Shack Island - A Nanaimo Riddle: Nae Herring, Nae Fish
by Matson, Ruth English [Signed]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0973383704
- ISBN 13
- 9780973383706
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Canada: Ruth English Matson, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed and generically inscribed by author upon verso of front free endpaper. 102 pages. Index. generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Here for the first time comes a collection of true stories from the characters who built and lived on Nanaimo's Shack Island. It is an artist's Mecca, a beachcomber's delight, a boater's refuge, a dreamer's escape, a writer's inspiration - and yet the shacks remain an enigma. These are humorous and factual events (1900-1960) of the islanders by the islanders from the other side of the shutters." - back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Gift Quality..
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- Title
- Shack Island - A Nanaimo Riddle: Nae Herring, Nae Fish
- Author
- Matson, Ruth English [Signed]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0973383704
- ISBN 13
- 9780973383706
- Publisher
- Ruth English Matson
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Shack Island (B.C.) - History, Nanaimo, Shack Island (B.C.), Piper's Lagoon, Vancouver Island
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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