Street of Riches
by Roy, Gabrielle
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto & Buffalo: McC Lelland & Stewart, Limited, 1957. Stated First Edition . Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ellen Raskin (dj). Translated from the French by Harry Binsse. ' Street ' in question is Rue Deschambault and was set in Manitoba. Book depicts pioneer life and is narrated by Petite Misere. 246 pp. Book has pale blue cloth covered boards with silver gilt and orange(publisher) text on spine only. Spine is sunned to grey as are top edges, fon in black cursive script ffep, spine ends are slightly rubbed. Book is tight and square. Unclipped, unpriced DJ has significant wear with loss of material at spine ends, spine sunned to tan from orange. A delightful pioneer story. Bookseller's Inventory # 154793.
Synopsis
Gabrielle Roy was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, in 1909. Her parents were part of the large Quebec emigration to western Canada in the late nineteenth century. The youngest of eight children, she studied in a convent school for twelve years, then taught school herself, first in isolated Manitoba villages and later in St. Boniface. In 1937 Roy travelled to Europe to study drama, and during two years spent in London and Paris she began her writing career. The approaching war forced her to return to Canada, and she settled in Montreal. Roy’s first novel, The Tin Flute , ushered in a new era of realism in Quebec fiction with its compassionate depiction of a working-class family in Montreal’s Saint-Henri district. Her later fiction often turned for its inspiration to the Manitoba of her childhood and her teaching career. In 1947 Roy married Dr. Marcel Carbotte, and after a few years in France, they settled in Quebec City, which was to remain their home. Roy complemented her fiction with essays, reflective collections, and three children’s books. Her many honours include three Governor General’s Awards, France’s Prix Fémina, and Quebec’s Prix David. Gabrielle Roy died in Quebec City, Quebec, in 1983.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004793
- Title
- Street of Riches
- Author
- Roy, Gabrielle
- Illustrator
- Ellen Raskin (dj)
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McC Lelland & Stewart, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto & Buffalo
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- FON
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