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By Heart: Elizabeth Smart, A Life
Signed first edition, first printing of By Heart: Elizabeth Smart, A Life by Rosemary Sullivan, published by Viking/Penguin Books Canada in 1991. Rosemary Sullivan has flat signed the title page in ink, without a visible personalized inscription. The complete 10-to-1 number line confirms the first printing.
This substantial illustrated biography traces the life and creative development of Canadian writer Elizabeth Smart, best known for By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept. Sullivan explores Smart’s Ottawa background, her consuming relationship with poet George Barker, her experiences raising four children, and her struggle to sustain an independent literary life. By Heart was shortlisted for the 1991 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language non-fiction.
Hardcover with dust jacket, in Very Good overall condition. Foxing is present on the exterior page edges but is reported not to affect the interior pages. The dust jacket is now protected with clear removable plastic. Aged newspaper material is included; the photographed clippings display browning, torn or irregular edges and other age-related wear.
Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description and show the actual copy, signature, publication details and included newspaper material.
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Signed first edition, first printing of By Heart: Elizabeth Smart, A Life by Rosemary Sullivan, published by Viking/Penguin Books Canada in 1991. Rosemary Sullivan has flat signed the title page in ink, without a visible personalized inscription. The complete 10-to-1 number line confirms the first printing.
This substantial illustrated biography traces the life and creative development of Canadian writer Elizabeth Smart, best known for By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept. Sullivan explores Smart’s Ottawa background, her consuming relationship with poet George Barker, her experiences raising four children, and her struggle to sustain an independent literary life. By Heart was shortlisted for the 1991 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language non-fiction.
Hardcover with dust jacket, in Very Good overall condition. Foxing is present on the exterior page edges but is reported not to affect the interior pages. The dust jacket is now protected with clear removable plastic. Aged newspaper material is included; the photographed clippings display browning, torn or irregular edges and other age-related wear.
Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description and show the actual copy, signature, publication details and included newspaper material.
