Toronto: S. B. Gundy, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 243 pp. Green cloth decorated in black on the front panel; lettered in black on the spine. Light wear on the corners with some rubbing on the front panel; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper; the front hinge is slightly loose, the rear hinge is tight; gutters intact; no dustjacket. This collection contains: Winsome Winnie or Trial and Temptation; John and I or How I Nearly Lost My Husband; The Split in the Cabinet or The Fate of England; Who Do You Think Did It or The Mixed Up Murder Mystery; Broken Barriers or Red Love on a Blue Island; The Kidnapped Plumber: A Tale of the New Time; The Blue and the Grey: A Pre-war War Story; and Buggam Grange: A Good Old Ghost Story..

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 227379
Title: WINSOME WINNIE - and Other New Nonsense Novels
Author: Leacock, Stephen
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: S. B. Gundy
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1920
Size: 12mo
Keywords: humour; canadiana; canadian author;
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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W. Fraser Sandercombe

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W. Fraser Sandercombe

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Burlington, Ontario

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About W. Fraser Sandercombe

We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.

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