- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, CanadaWagon Tongue Books
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 13.99
Quantity: 1 available
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SUBTITLED : ` And Other Stories of Doukhobor Life '. The author of these 206 pages (14 stories - including the title piece) was born into a Doukhobor family in Saskatchewan. She reckons that this is historically accurate fiction. Read more about the tilt-a-whirl. Also : dill weed, sovistnai, katoosha, Marusa, Tambovka village, Don Cossacks, woodstove and Stalin's bloody purges. UNillustrated. Cond : Paper wrapper is blue with white lettering. Cover drawing shows a young woman gazing wistfully out a window. Minimal soiling. Light wear at fore points. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Excellent reading copy. Quote (p. 29) : " Reluctantly Natasha agreed. It would be difficult to see Dmitri during the bitterly cold winter, but she could work on her soondock and spring would be around the corner. Besides, her hair would ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.
Seller Inventory # 010945
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Head Cook at Weddings and Funerals
- Author
- Plotnikoff, Vi
- Publisher
- Polestar Press, Vancouver
- Publication year
- 1996
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Illustrator
- Jim Brennan (cover)
- Edition
- 3'rd Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Canadiana
Wagon Tongue Books
Linden, AB, Canada
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
Shipping rates from Canada to U.S.A.
| Item | 18 to 35 business days | 24 to 32 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 31.00 | US$ 45.65 |
Payment methods
- Cash
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Store description
I am a small home-based business so I may be difficult to reach by phone. I'm in the Mountain time zone. I've been passionate about books for approximately 30 years. Thank you for thinking Wagon Tongue.
Specialty
western canadiana, ephemera & rarities, horse and horse-related, cowboy stuff, indians and North American first peoples, things that catch my eye - including (non)books, mere bagatellesSeller's business information
Wagon Tongue Books
AB, Canada
Terms of sale
We may accept International money orders or personal cheques; please allow 6 days for cheques to clear. Please make cheques payable to Wagon Tongue Books. I can handle your credit card transactions ONLY through the ABE.commerce program. PAYPAL is also a workable option. We under rate the condition of our books, build cardboard shipping sleeves for protected shipping and respond promptly to requests and queries. Shipping and handling on all books is at the expense of the purchaser, and is often in the $12.95 per item range. Book weight and volume purchases will alter these conditions. We will be happy to re-quote books in Canadian dollars for local buyers and to arrange local `hand-offs'of purchases, if you prefer.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing less than 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.