Book by Choyce Lesley
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Librería: Irolita Books, Aurora, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: NEAR FINE. Estado de la sobrecubierta: NEAR FINE. First American Edition. Bottom edge of spine is a bit crinkled. Otherwise a bright, clean, unworn copy. Dust jacket is protected in new archival mylar. 308 pages. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario. Nº de ref. del artículo: 8501
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Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No edition. From the days before the arrival of the Europeans in North America, when the original inhabitants of our country made their way across a small land bridge, to todays arrival in supersonic jets, there is one sight that is shared by all new Canadians - the countrys dramatic coastline. In this eclectic history of the seas elemental power over Canadas coastal peoples, Lesley Choyce brings to life the heroes and villains, the Aboriginals and the Europeans, the great and the humble, and the intrepid but ill-prepared explorers, who discovered, travelled through, and inhabited Canadas east, west, and north coasts. Brimming with shipwrecks and rescues, roguery and virtue, and stories of overcoming unimaginable odds, The Coasts of Canada is both idiosyncratic and iconoclastic. For once, writes Choyce, let the mid-continental tales of Canada be relatively mute, and let the narratives of a coastal people reshape our visions of who we are. As benevolent as it is brutal, the sea has controlled Canadas history and shaped the countrys collective identity. At once a book of discoveries and a record of misunderstandings, errors and misjudgements, The Coasts of Canada features the stories of hardy souls who persevere in difficult realms. It is also a plea to preserve the good things of the sea, the coastal communities, and the fragile environment that constitutes three borders of this country. A coast-dweller himself, Lesley Choyce is an irrepressible storyteller. His first major work of history, the bestselling Nova Scotia: Shaped by the Sea, was praised by Laurier LaPierre in The Globe and Mail as a poets affair with the sea and an appealing work of storytelling. In The Coasts of Canada, he carries his enthusiasm for good stories to all of coastal Canada. Nº de ref. del artículo: SONG0864923600
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Librería: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Stiff crisp book in crisp dust jacket with light staining to rear edges. ; 9.24 X 6.36 X 1.14 inches; 308 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 48986
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Librería: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Stiff book in crisp dust jacket; about new. ; 9.24 X 6.36 X 1.14 inches; 308 pages; Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 52188
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Librería: Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. First Edition. First edition hardcover in dust jacket. 308 pp. Illustrations, bibliography, index. Fine/Fine. Nº de ref. del artículo: 256960
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Librería: Booked Experiences Bookstore, Burlington, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First. pp.308 with index, b/w photos clean tight copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: 018906
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Librería: Bay Used Books, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Near Fine condition. No visible defects. Picture available upon request. Book appears to have been signed by author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 025925
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Librería: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Stiff book in crisp dust jacket; about new. Signed by Choyce on the title page. ; 9.24 X 6.36 X 1.14 inches; 308 pages; Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 47881
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Librería: Riverwash Books (IOBA), Prescott, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 308 pp. Illus. Index. Bibliography. Accounts of Canada's east, west, and northern coastlines, from the earliest habitations to the present. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: HIS2736
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Librería: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, Reino Unido
1st. Ed. 8vo. 308pp. B/w ills., f.e.p. clipped across top corner. Original boards with d/w, slightly bumped. ISBN 0864923600 US$15. Nº de ref. del artículo: 169998
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