Alistair MacLeod — Island: The Collected Stories

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart Inc. 2000. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Alistair MacLeod"s collected stories set in Cape Breton, signed by the author to the title page, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This the first edition, first impression of this work.This copy is signed by the author to the title page.This work brings together all of Alistair MacLeod"s short fiction, written over three decades. Set largely in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, these sixteen stories reflect the beauty and cultural heritage of the regions.Alistair MacLeod (1936–2014) was a Canadian author known for his short stories and novel No Great Mischief, which won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2001. He taught English and creative writing at the University of Windsor. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Very slight fading and rubbing to extremities. Dust wrapper, lovely. The slightest bumping to extremities. One spot, and one or two of the slightest handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edge. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.