Published by Dutton Books, 1989
ISBN 10: 052524736X ISBN 13: 9780525247364
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. G. Brender A Brandis (illustrator). First Edition. Remainder Mark Bottom Edge; else In Very Good+ condition and Very Good+ dustjacket. A deeply reasoned treatise on the place of animate and inanimate being in the cosmos, as well as the story of the founding of a new human habitat in an unspoiled environment of herons, ruffed grouse, lupines, and red squirrels. With it he has written a philosophical manifesto for the new millennium. Harold Horwood was born in Newfoundland in 1923 and died in Nova Scotia in 2006. He lived an extraordinary life as a union organizer, member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly, newspaper editor, co-founder of the Writers' Union of Canada, novelist, poet and nature writer. He published more than twenty books and was a powerful influence on many Canadian writers.
Published by Douglas Gibson / McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1987
ISBN 10: 0771042027 ISBN 13: 9780771042027
Seller: Capricorn Books, Oakville, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. G. Brender a Brandis. (illustrator). First Edition. 219 pp, 8 3/4" H. Small b&w illustrations. "As (Horwood) describes the land around his home the beauty of his prose is breathtaking, whether he is writing about finches, stars, vegetables, seaweed, beech trees, ponds, garter snakes, or squirrels hiding cookies all over the house. No city-dweller will be able to read this book without a sigh of envy at the life the author and his family have created in 'one of the truly magical places on the earth'. But (it) is much more than just a book about nature described by an expert. For Harold Horwood's detailed observations lead on to a more philosophical plane. The discovery of earthworms knotted to preserve moisture causes him to speculate on DNA and how worms 'remember'. A description of blue herons fencing in a courtship battle, where their razor-sharp bills inflict no damage, leads to the subject of war. These and similar themes are provocative, challenging, and so powerfully written that (his) message has already reduced some audiences to tears." Light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, has very light rubbing, light wrinkling - mianly at top/bottom of spine a flap-folds.
Published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1987
ISBN 10: 0771042043 ISBN 13: 9780771042041
Seller: Paraphernalia Books 'N' Stuff, Belleville, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First. Trade paperback with photo covers; A near fine clean sound unmarked copy, slight curling & creasing on bottom corner of front cover and minimal edgewear; 219 pages with appendices; A look at life through the seasons on Nova Scotia's Annapolis Basin from a personal view of the author who has lived there since 1979.