Growing Pains tells the story of writer and painter Emily Carr's life, from a proper Canadian girlhood, through her artist's training in San Francisco and Europe, through the years of despair when she stopped painting and raised dogs and rented out rooms to make ends meet, and finally to vindication and triumph when her greatness was at last recognized. With the ease of a natural storyteller and a painter's eye for description, Carr infuses her life story with an irresistible warmth, wit, and charm.
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Growing Pains tells the story of writer and painter Emily Carr's life, from a proper Canadian girlhood, through her artist's training in San Francisco and Europe, through the years of despair when she stopped painting and raised dogs and rented out rooms to make ends meet, and finally to vindication and triumph when her greatness was at last recognized. With the ease of a natural storyteller and a painter's eye for description, Carr infuses her life story with an irresistible warmth, wit, and charm.
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Fair. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have condition issues including wear and notes/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 400 p. Clarke Irwin Canadian Paperback. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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pp. xvi, 381. 8vo. Brown boards with ink titles to front board and spine. Colour plates. General shelfwear, with scuffing to spine and rear board; good-in poor dustjacket with chipping, tearing and creasing, tidemarking to rear panel and front panel separated in Brodart sleeve. With a foreword by Ida Dilworth.
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Collectible Fine in Fair jacket. 1st printing. Cloth with original gilt label publisher affixed. 381pp. Plates. Former owner's bookplate on front paste down. The famous British Columbia artist's autobio. The book itself is fine; the dj is only poor to fair. It has edge chips and wear to extremities. The back panel was possibly once detached and a prior owner reattached with with a lot of tape; also tape of flap folds. Nevertheless the image comprising the front panel is essentially complete, as is the back panel. Posthumously published. Scarce now.
