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W.O.; The Life of W.O. Mitchell Beginnings to Who Has Seen the Wind 1914 - 1947
by Mitchell, Barbara and Ormond
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0771061072
- ISBN 13
- 9780771061073
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland Stewart Inc. [0-7710-6107-2] 1999. (hardcover) xii, 411pp. Fine in very good dust jacket. 8vo. Written by W.O. Mitchell's son and daughter-in law to describe the author's early years, from his childhood in Weyburn through the Great Depression, to when he settled in High River, Alberta. Signed by Ormond Mitchell. The jacket is clean and crisp, with faint wear along the upper edge. Red buckram, with gilt title to spine; fine copy..
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128108
- Title
- W.O.; The Life of W.O. Mitchell Beginnings to Who Has Seen the Wind 1914 - 1947
- Author
- Mitchell, Barbara and Ormond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0771061072
- ISBN 13
- 9780771061073
- Publisher
- McClelland Stewart Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- This edition first published
- September 10, 1999
- Keywords
- Canadian Prairies, Biographies, Prairie History, Prairie Literature, Prairie Writers, Saskatchewan Authors
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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