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A boy describes his experiences growing up in Depression-era Ferndale, Michigan, and the clashes between his father and his Aunt Ella, who finds her own ways to cope with poverty
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- PublisherAcademy Chicago Pub
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0897331400
- ISBN 13 9780897331401
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages191
- IllustratorBlatchley Jeremy
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Aunt Ella Stories
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Academy Chicago Pub, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 1985
ISBN 10: 0897331400
ISBN 13: 9780897331401
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Seller: THE BOOK BROTHERS, CHATHAM, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Blatchley, Jeremy (illustrator). Very nice copy.(see picture) Spine is slightly cocked.Inscribed "survive and enjoy"and signed by the Author. Owner signed name on the inside cover top right. Seller Inventory # 000272
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Aunt Ella Stories
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Academy Chicago Publishers, Chicago, 1985
ISBN 10: 0897331400
ISBN 13: 9780897331401
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Seller: Old Scrolls Book Shop, Stanley, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Jeremy Blatchley, Illustrator (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Fine. Jeremy Blatchley, Illustrator. Humorous memoir of Ferndale, Michigan in the late 1930's. First Edition, SIGNED by author, in clean unclipped jacket. Clean green cloth boards with bright silver lettering on spine. Tiny bump at base of spine, no fraying or fading. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper: "Survive and Enjoy - Kenan Jo Jo Heise & Aunt Ella." Illustrated by Jeremy Blatchley. Introduction by David Mamet. 191 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (14.95 on front inside flap). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 022479
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AUNT ELLA STORIES
Published by
Academy Chicago Pub, 1985
ISBN 10: 0897331400
ISBN 13: 9780897331401
Used
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First Edition
Seller: Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Blatchley, Jeremy (illustrator). 1st Edition. THIS BOOK IS A SERIES OF VIGNETTES ABOUT A YOUNG CATHOLIC BOY FROM A VERY POOR FAMILY IN THE MID TO LATE 1930'S, BEFORE THE UNITED STATES' "ALL OUY" INVOLVEMENT IN WORLD WAR TWO. THE YOUNGEST OF A FAMILY OF FOUR BOYS AND AND A STRICT FATHER AND LOVING MOTHER WHOSE SISTER, AUNT ELLA, IS A MOST UNUSUAL CHARACTOR. AUNT ELLA LIVES IN THE NEIGHBOORHOOD JUST OUTSIDE OF DETROIT. SHE IS AN UNMARRIED STREET WISE INDIVIDUAL WHO SEARCHES NEIGHBORS GARBAGE FOR TRADE WORTHY ITEMS. SHE MAKES HER OWN CLOTHING OUT OF DISCARDED CLOTH OR CLOTHING THAT ASGGRAVATES THE FATHER TO NO END. SHE NEGOTIATES FOR ITEMS THAT SHE FINDS ON A "RAGS OLD ARNS" VENDE'R'S WAGON AND FREQUENTLY OUTWITS THE FATHER IN A SECRETIVE AND WITTY MANNER. THIS IS A MOST ENJOYABLE READING ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE CATHOLIC AMD REMEMBER THE "RULES" OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND CHURCH FUNCTIONS.,COME FROM A HAPPY BUY POOR FAMILY WHO WERE AWAITING RECOVERY FROM THE GREAT 1930'S DEPRESSION YEARS. Seller Inventory # 2223278
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Aunt Ella Stories
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Blatchley, Jeremy (illustrator). Very Good. book. Seller Inventory # D7S9-1-M-0897331400-6
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