New York: Atlantic, Little Brown, 1944. First Edition. First Printing. Whiteoak Edition. Octavo (19.5cm); green cloth boards, titled in gilt on the spine; blindstamp to the front cover; dustjacket by Lee Thayer; 366pp.; spine ends gently pushed, Fine copy. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50) with chipping and short tears along the extremities; Very Good.

Ninth book in the Jalna series, first book chronologically- "In her new novel, Miss De La Roche goes back to 1850...Here is a story which breathes with the spaciousness and beauty of uncut Canada. Here are the skating parties and the swimming, and here are the mosquitoes, big as dragons..." (from the dustjacket).

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 53972
Title: The Building of Jalna
Author: DE LA ROCHE, Mazo
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Atlantic, Little Brown
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1944
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction; Women; Canada;

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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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