
Jacket near new, light edge/shelf wear.
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When Bill Mason set off alone into the wilderness in his red canoe, many people went with him, if only in their imaginations. Now, James Raffan leads us into the heart of the vast landscape that was Bill Mason's own brilliant imagination, on a biographical journey that is entertaining, enriching and inspiring. Bill Mason was a filmmaker who gave us classics such as Cry of the Wild and Paddle to the Sea; he was author of the canoeist's bible, Path of the Paddle; he was the consummate outdoorsman. But few Canadians know that his gentleness and rugged self-sufficiency masked a life of great physical struggles. James Raffan reveals the private, sometimes… Read More

Comp: HarperCollins, 1996. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs.

Paperback. Very Good.

Harpercollins, 1996-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Toronto: HarperCollins, 1997. True First Edition, 1st Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. When Bill Mason set off alone into the wilderness in his red canoe, many people went with him."(DJ) Here's your chance by way of a signed-by-author copy to follow along. Book is a True First Canadian Edition, First Printing: 96 97 98 99 HC 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Stated First Edition. EP's Mason's map of Lake Superior shoreline. Book has tiny bump top front corner, ow as new. Unclipped DJ($27.00) has tiny bump on same corner and tiny ding mid-gutter on front. NFB of Canada advertisement for 'The Bill Mason Series' with quote by Pierre Elliott Trudeau laid in . Illustrated with b/w photographs. 272 pp. plus: Afterword, Endnotes, Filmography/Bibliography, Index. Signed thus by Jim Raffan: "Keep Paddling! James Raffan" Book would make a special gift for a favourite paddler! Digital pictures available on… Read More