The Fire-Dwellers
by Laurence, Margaret
Margaret Laurence was born in Neepawa, Manitoba, in 1926. Upon graduation from Winnipeg’s United College in 1947, she took a job as a reporter for the Winnipeg Citizen.From 1950 until 1957 Laurence lived in Africa, the first two years in Somalia, the next five in Ghana, where her husband, a civil engineer, was working. She translated Somali poetry and prose during this time, and began her career as a fiction writer with stories set in Africa.When Laurence returned to Canada in 1957, she settled in Vancouver, where she devoted herself to fiction with a Ghanaian setting: in her first novel, This Side Jordan, and in her first collection of short fiction, The Tomorrow-Tamer. Her two years in Somalia were the subject of her memoir, The Prophet’s Camel Bell.Separating from her husband in 1962, Laurence moved to England, which became her home for a decade, the time she devoted to the creation of five books about the fictional town of Manawaka, patterned after her birthplace, and its people: The Stone Angel, A Jest of God, The Fire-Dwellers, A Bird in the House, and The Diviners.Laurence settled in Lakefield, Ontario, in 1974. She complemented her fiction with essays, book reviews, and four children’s books. Her many honours include two Governor General’s Awards for Fiction and more than a dozen honorary degrees.Margaret Laurence died in Lakefield, Ontario in 1987.
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Limited, 1973. New Canadian Library N87. A solid copy of this fine story. Interiors are unmarked and lightly tanned. Previous owners name to the inside front cover. Cover shows shelfwear and age-toning. Spine is mildly creased. A solid copy. . 3rd Reprint . Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1969. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 308pp. Octavo. Orange cloth with Gilt lettering on spine and pressed initials on front board (with smaller pressed McClelland and Steward symbol on back board). Untrimmed long outer edge of text block. Black top edge of text block. Clean, tight text block. In dust jacket, price clipped. Very… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart / New Canadian Library, 1991. Mass Market Paperback. VERY GOOD. New Canadian Library Faint corner crease. 286 pages. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario. Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1969. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 308pp. Octavo. Orange cloth with Gilt lettering on spine and pressed initials on front board (with smaller pressed McClelland and Steward symbol on back board). Light bumping to ends of spine. Untrimmed long outer edge of text block. Black top edge of text block. Clean, tight text block.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1969. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 308pp. Octavo. Orange cloth with Gilt lettering on spine and pressed initials on front board (with smaller pressed McClelland and Steward symbol on back board). Light bumping to ends of spine. Untrimmed long outer edge of text block. Black top edge of text block. Clean, tight text block.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. 1969. First American Edition. 308 pages. Red dust jacket with black lettering over red cloth. Mild brown staining and finger smudging to pages on occasion. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Pages are rough cut. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1969. 1st Canadian Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 308 pgs. Orange cloth & black top edge. Back corner very gently bumped. Trivial spot to back panel on dust jacket.(photos) Excellent.
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1969. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 308pp. Octavo. Orange cloth with Gilt lettering on spine and pressed initials on front board (with smaller pressed McClelland and Steward symbol on back board). Light bumping/soiling to ends of spine and corners. Untrimmed long outer edge of text block. Black top edge of text block. Clean, tight… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: Seal, 1988. Later printing. Paperback. Very Good. 5th printing of this mass market paperback edition. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers.
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The Popular Library, 1969. Paperback. Good. 1969. Popular Library Edition. 317 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking… Read more about this item Item Price
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Knopf, 1969-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1969 McClelland and Stewart 1969 1st Canadian Edition, Near Fine/VG+ DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has 1.5-inch tear at top edge of spine, small nick at head of spine, in Mylar with price intact, square corners, no markings found, not a remainder, small blemish on rear cover of book, a nice copy. Item Price
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Knopf, 1969-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1969 McClelland and Stewart 1969 1st Canadian Edition, Fine-minus/VG+ DJ in Mylar, price-clipped dustjacket has 3 very short tears, in Mylar, no markings found, firm-square corners, faint crease on endpaper, a nice copy. Item Price
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