Author: MATSON, RUTH ENGLISH [SIGNED]
Title: Shack Island - a Nanaimo Riddle: Nae Herring, Nae Fish
Description: Canada: Ruth English Matson, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0973383704. Signed and generically inscribed by author upon verso of front free endpaper. 102 pages. Index. generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Here for the first time comes a collection of true stories from the characters who built and lived on Nanaimo's Shack Island. It is an artist's Mecca, a beachcomber's delight, a boater's refuge, a dreamer's escape, a writer's inspiration - and yet the shacks remain an enigma. These are humorous and factual events (1900-1960) of the islanders by the islanders from the other side of the shutters." - back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Gift Quality.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Shack Island (B.C.) - History, Nanaimo, Shack Island (B.C.), Piper's Lagoon, Vancouver Island; Signed by Author(s). Fine .

Keywords: 0973383704 (. ) (B.C. ) Piper's British Columbia