Ballad of a Stone Picker
by Ryga, George (SIGNED)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine +/Very Good
- Seller
-
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: Macmillan Canada, 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine +/Very Good. A story of 2 brothers, one who went away on a Rhodes scholarship and the other who stayed home as a stone picker to help support the family & older brother. 3rd book & 1st novel by the controversial political playwright (1932-87) whose work centred consistently on class struggle. Ryga is best known for his important 1967 play, 'The Ecstasy of Rita Joe'. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160pp. The clean illustrated DJ has a 1/4" tear at top edge with a tiny amount of rubbed / lost colour. Scarce signed copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- High Park Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002745
- Title
- Ballad of a Stone Picker
- Author
- Ryga, George (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian Fiction;
Terms of Sale
High Park Books
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About the Seller
High Park Books
Biblio member since 2007
Kitchener, Ontario
About High Park Books
We are a small independent bookseller specializing in non-fiction, music, art, poetry, Canadian local history, Mennonite history, Canadian literature, children's literature and books on native issues.
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