The House with the Parapet Walls
by Terpstra, John
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- ISBN 10
- 1554471397
- ISBN 13
- 9781554471393
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About This Item
The House with the Parapet Walls, Terpstra, John. Published by Gaspereau Press, Nova Scotia, 2014. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 148pp. Brown illustrated card jacket, black soft covers with silver titles. Fade to top edge front and otherwise in mint condition.
Grieving the diminishment and death of his elderly mother, John Terpstra finds solace in a seemingly unusual place: the stories (both historical and fanciful) of the nineteenth-century houses in his Hamilton neighbourhood and of the families which have inhabited them. John Terpstra is a Canadian poet and cabinet maker.
Grieving the diminishment and death of his elderly mother, John Terpstra finds solace in a seemingly unusual place: the stories (both historical and fanciful) of the nineteenth-century houses in his Hamilton neighbourhood and of the families which have inhabited them. John Terpstra is a Canadian poet and cabinet maker.
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- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
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- Title
- The House with the Parapet Walls
- Author
- Terpstra, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1554471397
- ISBN 13
- 9781554471393
- Publisher
- Gaspereau Pr
- This edition first published
- 2014
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