A walk through yesterday: Memoirs of Jessie L. Beattie by Jessie Louise Beattie - 1976

Mcclelland And Stewart, 1976. Hardcover. Good/fair.

Toronto: Mcclelland and Stewart. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771011636 . Clean tight unmarked book in bright dj with 3 tears to top front edge; 320 pp .

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: McClelland and Stewart, 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 320 Pages Dust Jacket, Edge Chipped O/W Sound..

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1948. Hardcover with dust jacket, x + 240 pages including black-and-white illustrations; tiny traces of shelf wear to cover edges, one tiny pale faded drop stain to top edge with traces of penetration to upper margins of several pages, free front endpaper removed, otherwise very gently used, very cean and unmarked; DJ chipped, several tears to flap hinges, now in new mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. Illus. by Hall, John A. .

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1976. Hardcover with dust jacket, 320 pages including black-and-white illustrations; tiny traces of shelf wear to cover edges, dust speckling to top edge, otherwise very gently used, very cean and unmarked; DJ lightly chipped, long tear to back panel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Good.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1976. 'A Walk Through Yesterday' recaptures the flavour of farm life in Canada at the turn of the century and presents a loving portrait of the author's family. It recalls her courageous struggle against life-long ill health, and recounts, with honesty and warmth, the story of her maturing life as a woman and a writer, through her years in Toronto, Buffalo, Atlantic City, Vancouver, Hamilton and Toronto again. This book will captivate and enchant the many readers who have been drawn to Miss Beattie's writings over the years. All photographs are from the author's own collection... Beige linen-like boards. Gilt title print to spine. Brown endpapers. Bookplate to ffep. An illustrated price-intact dust jacket by W.R. Stark.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

McClelland and Stewart, 1976. First. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. pp.320 clean tight copy with some shelfwear top and bottom spine boards, small creases top/bottom spines of d/j small stain on lower back near outer edge Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited BOOK: Previous Owner Markings (Previous Owner's Name Inked on Front Free Endpaper); Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Moderately Chipped; Light Moisture Damage (Staining); Moderate Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: Memoirs of Jessie L. Beattie. SYNOPSIS: One of Canada's most published authors, Jessie L. Beattie is a writer whose career spans almost fifty years and, with the publication of these memoirs, a total of sixteen books. Perfecting a style acclaimed by critics as "an art that conceals art," her literary output includes poetry, novels, travel, biography, short stories, essays and plays. Her career has been highlighted by such major successes as The Split in the Sky, a chronicle of the Six Nations Indians, and Strength for the Bridge, a novel which drew attention to Canada's… Read More