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The acclaimed author of The True Life Adventures of Sparrow Drinkwater has created another mythological tale in which lives run headlong off the rails into tangled thickets of love, deception and narrow escape. The tale of Reed Kitchen, lifelong railway worker. full-time language lover and part-time visionary, The Fire Line is a dazzling, dramatic novel, a mesmerizing journey through an eccentric universe. "Trevor Ferguson has made magic in this marvellous novel". -- The Edmonton Journal "(Ferguson) is extraordinarily gifted at capturing the experience of a moment, evoking through small ordinary gestures a man's entire emotional history". -- Joan Thomas, The Globe and Mail "... a 'splendiferous' achievement. (The Fire Line) is a glorious chunk of sustained poetic language that deserves to be short-listed for several awards ..". -- The Toronto Star "The ending... is both joyous and surprising". -- The Ottawa Citizen
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The Fire Line: A Novel
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HarperCollins, Toronto, Ontario, 1995
ISBN 10: 0002243938
ISBN 13: 9780002243933
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Seller: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, Not Price Clipped. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; signed by Trevor Ferguson on the title page with no inscription; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; 245 pages; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 024752
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The Fire Line
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1995
ISBN 10: 0002243938
ISBN 13: 9780002243933
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Seller: Photobook Library, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Fire Line is Trevor Ferguson's 1995 literary novel about Reed Kitchen, an eccentric, relentlessly talkative lifelong railway worker who travels to a bridge-repair job near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Against a rugged coastal and railway setting, Reed encounters deception, violence, unexpected alliances, and narrow escapes in a story noted for its lyrical, unconventional use of language. | This is the first Canadian edition and first printing, published in Toronto by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. The copyright page states First edition and carries the complete hardcover number line ending in 1. ISBN 0-00-224393-8. | The title page is signed and inscribed by Trevor Ferguson. The handwritten inscription is personalized and extensive, although portions of its wording and recipient's name are difficult to decipher from the photograph. | Hardcover with dust jacket, seller-graded Very Good. The jacket shows light handling and minor edge wear, and the sampled interior pages show mild age-related toning or light spotting. The photographed author-biography page has no clearly visible added markings. Please review the photographs for the appearance of this specific copy. signed by author or artist. Seller Inventory # 128049007862
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The Fire Line (Signed; First Edition, First Printing)
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Harper Collins Publishers, Toronto, ON, 1995
ISBN 10: 0002243938
ISBN 13: 9780002243933
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Simply signed on the title page by Trevor Ferguson. First edition and first printing in fine condition, unread. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 003287
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