A Walk Through Yesterday. Memoirs Of Jessie L. Beattie
by Beattie, Jessie L (as Dictated to Jean T. Thomson)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0771011636
- ISBN 13
- 9780771011634
- Seller
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Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
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.
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- Bookseller
- Gilt Edge Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A1954
- Title
- A Walk Through Yesterday. Memoirs Of Jessie L. Beattie
- Author
- Beattie, Jessie L (as Dictated to Jean T. Thomson)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771011636
- ISBN 13
- 9780771011634
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Jessie L. Beattie-Canadian Author-Autobiography Canadian-Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadiana;
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Gilt Edge Books
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Greenwood, Nova Scotia
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