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Philadelphia / Toronto.: J B Lippincott Co., 1937. Edition not stated.. Hard cover. Very good in fair dust jacket. Prior owner signed Dartmouth College logo green & white bookplate: R M Sanders; also signed above, R B Sanders. Jacket chipped, price-clipped.. 1 235 p. RARE title: Fiction set in the countryside of Lisk, where John establishes himself on 10 acres, part field, part orchard, of waterfront property sloping to a cliff and sandy beach below. In this character study, the reader becomes acquainted with John, a modest but vigorous individual, rooted to his home and his ideals, and moving through his days always with courage. Author Irene Baird was born in northern England and came to Canada later in 1919 to live.