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Leaven of Malice
by Davies, Robertson
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. First American Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First American edition of Leaven of Malice by Robertson Davies.. Octavo, 312pp. Green cloth, title on spine over black print. Stated "first published in the United States in 1955" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to top and fore edge, slight wear to back cover, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $3.50 retail price on front flap, some wear to spine and corners, some shelf wear, a very good example. Leaven of Malice is the second novel in The Salterton Trilogy, also including Tempest-Tost and A Mixture of Frailties.
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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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12258
- Title
- Leaven of Malice
- Author
- Davies, Robertson
- Illustrator
- First American edition of Leaven of Malice by Robertson Davies.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, Second Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- Robertson Davies, Robertson Davies first edition, Robertson Davies signed, Salterton Trilogy, Tempest-Tost, Tempest-Tost first edition, Leaven of Malice, Leaven of Malice first edition, A Mixture of Frailties, A Mixture of Frailties first edition
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