Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2008. Book. Illus. by James Bentley;. Very Good+. Hardcover. Later Printing. 8vo. 447 pp. Gray cloth with a gilt pictorial and gilt lettering on the front panel and spine; decorated endpapers; headband; dj art by James Bentley. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. A prequel to Anne of Green Gables, showing how Anne ended up on Prince Edward Island. Anne has a difficult early life. Born of kind and loving parents, she is tragically orphaned as a baby and is soon sent from one foster home to the next....

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View our feature on Budge Wilson's Before Green Gables. A must-read for generations of book lovers. This remarkable, and heart-warming prequel to the classic Anne of Green Gables was specially authorized by L.M. Montgomery's heirs to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of the original novel. Before Green Gables is the story of Anne Shirley's life before her arrival at Green Gables-a heartwarming tale of a precocious child whose lively imagination and relentless spirit help her to overcome difficult circumstances and of a young girl's ability to love, learn, and above all, dream. Published in 1908, L. M. Montgomery's coming-of-age classic Anne of Green Gables has enchanted generations of readers, both children and adults. The story of the spunky red-haired orphan from Prince Edward Island is known to millions, and copies of the eight titles in the series have never gone out of print. But when readers first meet Anne, she is eleven, and has just been sent from an orphanage to meet her new family. No one ever learned the events of Anne's life before she arrived at Green Gables. Until now. For the millions of readers who devoured the Green Gables series, Before Green Gables is an irresistible treat; the account of how one of literature's most beloved heroines became the girl who captivated the world.

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 223874
Title: BEFORE GREEN GABLES
Author: Wilson, Budge (re: L. M. Montgomery)
Illustrator: James Bentley;
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Edition: Later Printing
ISBN 10: 0670067210
ISBN 13: 9780670067213
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 2008
Size: 8vo
Keywords: emily of new moon; anne of green gables; canadian author; canadiana; lucy maud; maude;
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
A.N.: The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...