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Kilmeny of the Orchard

Kilmeny of the Orchard

Kilmeny of the Orchard

Kilmeny of the Orchard

by Montgomery, L.M

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  • Hardcover
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Boston: The Page Company, 1917 Book. Illus. by George Gibbs. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Tenth Impression, July, 1917. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original violet cloth with oval portrait pastedown and gilt lettering. Front. duplicates cover board. Gilt spine lettering. The little-known but haunting tale of Kilmeny, who was never taken to church or sent to school, presumably because she couldn't speak. How she learned to express herself so beautifully with her violin is a delightful example to all, regardless of age or station. Minor corner bumps. Untrimmed edges. 256 pp..

Synopsis

Kilmeny of the Orchard is a novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It is the story of a young man named Eric Marshall who goes to teach a school on Prince Edward Island and meets a mute girl that has perfect hearing named Kilmeny. He sees her when he is walking in the woods and hears her playing the violin. He visits her for a long time until he falls in love with her.

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Bookseller
Dave Shoots, Bookseller CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
001874
Title
Kilmeny of the Orchard
Author
Montgomery, L.M
Illustrator
George Gibbs
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
Tenth Impression, July, 1917
Publisher
The Page Company
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1917
Size
12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Keywords
NOISBN Children's
Bookseller catalogs
Children's;

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About the Seller

Dave Shoots, Bookseller

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Saint John, New Brunswick

About Dave Shoots, Bookseller

We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

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12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Bumps
Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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...

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