W.O. Mitchell worked for many years on this book, polishing what was to be his big, serious, and very controversial novel about white-native relations. The book is set in the Paradise Reserve in the Alberta foothills - but the Reserve is far from perfect. Carlyle Sinclair, a widower who comes to teach in the one-room schoolhouse, is full of optimism, but he is frustrated in and out of the classroom by the passivity of the people he is determined to help. When Victoria, his prize pupil, goes missing in the backstreets of the ...
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W.O. Mitchell worked for many years on this book, polishing what was to be his big, serious, and very controversial novel about white-native relations. The book is set in the Paradise Reserve in the Alberta foothills - but the Reserve is far from perfect. Carlyle Sinclair, a widower who comes to teach in the one-room schoolhouse, is full of optimism, but he is frustrated in and out of the classroom by the passivity of the people he is determined to help. When Victoria, his prize pupil, goes missing in the backstreets of the city, he goes in search of her, and of the truth about his own life. "From the Trade Paperback edition."
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Add this copy of The Vanishing Point, to cart. $28.00, very good condition, Sold by CMG Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1973 by Macmillan.
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Very Good. Dust jacket lightly rubbed on ed. SIGNED by W.O. Mitchell on the title page. First Edition. Gift inscription on the front liner page. U.S. orders are shipped from N.Y. state.
Add this copy of The Vanishing Point to cart. $33.00, very good condition, Sold by Edmonton Book Store rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Edmonton, AB, CANADA, published 1973 by McClelland & Stewart Ltd.
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Very Good. Sl/rubbed and Worn Dj. pp. 393. dedicated and SIGNED by the author on the title page. "W.O. Mitchell worked for many years on this book, polishing what was to be his big, serious, and very controversial novel about white-native relations. The book is set in the Paradise Reserve in the Alberta foothills â€" but the Reserve is far from… 8vo. Signed by Author.
Add this copy of The Vanishing Point, to cart. $37.99, very good condition, Sold by The Book Scouts rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hamilton, ON, CANADA, published 1973 by Macmillan.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Size: 8x5x0; 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! Signed Canadian edition. Signed, inscribed "To Jack" & dated on title page. Minor wear to spine ends and edges of jacket. Back of jacket has three small 3/8" tears. 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. Front end page has a stamp at bottom & a partial sticker at top. Half title page has a stamp mark at bottom. NO remainder mark.
Add this copy of The Vanishing Point, to cart. $38.95, very good condition, Sold by Judith Patton rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burlington, ON, CANADA, published 1973 by Macmillan.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. pp.393 clean tight copy d/j shows small creasing to top spine and bottom spine has some tears with creasing, wear to corners, top back small tear with creasing and creasing to corner, else slight rubbing, boards show wear to top/bottom spines and corners gift inscription on frontpiece Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
