The Perilous Trade: Publishing Canada's Writers
by Roy MacSkimming
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0771054939
- ISBN 13
- 9780771054938
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 464, b/w illustrations, ""In the past 60 years, Canadian writing and publishing has come of age. The Perilous Trade, subtitled ""Publishing Canada's Writers,"" traces this fascinating story through numerous anecdotes and profiles of the major players involved. Roy MacSkimming, a former publisher and author himself, gives us a literary who's who that focuses on…
Synopsis
Roy MacSkimming is a professional writer and a published novelist. He has been literary editor of The Toronto Star and is now director of the Association of Canadian Publishers. Roy MacSkimming and his wife, Suzette, have lived in Europe and raised two sons. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- The Edmonton Book Store (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 218524
- Title
- The Perilous Trade: Publishing Canada's Writers
- Author
- Roy MacSkimming
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771054939
- ISBN 13
- 9780771054938
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo
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