Keyword:NOVA SCOTIA LITERATURE WOMEN CHILDREN JUVENILE

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Great and Awful Summer.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Nimbus, Halifax, 2007, ISBN:1551096145:

Seller ID: 74859

DALE, Mitzi. The Great and Awful Summer . (Halifax): Nimbus, (2007). First Edition. Pp. (4),[1]-236. 8vo, illustrated card covers with white spine. Mass market paperback. A novel for adolescents about a girl's summer spent working in Cape Breton, by the Wolfville-residing author. "Sarah Leanne Lockwood can't wait to spend her summer working at an upscale Cape Breton lodge.But she's not thrilled about missing out on her favourite soap opera, Will ow Heights, which stars the unbelievably handsome Edgar Linton. Little doesSarah know that she'll end up embroiled in a far more complicated story...
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Glimpses of the Past , or, The Musuem

By: ELIZABETH, Charlotte

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Eraster H. Pease, Co., Albany, NY, 1848,:

Seller ID: 64514

ELIZABETH, Charlotte. Glimpses of the Past , or, The Musuem. Albany, NY: Eraster H. Pease and Co., 1848. Pp. [2],(1)-228,[2]. 12mo, pressed brown cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to spine. A collection of religious Victorian juvenile fiction. “Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna (October 1, 1790 – July 12, 1846) was an English evangelical Protestant writer and novelist who wrote as Charlotte Elizabeth. She was the daughter of Michael Browne, rector of St. Giles's Church and minor canon of Norwich Cathedral, where she wasborn on 1 Oct. 1790. She married in early life a Captain Phelan of the ...
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If I Were the Moon. First Printing

By: FITCH, Sheree WATTS, Leslie Elizabeth

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Doubleday Canada Limited, Toronto, 1999, ISBN:0385257449:

Seller ID: 106407

FITCH, Sheree. If I Were the Moon. Illustrations by Leslie Elizabeth Watts.(Toronto) : Doubleday Canada Limited, (1999). First Printing. Pp (32). Ill ustrated. 4to, illustrated gl;ossy paper covered boards, lettered in white.An illustrated children's book. Sheree Fitch (born December 3, 1956) is a Canadian children's author. Though she was born in Ottawa, Ontario and grewup in Moncton, New Brunswick, she spent many of her adult years in Halifax , Nova Scotia. Very good. 15.00
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Flower of the Fortress. First Edition

By: MacDONALD, Zillah K.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Westminster Press, 1944,: 1944

Seller ID: 12164

MacDONALD, Zillah K. Flower of the Fortress. Philadelphia : The Westminster Press, (1944). First Edition. "Printed in the United States of America". Pp (10),3-231,(1). 8vo (145 x 211 mm), olive cloth, with brown lettering to spine. With a plan of Louisbourg in dark brown on the end-papers. The title page has an illustration.

Laugher p.339, Rhodenizer p.421, Tennyson Cape Bretoniana 5433.
Not in Watters.

Zillah Katherine MacDonald (b. January 15, 1885, Halifax, Nova Scotia - d. December 15, 1979, Wolfville, Nova Scotia) was living in New York Ci...
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Windywhistle. First Edition in dustjacket,

By: MacDONALD, Zillah Katherine

Price: $80.00

Publisher: D. Appleton and Company, New York / London , 1929,:

Seller ID: 82122

MacDONALD, Zillah K. Windywhistle. New York / London : D. Appleton and Company, 1929. Pp (8),1-[227],(5), frontispiece. 8vo (135 x 193 mm), yellowy-orange cloth, with purple lettering to front board and spine.

Laugher p.338, Rhodenizer p.421.
Not in Watters.

Zillah Katherine MacDonald (b. January 15, 1885, Halifax, Nova Scotia - d. December 15, 1979, Wolfville, Nova Scotia) is noted for children's books, including Mystery Of The Piper's Ghost, along with a series of career romances.

She attended the Halifax Country Academy and then Dalhousie...
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Home Truths.

By: MacLEAN, Jill.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Dancing Cat Books, Toronto, 2010, ISBN:9781897151969:

Seller ID: 91552

MacLEAN, Jill. Home Truths. (Toronto) : Dancing Cat Books, (2010). First Edition. Pp (6),[1]-282. 8vo, illustrated red card covers. Jill MacLean (b. 1941, England). A juvenile novel about child abuse, by Bedford, Nova Scotia writer Jill MacLean. “Brick MacAvoy has got it all figured out. He's going to find work. He's going to save money to add to his stash. And then in exactly seventeen months, the second he turns sixteen, he's out of there. There's nobody to stay for, is there? When Brick looks at his mother, he sees aself-absorbed flake who expects Brick to babysit his four-year-old sister...
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Christopher. 1st edition, signed

By: MEINDL, E.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: 2002, ISBN:0973162201:

Seller ID: 79847

MEINDL, E. Christopher. N.pl.: n.pub., (2002). First Edition. Pp [1]-336. Illustrated. 8 vo, orange card covers, French flaps. “Life in the early 1800s was hard especially for children. Christopher is a six year old who already needs to make a career choice – a life in the dark wet coal-mine or breathing fresh air above ground. His loving grandfather relunctantly encourages him to run away to find a better life. On his journey, he meets many people – most good, some bad. He also discovers that magic and guardian angelsdo exist in the world. Follo Christopher as he has many adventures bo...
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The Mystery of the Hemlock Ravine. Fourth Printing, Signed

By: PERKYNS, Dorothy

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Lancelot Press, 1991,: 1991

Seller ID: 37537

ISBN: 0889993122

PERKYNS, Dorothy. The Mystery of the Hemlock Ravine. Hantsport, Nova Scotia : Lancelot Press, (March 1991). Fourth Printing. Pp (6), 7-92,(2). 8vo (138 x 202 mm), art-illustrated glossy white & green cardcovers, with black lettering to white spine. With a small b&w photo of Perkyns on the rear cover.

Dorothy Perkyns, née ? (b. England) came to Canada in 1969.

The first novel in the David, Mary and Stephen series. It is arranged in 15 chapters.

"David has always thought of the hemlock ravine as his own special, secret place, but when Mary and Stephen...
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Mystery of the Hemlock Ravine. 1st pr.

By: PERKYNS, Dorothy

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Lancelot, 1986,:

Seller ID: 12815

PERKYNS, Dorothy. The Mystery of the Hemlock Ravine. Hantsport :Lancelot Press, (1986). First Printing. Pp (6), 7-92. 8vo, trade paperback. Name, else vg. 10.00
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Peril at Plover Point

By: PERKYNS, Dorothy

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Lancelot, 1991,:

Seller ID: 64146

PERKYNS, Dorothy. Peril at Plover Point. Hantsport : Lancelot Press, (1991). Pp (5),6-[152]. Maps. 8vo, trade paperback. Cover adds: "A Mystery Novel for Young Readers". Name, back cover creased, else vg. 7.00
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Mystery of the Hemlock Ravine. 1st pr. signed

By: PERKYNS, Dorothy

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Lancelot, 1986, ISBN:0889993122:

Seller ID: 64716

PERKYNS, Dorothy. The Mystery of the Hemlock Ravine. Hantsport :Lancelot Press, (1986). First Printing. Pp (6), 7-92. 8vo, trade paperback. Gift inscription, else vg. Signed by the author on title page. 12.00
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Mystery of the Hemlock Ravine. 9th pr. signed

By: PERKYNS, Dorothy

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Lancelot, 1995,:

Seller ID: 6448

PERKYNS, Dorothy. The Mystery of the Hemlock Ravine. Hantsport : Lancelot Press, (May 1995). Ninth Printing. Pp (6), 7-92. 8vo, trade paperback. Vg. Inscribed by the author. 10.00
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Bonnie Prince Fetlar: The Story of a Pony and His Friends. Cdn ed

By: SAUNDERS, Marshall

Price: $30.00

Publisher: McClelland and Stewart, Toronto , 1920,:

Seller ID: 82201

SAUNDERS, Marshall. Bonnie Prince Fetlar : The Story of a Pony and His Friends. Toronto : McClelland and Stewart Publishers, (1920). First Canadian Edition. Bound from the George H. Doran sheets. Pp [i]-vi,(2),9-352. 8vo, tancloth with photographic onlay to front board, maroon lettering to front bo ard and spine. Spadoni & Donnelly 570. Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861-1947) was a Canadian author, born in the village of Milton, Queens County, Nova Scotia. She spent most of her childhood in Berwick, Nova Scotia where herfather served as Baptist minister.. Saunders is most famous for her novel B...
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Bonnie Prince Fetlar: The Story of a Pony and His Friends. US ed

By: SAUNDERS, Marshall

Price: $30.00

Publisher: George H. Doran Company, New York, 1920,:

Seller ID: 82200

SAUNDERS, Marshall. Bonnie Prince Fetlar : The Story of a Pony and His Friends. New York : George H. Doran Company, (1920). Pp [1]-352. 8vo, tan clothwith photographic onlay to front board, maroon lettering to front board an d spine. Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861-1947) was a Canadian author, bornin the village of Milton, Queens County, Nova Scotia. She spent most of he r childhood in Berwick, Nova Scotia where her father served as Baptist minister.. Saunders is most famous for her novel Beautiful Joe. It is a story narrated by a dog who has had a difficult puppyhood with many obstacles incl...
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Banished from Our Home : The Acadian Diary of Angélique Richard. First Edition

By: STEWART, Sharon

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Scholastic Canada, Markham, Ontario, 2004, ISBN:0439974216:

Seller ID: 91183

STEWART, Sharon. Banished from Our Home : The Acadian Diary of Angélique Richard. (Markham, Ontario) : Scholastic Canada Ltd., (June 2004). First Printing. "Printed in Canada". Pp (2),[1]-202,(4). Maps and some b&w illustrations in the text. 8vo (140 x 194 mm), art-illustrated blue paper-covered boards, with white lettering to spine.

In the Dear Canada series.

Sharon Roberta Stewart, née Lépine (b. 1944).

A juvenile fiction narrative of the Acadian expulsion in 1755 as told through a young girl's diary.

Very good. 16.00

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Gretchen of Grand Pre. First Lancelot Printing.

By: STIRLING, Lilla GEER, Charles

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Lancelot, Windsor, 1974,:

Seller ID: 60529

STIRLING, Lilla. Gretchen of Grand Pré. Windsor, N.S.: Lancelot Press, (1974). First Lancelot Printing. Pp (6),1-33,(1). 8vo, yellow cardcovers. Name inked verso front cover, else very good. 7.00
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House Far From Home.

By: WILSON, Budge

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Scholastic - TAB Publications Ltd, Richmond Hill, Ont, 1992, ISBN:0590716794:

Seller ID: 66885

WILSON, Budge. A House Far From Home. (Richmond Hill, Ont.) Scholastic - TAB Publications Ltd., (1992). Fourth Printing. Pp(6),1-130. 8vo, card covers. Cover art by Ric Riordon. A children's story set 'Blue Harbour,' Nova Scotia and Peterborough, Ontario. "'Move?' Lorinda almost yelled the word. 'Where are we going? Australia? Egypt? Disneyland?' Only a week had passed since The Worst Christmas Prsent Ever, and already lorinda and james have a new problem. They have to stay in Peterborough for six months while the rest of the family goes to Texas. And what's worse, they'll be living with A...
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Oliver's Wars

By: WILSON, Budge

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Stoddart, 1992, ISBN:077375508x:

Seller ID: 7031

WILSON, Budge. Oliver's Wars. (Toronto) : Stoddart, (1992). Pp. 101. 8vo, blue ill. card covers. Novel for young adults. A story of a 12 year-old coming to Halifax, his troubles with his grandfather, his school, & himself. In the Irwin Junior Fiction series. Vg. 6.00
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Cordelia Clark. pbk. signed

By: WILSON, Budge

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Stoddart, 1994,:

Seller ID: 14715

WILSON, Budge. Cordelia Clark. (Tor.) : Stoddart, (1994). Pp (8),1-167,(1).Small 8vo, paperback. "In ten new stories, Budge Wilson continues to explo re the complex relationships that are the essence of life..." - from the back cover. Vg. Signed by Budge Wilson. 6.00
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Leaving : Stories. in dj

By: WILSON, Budge

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Anansi, Toronto, 1990, ISBN:0887841597:

Seller ID: 95641

WILSON, Budge. The Leaving : Stories. (Toronto): Anansi, (1990). Pp (8),1-161,(3). 8vo, green cloth. "This remarkable collection of short stories by Nova Scotia writer Budge Wilson is full of wry insight and rich emotion and focuses on issues of growing up female and taking leave of the secure absolutes of childhood."- from the dust-jacket. Includes the following stories: "The Metaphor", "The Diary", "Mr Manuel Jenkins", "Lysandra's Poem", "My Mother and Father", "The Leaving", "My Cousin Clarette", "The Reunion", 'Waiting...
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Keyword:NOVA SCOTIA LITERATURE WOMEN CHILDREN JUVENILE