Rose a Charlitte. An Acadien Romance
by Saunders, Marshall. Illustrated By H. De M. Young
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada
Item Price
$40.00$20.00
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About This Item
Boston: L.C. Page and Company, 1898. 516 pp plus eight numbered pages of book ads. In this novel, the scene is laid principally in the Land of Evangeline. The historical and descriptive setting of the novel is accurate, the plot is well-conceived and executed, the characters are drawn with a firm and delightful touch. Rose a Charlitte, the heroine, is a descendent of an old Acadien family. The reader will follow her fortunes. A list of illustrations provided. All illustrations on heavier semi-gloss stock firmly attached, all present, all in excellent condition. H. De Young... illustrator. Gift inscription and light soiling to ffep. Previous owner's name written at the extreme top of three separate leaves. Well decorated front board and spine. Gilt title print and gilt decorations remain bright. Fray to heel of spine. Text block tight. This book has been penned by the same Annapolis County, Nova Scotian-born author that gave us 'Beautiful Joe', 'Golden Dicky' etc.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Gilt Edge Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B158
- Title
- Rose a Charlitte. An Acadien Romance
- Author
- Saunders, Marshall. Illustrated By H. De M. Young
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- L.C. Page and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Acadiens-Fiction Nova Scotia Historical Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime Provinces;
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