Strange by Fred Bodsworth (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: fair. Acceptable Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book with usual markings. Missing dust jacket. Meets the acceptable condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Minor corner bumping. Missing the dust jacket. Otherwise a clean, unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Boards have only light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback; First Printing. Condition: Very Good-. "A novel of forbidden love between a young naturalist and a beautiful Cree Indian maiden. "; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 371 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. The dustjacket is a bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- In Toronto, Rory Macdonald, a fiercely ambitious young Scot studying to be a naturalist, wins a summer job banding Canadian geese to trace their migrations. In the bleak muskeg country of James Bay, a Cree Indian girl, Kanina, educated with white people but rejected by the white community when she became a teacher, is returning with bitterness in her heart to rejoin her illiterate family and sink back into the harsh, primitive life of her people. Caught in the backlash of a hurricane, a wild barnacle goose is blown westward across the Atlantic from the Scottish island of Barra to northern Canada. . .See photos for additional content. . .…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. Book Club edition. 312 pages. Some rubbing at spine ends. Two tiny spots bottom edge. Else, near fine condition in good+ dust jacket that has a small 1/2" piece missing top of spine and some edgewear. (S6).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine hardcover in Fine dust jacket. First Edition Seventh Printing. Clean and tight. No writing or other marks. We wrap and box our books for shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Blue buckram with grey backstrip and black lettering. Moderate all-over general wear and scuffing. TIps of corners bumped. Text is clean and bright, no marks. DJ shows several tears and losses to darkened spine, rubbing and small chips and tears to all edges. "In Toronto, Rory MacDonald, a fiercely ambitious young Scot studying to be a naturalist, wins a summer job banding Canada geese to trace their migration. The the bleak muskeg country of James Bay, a Cree Indian girl, Kanina, educated with white people but rejected by the white community when she became a teacher, is returning with bitterness in her heart to rejoin her illiterate family and sink back into the harsh, primitve life of her people. Caught in the backlash of a hurricane, a wild barnacle goose is blown westward across the Atlantic. The lives of these three are interwoven as the mating of the lost goose is linked to the forbidden love that grows between the naturalist and the Indian girl." (from the jacket).…

Condition: Used - Good. In Toronto, Rory Macdonald, a fiercely ambitious young Scott studying to be a naturalist, wins a summer job banding Canada geese to trace their migrations. In the bleak muskeg country of James Bay, a Cree Indian girl, Kanina, educated with white people but rejected by the white community when she became a teacher, is returning with bitterness in her heart to rejoin her illiterate family and sink back into the harsh primitive lie of her people. Caught in the backlash of a hurricane a wild barnacle goose Is blown westward across the Atlantic from the Scottish island of Barra to northern Canada. The lives of these three are interwoven as the mating of the lost goose is linked to the forbidden love that grows between the naturalist and the uprooted Indian girl who helps him with his work.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. COPYRIGHT 1959, BOOK CLUB EDITION. VINTAGE PRINTING. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. See photos for more information. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Acceptable. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. crayon marks on the cover crayon on several pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 400 pages. missing dj, remains of sticker ffep, spine faded.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. White boards with red and yellow decoration, red backstrip with silver lettering. light bump to head and heel of spine. Previous owner signature to front endpaper. Text is otherwise clean and white, no marks. Unclipped DJ with $4.95 price shows light wear, small chips head and heel of sunned spine, triangular loss to lower front corner , two short closed tears to upper front edge, chips to corners. " "In Toronto, Rory Macdonald, a fiercely ambitious young Scot studying to be a naturalist, wins a summer job banding Canada geese to trace their migration. The the bleak muskeg country of James Bay, a Cree Indian girl, Kanina, educated with white people but rejected by the white community when she became a teacher, is returning with bitterness in her heart to rejoin her illiterate family and sink back into the harsh, primitve life of her people. Caught in the backlash of a hurricane, a wild barnacle goose is blown westward across the Atlantic. The lives of these three are interwoven as the mating of the lost goose is linked to the forbidden love that grows between the naturalist and the Indian girl." (from the jacket).…

Condition: Good. 8vo. 382 pp., port. Translated to Russian from English by A. Golemb. Very good in cloth. Pencil markings inside.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Maroon cloth backed decorative boards, silver spine titles; in a dust jacket featuring wraparound art. Gift inscription to the front endpaper, else near fine; in a price-clipped dust jacket with mild wear to the spine ends and corner tips. The story of a wayward Barnacle Goose and its relationship with a Canadian goose, interwoven with the tale of forbidden love of a Scottish-Canadian biologist and a Cree girl. The second book by the Canadian author and amateur naturalist who first garnered national prominence with LAST OF THE CURLEWS, the classic story about a bird about to become extinct. "The major part of my work has been novels linking human and animal characters in a fiction format with strong natural history content and wilderness backgrounds." A Canadian nature classic in the scarce original edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The Strange One by Fred Bodsworth is a nature-focused narrative that follows the life of a rare and unusual bird as it migrates and struggles to survive across changing environments. Blending scientific observation with storytelling, the book highlights the challenges faced by wildlife in the natural world. Through vivid description and attention to detail, Bodsworth brings the birdâs journey to life while exploring broader themes of migration, survival, and environmental change. Engaging and informative, it will appeal to readers interested in wildlife, nature writing, and ecological storytelling.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Cloth-backed patterned boards, silver titles, maroon topstain. Textblock corner slighlty bumped, pages faintly toned. The DJ in mylar is lightly edgeworn, toned to spine and top edge with trace foxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. (Geese, Cree, Biologists, Fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual stamps and marking. Clean text, sound binding. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A hardback volume in Good to Very Good condition, neat gift inscription and separate name & date written inside, clean and bright, in a Good to Very Good dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.…