Beautiful Joe by Saunders, Marshall - 1994

The Ginger Press, Inc., 1994. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Ginger Press, Inc., 1994. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Owen Sound, ON: The Ginger Press, Inc.. 100th Anniversary Issue. . Soft cover. Near Fine. pp.304 clean tight copy with minuscule corner wear Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Owen Sound, ON, Canada: Ginger Press, The, 1994. Soft cover. Near Fine. Pages clean, binding tight. Previous owner's name written on first page. Very slight wear to edges of cover.

Other than a gift inscription on the end page, this is an unmarked copy-" This is the remarkable story of a dog which was cruelly abused. Written in 1893, Beautiful Joe was the first book to sell 1,000,000 copies in Canada, which it did before 1900. The book is based on a true story that took place in Meaford Ontario, although the author relocated the story to Maine because she thought it would sell better. There is now a Beautiful Joe Heritage Society, raising funds to establish the Beautiful Joe Canine Museum in Meaford. This edition includes an essay describing the context of Beautiful Joe, written by Professor Elizabeth Waterston. It suggests that cruelty to animals was explored in literature as a precursor to cruelty to people." About the Author: Margaret Marshall Saunders disguised her name (she is identified only as Marshall Saunders) because she thought it would add to the credibility of the book. She wrote Beautiful Joe after a real dog she encountered in Meaford Ontario which was cruelly… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.