Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada
by Allan Casey
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1553653084
- ISBN 13
- 9781553653080
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WESTBANK, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Greystone Books, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Greystone Books, Vancouver, 2009. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED on the Title Page and inscribed, "For Ann and Elanor. Fond memories of Watson Lake. Best Wishes Allan Casey."Hardcover. First Edition with complete number line to "1" A Fine book in Fine book in Fine unclipped Jacket. A Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award. Signed by Author(s).Lakes define not only Canada's landscape but the national imagination. Blending writing on nature, travel, and science, award-winning journalist Allan Casey systematically explores how the country's history and culture originates at the lakeshore. Lakeland describes a series of interconnected journeys by the author, punctuated by the seasons and the personalities he meets along the way including aboriginal fishery managers, fruit growers, boat captains, cottagers, and scientists. Together they form an evocative portrait of these beloved bodies of water and what they mean, from sapphire tarns above the Rocky Mountain tree line to the ponds of western Newfoundland.
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- Bookseller
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008079
- Title
- Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada
- Author
- Allan Casey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1553653084
- ISBN 13
- 9781553653080
- Publisher
- Greystone Books
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Date Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 360
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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