The Diviners
by Laurence, Margaret
Margaret Laurence was born in Neepawa, Manitoba, in 1926. Upon graduation from Winnipeg’s United College in 1947, she took a job as a reporter for the Winnipeg Citizen.From 1950 until 1957 Laurence lived in Africa, the first two years in Somalia, the next five in Ghana, where her husband, a civil engineer, was working. She translated Somali poetry and prose during this time, and began her career as a fiction writer with stories set in Africa.When Laurence returned to Canada in 1957, she settled in Vancouver, where she devoted herself to fiction with a Ghanaian setting: in her first novel, This Side Jordan, and in her first collection of short fiction, The Tomorrow-Tamer. Her two years in Somalia were the subject of her memoir, The Prophet’s Camel Bell.Separating from her husband in 1962, Laurence moved to England, which became her home for a decade, the time she devoted to the creation of five books about the fictional town of Manawaka, patterned after her birthplace, and its people: The Stone Angel, A Jest of God, The Fire-Dwellers, A Bird in the House, and The Diviners.Laurence settled in Lakefield, Ontario, in 1974. She complemented her fiction with essays, book reviews, and four children’s books. Her many honours include two Governor General’s Awards for Fiction and more than a dozen honorary degrees.Margaret Laurence died in Lakefield, Ontario in 1987.
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London: Macmillan, 1974. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 9.5" by 6". None. The first U.K. edition of this controversial Canadian novel. The first U.K. edition of this work. This appears to be the only contemporary edition printed in the U.K.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Diviners' is a controversial novel, being banned repeatedly by schools in Canada. The novel follows… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Limited, 1974 Book. Very Good Minus. Soft cover. Advance Proof. 6 x 9 1/2 Inches. Grey softcover with red lettering on cover. Edges of textblock are spotted and stained. This is an Advance Proof Copy of Laurence's fifth novel, to be released in May, 1974. It is the story of a woman writer… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Diviners.
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New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition. The Book Is Bound In Blue Cloth Wilt Silver Stamped Lettering On The Front And Spine. The Top Edges Are Dyed Yellow. Ownership Information On The Ffep. The Cloth At… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771047487 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, 6 cm tear to DJ at back spine edge. Foxing and light soil top page edges, some yellowing of pages ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.5 X 6.4 X… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Near fine. 380 p. 25 cm. Grey cloth hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket. Minor soiling of boards. Inscribed by the author on title page. Former owner's tiny signature on a front endpaper.
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Toronto: Mcclelland And Stewart, 1974. Hardcover. pp. 382. 8vo. Light blue-gray binding. Light shelfwear. Dustjacket price clipped, with some nicking and short tears to edges and clear tape to inside, now protected with plastic brodart sleeve; very good+ in very good dustjacket. Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1974. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 382 pp. Usual age toning to perimeter of pages and book; dustjacket is tanned at spine and along flap hinges. Otherwise a very tight, nice copy. Item Price
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THE DIVINERS
by Laurence, Margaret
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London, Ontario: Gatefold Books, 1982. Book. Illus. by Bill Foster;. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 730 pp. Please note, this is a very heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. First Large Print Edition. Glossy pictorial boards; green endpapers; headband. Light rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DIVINERS
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394491564 . Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Short tear to jacket crown at front panel. Stated First Edition. ; 9.70 X 6.60 X 1.40 inches; 382 pages . Item Price
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The Diviners
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1974. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Uncorrected Proof. Just Very Good, With Bumped Extremities. Cocked Spine, And Stain At Toe Of Front Cover." Advance Proof Copy ".. Item Price
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The Diviners
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The Diviners
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Bantam Seal/M & S, Toronto, 1984. 13th paperback printing. Condition: Good plus, edge wear and slight corner bumps, slight scuffing on cover near spine, spine has wrinkling, slight scuffing on rear cover.
The Diviners is the culmination and completion of Margaret Laurence's Manawaka cycle.
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The Diviners
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The Diviners: A Novel
by LAURENCE, Margaret
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very good. 380 p. 25 cm. Grey cloth hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket. Front flap price clipped. Some spots to jacket. Faint stains to lower edge not affecting pages. Lower rear corner bumped. The slightest of wear to top edge of rear board. Covers a little bit warped so that… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DIVINERS.
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New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1974.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First US printing. Set in rural Ontario, this is the story of a woman at a crossroads in both her life and her art. As she struggles to continue her writing she is haunted by ghosts from her personal and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Diviners
by LAURENCE, Margaret
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[Toronto]: McClelland & Stewart Limited, [1974]., 1974. 8vo. pp. 5 p.l., 382, [3]. cloth. dw. (spine discoloured). First Edition.. F. Hardcover. Item Price
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The Diviners (INSCRIBED + Ephemera)
by Laurence, Margaret
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1974. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. First printing. 8vo, hardcover, dustjacket. Very fresh, unworn copy, much better than average for this book which tends to be read heavily. Text is Nearly Fine with no significant wear, no inscriptions, just light bumping to some tips and slight wood-smoke smell - barely noticeable. Dj… Read more about this item Item Price
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The diviners
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