Book by Findley, Timothy
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Timothy Findley (1930-2002) was one of Canada's most compelling and best-loved writers. He is the author of The Wars, which won the Governor General's Award and established him as one of Canada's leading writers, as well as Pilgrim and The Piano Man's Daughter, both finalists for The Giller Prize. His other novels, Headhunter, The Telling of Lies, The Last of the Crazy People, The Butterfly Plague, Famous Last Words, Not Wanted on the Voyage, and Spadework; his novella, You Went Away; and his short fiction, Dinner Along the Amazon, Stones, and Dust to Dust, have won numerous awards and are well loved both in Canada and internationally.
Elizabeth Rex won the Governor General's Award for Drama and The Stillborn Lover won a Chalmers Award. His works of non-fiction include Inside Memory and From Stone Orchard.
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'The ferocious truth of a work of art.' The New Yorker 'The Wars is quite simply one of the best novels of the Great War. A magnificent book.' Province Vancouver
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0772011885I3N00
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 0772011885-11-1-29
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # GRP86565123
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Classic novel of WW1.DJ has slight edgewear. Seller Inventory # 005334
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Seller: The Great Catsby's Rare Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first edition, first printing, with full number line. Findley's classic novel, scarce in the Canadian first edition. Book is near fine with some wear to ends of spine and previous owner's name in pencil to endpaper, jacket is about very good maybe slightly better, with several short closed tears to edges but is nice and bright. Dark blue boards, octavo, 226 pages, pictorial jacket included. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box. Seller Inventory # ABE-1613779530416
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Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
[0-7720-1188-5] 1977, 1st printing. (Hardcover) Fine in near fine dust jacket. 226pp. The red spine lettering on the dust jacket is faded. (Fiction, Canadian, World War 1). Seller Inventory # 156057
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Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. pp. 3 p.l., 226. cloth. dw. Seller Inventory # CNDeFIND26
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Seller: THE USUAL SUSPECTS, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A FINE book in NEAR FINE jacket( one small closed creased tear to top of rear jacket panel. Author's third novel set during World War I. Seller Inventory # JD4700
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Seller: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 8vo pp. 226, a nice copy of the first edition of this important book, from John Metcalf's library. book. Seller Inventory # 374382
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Seller: Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB), Regina, SK, Canada
[0-7720-1188-5] 1977, 1st edition, 1st printing. (hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 226pp. 8vo. First edition. First Printing. Signed to title page as well as inscribed to esteemed Canadian author Ken Mitchell and signed "Tiff" to the front fly leaf. Related ephemera laid in, newspaper that has left light discolouration on the front endpapers. Jacket house in loose mylar sleeve. Seller Inventory # 135521
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