Icarus, a young urban misfit, discovers a treasure map in a second-hand bookstore, He, his two brothers, and five of their friends set out into the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains in search of the Lost Lemon Mine, where they hope to find a hoard of hidden gold.
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Icarus, a young urban misfit, discovers a treasure map in a second-hand bookstore, He, his two brothers, and five of their friends set out into the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains in search of the Lost Lemon Mine, where they hope to find a hoard of hidden gold.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Toronto: Thomas Allen Publishers, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. First Edition, inscribed and signed by author, in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean black cloth boards with bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. As new condition. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean blank endpapers. Signed by author on title page: "Dear P.K., Thank you for inspiring me. With Love & Awe. Louise Young-May 1, 2002." 223 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Unforgettable debut novel in which a youn g urban misfit named Icarus discovers a treasure map in a second-hand book store. He and his two brothers, along with five of their friends, set out into the wilds of the Rocky Mountains in search of the Lost Lemon Mine, where they hope to find a hoard of hidden gold.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 6x0x9; We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! Canadian first edition, first printing. Published in 2002. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.
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Very Good in Very Good, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.
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Fine in fine jacket. Author's first novel. A young "urban misfit" finds a treasure map in a second-hand bookstore and goes on a quest with his friends to find the treasure in the Rocky Mountains. Signed by author on title page. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases. Pubisher's sticker on front of jacket indicating that the books is signed. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 223 pp.
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New. Hardcover New Ships From Canada New in new dust jacket Sewn binding Cloth over boards 232 p Audience: General/trade Books in Canada The jacket copy for Icarus, by Louise Young, tells us it is a story about a search for the legendary Lost Lemon Mine However, the mine is never named in the text, while a one-or two-page summary of the legend would have truly benefited the novel Eight unlikable people get up an expedition to the Rocky Mountains of Southern Alberta after Icarus, the least obnoxious of three brothers (the other two are Gibson and Laird) finds a treasure map inside a book at a secondhand bookstore A black man and his girlfriend are invited along, as is a tenderfoot lawyer and his wife who have put up the money for the expedition; the eighth person is Gibson's wife, Ana It takes nearly 100 pages to set up the expedition, much of which is unnecessary The best writing advice I ever had came from one of Young's mentors, Lawrence Russell, "'"Don't explain, just begin "'" How I wish.
