Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1982. Hardcover. good to very good. 1st edition. 216pp. Octavo, original blue cloth in dust jacket with gilt lettering on spine. PP216. Old library copy with marks on cover where dust jacket was taped on. Library stamp, card and previous owners signature on front free endpaper. Library stamp on edges of pages and title page. Illustrated dust jacket in good condition. good to very good Signed by Carol Shields on first page after front endpaper. A funny and compassionate novel by an award winning Canadian author. 1982

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Bookseller: Aquila Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 124630
Title: A Fairly Conventional Woman
Author: Shields, Carol
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - good to very good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 077159724X
ISBN 13: 9780771597244
Publisher: MacMillan of Canada
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1982
Keywords: Shields, Carol

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