Leaven of Malice
by Davies, Robertson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1954. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for prev. owner's embossed stamp on lower corner of the title page, in jacket with small points of wear to extremities, and trace of toning to flap fold. Internally clean and sound. An attractive copy..
Synopsis
Leaven of Malice, published in 1954, is the second novel in The Salterton Trilogy by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. The other two novels are Tempest-Tost and A Mixture of Frailties. The series was also published in one volume as The Salterton Trilogy in 1986. The trilogy revolves around the residents of the imaginary town of Salterton, Ontario. Davies won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour in 1955 for Leaven of Malice.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15663
- Title
- Leaven of Malice
- Author
- Davies, Robertson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- Publisher
- Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Canadian Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Edition Canadian Literature;
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Victoria, British Columbia
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