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CT: Meriden Gravure Co., 1980. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 10 x 10 in. Heavy paper covers. B&W photo plates. Signed by Thomas on copyright pg. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild edge wear, covers a bit rubbed with some scrapes. Binding tight and text spotless. Photo. Stax.

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia: Harbour Lights Press, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 9x8x0. Signed by Author. Signed by author on the copyright page. Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. 54 pages, illustrated with black and white photos. From the introduction: "The Margaree River forms a gentle, winding valley on the north side of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and flows in to the shallow Gulf of St. Lawrence. This river valley, which is famed for its unspoiled, natural beauty, is populated along its lower thirty miles by families whose ancestors emigrated generations ago from France, Ireland, Scotland, and England.When the long Canadian winter fades, men work the surrounding forests and the fertile valley pastures, and they fish the clear river and the ever-changing sea. With spring’s long anticipated arrival, lumber and pulpwood are cut and hauled to mills, while hers of cattle and flocks of sheep with frisky, new-born lambs graze on seaside… Read More

Margaree Harbour: Harbour Lights Press [1980], an unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 2800. (Square 4to paperback) Not paginated. Very good. Signed by the author. Frontispiece, photographs. The cover is a bit shelf worn and there is a crack on the spine near the bottom. Locale: Canada; Cape Breton Island--Nova Scotia; Margaree River. (Photography, Photography).