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1945: Saints and Strangers: Being the Lives of the Pilgrim Fathers & Their Families with Their Friends & Foes, by George F. Willison
$85.00Saints and Strangers: Being the Lives of the Pilgrim Fathers & Their Families with Their Friends & Foes, by George F. Willison, is a comprehensive historical account of the Pilgrim Fathers and their journey to the New World. The book provides a detailed look at the lives of the Pilgrims, their interactions with Native Americans, and the challenges they faced in establishing a new colony. With 513 pages, this book offers a thorough exploration of this important period in American history.
This particular copy of Saints and Strangers is in very good condition, with an owner’s signature inscribed in ink on the inside front cover and again in pencil on the pre-titular page. The book is very clean and tightly bound. The dust jacket shows some wear around the edges, consistent with the age of the book, but is still in good to very good condition.
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1947 First Edition: The Tin Flute, by Gabrielle Roy
$35.00First edition of The Tin Flute, by Gabrielle Roy, published by Reynal & Hitchcock in New York in 1947. Bound in cloth with gilt impressed ornamentation on the cover and lettering on the spine. The volume is in very good condition. The book block is tightly bound, with slight wear and rubbing on the cover and discoloration on the spine. The pages have discoloration due to age of the book, but there is no writing or markings.
The novel follows the lives of a working-class family in Montreal during the Great Depression, focusing on the struggles and dreams of the main character, Florentine. The book explores themes of poverty, love, and the pursuit of happiness.