A Number of Things: Stories of Canada Told Through Fifty Objects
by Jane Urquhart
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- ISBN 10
- 1443432067
- ISBN 13
- 9781443432061
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Patrick Crean Editions, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Other than mark on lower test block this is a clean, tight and unread copy-National Bestseller.- From one of our nation's most beloved and iconic authors comes a lyrical 150th birthday gift to Canada. Jane Urquhart chooses 50 Canadian objects and weaves a rich and surprising narrative that speaks to our collective experience as a nation. Each object is beautifully illustrated by the noted artist Scott McKowen, with Jane Urquhart conjuring and distilling meaning and magic from these unexpected facets of our history. The fifty artifacts range from a Nobel Peace Prize medal, a literary cherry tree, a royal cowcatcher, a Beothuk legging, a famous skull and an iconic artist's shoe, as well as an Innu tea doll, a Sikh RCMP turban, a Cree basket, a Massey-Harris tractor and a hanging rope, among an array of unexpected and intriguing objects. Bringing the curiosity of the novelist and the eloquence of the poet to her task, Jane Urquhart composes a symphonic memory bank with objects that resonate with symbolic significance. In this compelling portrait of a completely original country called Canada, a master novelist has given all of us a national birthday bouquet like no other.
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- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
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- Title
- A Number of Things: Stories of Canada Told Through Fifty Objects
- Author
- Jane Urquhart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1443432067
- ISBN 13
- 9781443432061
- Publisher
- Patrick Crean Editions
- Date Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 248
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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