A Number of Things: Stories of Canada Told Through Fifty Objects
by Urquhart, Jane
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1443432067
- ISBN 13
- 9781443432061
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Patrick Crean Editions/Harper Collins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2016. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1443432067 . Remainder mark bottom page edges, previous owner's name on half title page. ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W drawings. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 227 pages; "From one of our nations most beloved and iconic authors comes a lyrical 150th birthday gift to Canada. Jane Urquhart chooses 50 Canadian objects and weaves a rich and surprising narrative that speaks to our collective experience as a nation. Each object is beautifully illustrated by the noted artist Scott McKowen, with Jane Urquhart conjuring and distilling meaning and magic from these unexpected facets of our history. The fifty artifacts range from a Nobel Peace Prize medal, a literary cherry tree, a royal cowcatcher, a Beothuk legging, a famous skull and an iconic artists shoe, as well as an Innu tea doll, a Sikh RCMP turban, a Cree basket, a Massey-Harris tractor and a hanging rope, among an array of unexpected and intriguing objects. Bringing the curiosity of the novelist and the eloquence of the poet to her task, Jane Urquhart composes a symphonic memory bank with objects that resonate with symbolic significance. In this compelling portrait of a completely original country called Canada, a master novelist has given all of us a national birthday bouquet like no other." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21674
- Title
- A Number of Things: Stories of Canada Told Through Fifty Objects
- Author
- Urquhart, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1443432067
- ISBN 13
- 9781443432061
- Publisher
- Patrick Crean Editions/Harper Collins
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- 1443432067, sesquicentennial, Canada
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadiana;
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