This poignant and beautifully written novel tells the story of Eben Holden, an elderly man who decides to spend his last day fishing. As he casts his line, he reflects on his life and the people he has loved and lost. A powerful meditation on aging, love, and the passage of time, this book is a must-read for anyone who has ever experienced the bittersweet beauty of life. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in ...
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This poignant and beautifully written novel tells the story of Eben Holden, an elderly man who decides to spend his last day fishing. As he casts his line, he reflects on his life and the people he has loved and lost. A powerful meditation on aging, love, and the passage of time, this book is a must-read for anyone who has ever experienced the bittersweet beauty of life. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Very good. No dust jacket. There is moderate wear to the extremities. There is a gift inscription in ink on the FFEP. There are brown spots on the interior of the front cover and FFEP but they are very small. The rice paper over the frontpiece is torn... 60p. front. 18cm. Ornamental borders.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good. No Jacket. American decorated cloth binding in the style of the Decorative Designers [unsigned]. Tissue-guarded frontispiece; Previous owner's inscription on front free endpage. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. 12mo; 6.75 inches tall, 60 pages, each page bordered with a spiraling fishing line. First Edition, First Printing. Irving Bacheller was an American journalist and writer who founded the first modern newspaper syndicate in the United States whose books, generally set-in upper New York state, are humorous and full of penetrating character delineations, especially of rural types. [brit] Bacheller was the James Michener of his day: sometimes his books (mostly historical novels) sold out as soon as published. In all he wrote 29 novels, 5 volumes of biography and autobiography and numerous short stories, poems and essays. [localwiki]