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Maud's House of Dreams: The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery -by the author of "The Hollow Tree"
by Lunn, Janet
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385659334
- ISBN 13
- 9780385659338
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Doubleday of Canada, 2002. -----Blue boards with gilt, headband, 151 pages, no names, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "In the middle of April a letter came from the Page Company saying that they wanted Anne of Green Gables. Not only did they want it, they wanted a sequel as soon as possible. They wanted her book! She, Lucy Maud Montgomery of Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada, was going to have her name on the cover oa a book. She pinched the letter, she squeezed it, she pressed it to her heart." The scan you see is the book you get. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
Synopsis
Janet Lunn is one of Canada’s most respected writers for young adults. Her books include The Root Cellar , Shadow in Hawthorn Bay , The Hollow Tree , and -- with Christopher Moore -- The Story of Canada . Her many distinguished awards include The Vicky Metcalf Award for Body of Work, two Governor General’s Awards, the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award and the Canada Council Children’s Literature Prize.
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008704
- Title
- Maud's House of Dreams: The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery -by the author of "The Hollow Tree"
- Author
- Lunn, Janet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0385659334
- ISBN 13
- 9780385659338
- Publisher
- Doubleday of Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Lunn, Janet Maud's House of Dreams: The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery -by the author of "The Hollow Tree" 0385659334 -----Blue boards with gilt, headband, 151 pages, no names, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. &
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- A.N.
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- Fine
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- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- First Edition
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