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Imprint: Pocket Books/Cardinal, 1957 Pocket Books/Cardinal, early 1957 printing. Good condition for it's age. Cover has light edge and corner wear, a little rubbing to spine edges, tiny tear spine bottom, green ink dot top edge of pages. Pages clean and intact, with no markings, age tanning. "He found happiness and love only when a secret from the past restored his faith in mankind...." (180os) ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 361 pages, Very Good Stock number: 2818. ISBN: 0671782959
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Imprint: Edmonton, AB, The Edmonton Art Gallery, 1978 Ex-library book, but still in good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact, light soiling to outer edge of pages and cover. Cover has light edge and light scuffing. B/w & colout photos. Unpaginated, approx. 35 pages. Various photographers including: Orest Semchishen, Clayton Bailey, Sandra Semchuk, James Lisitza, Nina Raginsky, Jim Breukelman, Chick Rice, Leonad Schlichting, Brian Lavery and several others. (240os,0514) ; Art Exhibition; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Unpaginated pages, Good+ Stock number: 12362.
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Imprint: Tab Books, 1990 Ex-library book with sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Moderate edge and corner wear, edgewear to laminate, light soiling to cover, a little moreso to outer edge of pages. Interior is clean and intact. B/w photos. "Electric airplanes are quieter, safer, easier to start and can be operated in areas where gas-powered models would be out of the question. This guide tells you everything you need to know to get start in radio-controlled flight" (305-osl) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall, Good Stock number: 8948. ISBN: 0830684514
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Imprint: New York, International Collectors Library, 1942 C. 1942, later printing. Red faux leather hardcover with gold decoration. Very light edgewear and bumping, crack along spine well on both sides, light spotting to bottom edge of pages. Pages are clean & tight except for a first small section of pages which appears to have slight water damage to bottom right corner, in that it is slightly wrinkled, with a little red colour leeched from the front corner of the cover. No markings in book. "The theme of this novel is the revolution which followed the death on the cross of the Galilean, Jesus. Marcellus, a young Roman Tribune, reluctantly plays the part of executioner, and the deed leaves its mark on him. The instrument which changes his life is the robe of the dead Jesus, which is gambled for by the soldiers at the foot of the cross. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene's robe, a quest that reaches to the very roots and heart of Christianity. "; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 472 pages, Very Good with no dust jacket Stock number: 10066.
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Imprint: Doubleday, 1989 No markings, light wear to cover, a little corner curling. 125 pages. Originally published at the Anti-Slavery Office, No. 25 Cornhill 1845. Written when the author was about 28 years old and had just achieved his freedom. (*shipping will be reduced after checkout to all locations) ; 8vo, Very Good Stock number: 4334. ISBN: 0385007051
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Imprint: Tor Fantasy, 2001 Large paperback in excellent, near new condition - clean & unmarked, no creasing, only light wear overall. From Library Journal: When a plague of monsters threatens the realm of Achar, a military commander and a noblewoman find themselves part of a Prophecy that leads them to question what they once believed true about the history of their world. Australian fantasy author Douglass's American debut features an exotic world peopled with complex characters whose motivations and desires often conflict with their duties and loyalties. Epic storytelling on a par with Terry Goodkind and Robert Jordan make this a solid selection for most fantasy collections. Highly recommended (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall, Near Fine Stock number: 8319. ISBN: 0765341301
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Imprint: Dell Books, 1961 Pages clean and intact, no markings. Age tanning to page edges and inside covers. Cover has light edge/corner wear and a small crease on rear. "The turbulent Colonial south .... A very beautiful, very clever belle ....and a lush plantation called Gamble's Hundred. " [156-noto] ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall, Very Good Stock number: 11242.
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Imprint: Toronto, Coles Books, 1979 Light edge & corner wear, light creasing, some soiling to outer edge of pages. Interior pages are clean and tight other than some light staining near rear. 191 pages. Covers the history & whys and wherefores on various alcoholic beverages and includes a variety of recipes for Cocktails, Martinis, Gin, Scotch, Vodka, Rum, Brandy and others. ... (*Shipping will be reduced after checkout to most locations) ; 8vo, Very Good Stock number: 4738.
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Imprint: U. K., Parragon Books, 1994 Moderate wear to cover edges and corners. Interior clean and intact, with no markings. Patterns are all intact and on heavy cardboard, in color. Includes instructions and all pieces plus interesting stories about Pirate history and pirates today. Everything you need to make a magnificent pirate ship! Follow the clear instructions and step-by-step drawings, and make this superb pirate ship using little more than scissors, a craft knife and some glue. (os) ; 4to 11" - 13" tall, Very Good Stock number: 5106. ISBN: 1858134439
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Imprint: Harper Collins, 1999 Ex-library with sturdy laminated cover & usual type markings, light staining outer edge of pages, light edgewear. Internal pages are clean with a few earmarks & occasional light wrinkling. B/w photos. "... Martial arts are not simply the domain of those interested in self defense or physical fitness, but are important tools in creating true harmony between mind and body. The discipline and self-knowledge gained in martial arts training translate easily into many aspects of our lives... Sifu Glenn Doyle, who is three-time Canadian Kung-Fu champion and the personal martial arts instructor to figure skating champion Elvis Stojko, knows and understands the power of martial arts. The Martial Artist’s Way is Glen’s blend of practical teaching, thoughtful insight and inspired motivation-including the secrets of his training success..." (os) ; 8vo, Good+ Stock number: 6151. ISBN: 0006385834
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Imprint: Berkley Medallion, 1975 Light edge & corner wear, a little rubbing to rear edges. Internal pages tight and unmarked. "The Aensas held the most horrifying weapon in the Universe. Could the future's last private eye stop them from destroying mankind?" (*shipping will be reduced to all locations) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall, Very Good+ Stock number: 9345. ISBN: 0425028194
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Imprint: New York, Garden City, 1933 Garden city 1933. HC/DJ - very good/fair. Dustjacket has edge several tears and chips, and tape marks, fairly fragile. Flip side of DJ has numerous ads for old books, price clipped. Hardcover is very good, with minor edgewear and bumping. Binding good and pages clean and tight except for an ink stain on the top of a few pages which has seeped in about 1/2", and minor spotting. Pages untrimmed. Few tiny corner creases. Written by an associate in Obstetrics at John Hopkins University, with the assistance of Ellery Rand, this book provides a wealth of information about human reproduction. An eminent surgeon explains for the layman the laws governing human sex life. ; 8vo; 297 pages, Very Good in Fair dust jacket Stock number: 8182.
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Imprint: Ballantine Books, 1972 Light wear edges/corners, interior clean & tight, age tanning to page edges. B/w photos. 145 pages. Including: Mattie Silks, China Polly, Elizabeth Taylor, Pearl Starr, Baby Doe Tabor & Diamond Lil..Some of them were scarlet ladies, some were adventuresses, some gamblers, and some were women whose views were too strong for their time, who found in the West the open spaces and the challenges they needed. (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall, Very Good+ Stock number: 9570.
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Imprint: New York, Popular Library, 1986 Pages clean and intact, age tanning to page edges and covers, bookstore stamps inside front cover. Cover has light wear to edges, spine creasing and corner creasing to rear with a little corner curling, small tears to spine bottom have been neatly taped. Tiny ink markings bottom edge of pages. ; Bloodsong and Justice! He is Lokith, anti-Christ of Helheim and son of the warrior woman Bloodsong. Once destroyed by his mother, now allied with the Death Goddess Hel, he is back -- with a vast army of Death Riders from the blackest depths of the netherworld to claim evil dominion over all. Her army now Lokith's Skull Slaves, her companions few, Bloodsong must face her son's vengeful fury and battle foul Hel-forces across the frozen wilds of the north. In the dark beast-powers that are her heritage lie her only chance of survival -- and of finding the ancient, long-vanished army that may be the earth's final hope. (130-noto,7-13), Good Stock number: 12310. ISBN: 0445202459
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Imprint: London, Allan Wingate, 1958 Scarce Title. Near fine hardcover has light corner bumping, light soiling outer edge of pages, nameplate inside front cover. Interior pages clean & tight. DJ has minor edgewear, a few tiny tears, light soiling, not price clipped, yellowing to edges. 242 pages. Summary: The author is one of the best-known figures in Fleet Street, and one of the youngest editors of the Sunday Chronicle, establishing it as one of the most outstanding and successful newspapers in the country. This story is of the year from Sept. 1939 to Sept. 1949, when war had been declared, when the sirens howled over London, when roads were choked with English refugees, when 5,000 bombers were momentarily expected overhead.....and when absolutely nothing happened....the phoney war, one of the most bewildering & sinister chapters in history...; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket Stock number: 7266.
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Imprint: Harper Audio, 2003 Unabridged, Read by Author. Book on four audiocassettes. New in shrink wrap, one scratch on back of box. Six hours. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; In The Invitation, visionary writer and teacher Oriah Mountain Dreamer wrote about what we long for. In The Dance, she explored how to live this longing to the fullest. Now, in The Call, she completes the trilogy, showing us why we are here and why we must each undertake that journey from longing to living fully and deeply in the world.... (180-noto), New Stock number: 9115. ISBN: 0060567422
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Imprint: Dell Publishing, 1984 Internal pages clean & unmarked, light age tanning to pages & inside covers. Cover has scuffing, moderate edge/corner wear, crease on spine and small tear spine bottom. "Fifteen years after doomsday, survival is a vicious game. Nobody plays it better than the Traveler.." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; (*shipping will be reduced after checkout) [100-osl], Good+ Stock number: 11314. ISBN: 0440125510
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Imprint: Dell Publishing, 1984 Cover has light edgewear, a few creases and small chip from spine top. Internal pages are clean other than a few very light stains near front, light age tanning to pages and covers. "On the wasted highways of post-holocaust America, he ran a savage gauntlet for survival....and revenge" (110os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall;, Good+ Stock number: 11299. ISBN: 0440181070
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Imprint: New York, Dell, 1984 Pages clean and intact, no markings, age tanning to pages and inside covers. Cover has scuffing, light edgewear/edge rubbing and light creasing. "On the wasted highways of post-holocaust America, he ran a savage gauntlet for survival....and revenge" (95os713) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 176 pages, Very Good Stock number: 12316. ISBN: 0440181070
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Imprint: Award Books, 1962 Good used condition, with some wear and tear. Pages are clean and intact other than one paper split at spine, pages to that area are a bit loose top and bottom but still attached. Light age tanning to interior. Book spine is tipped forward and cover and spine have several creases. Moderate wear to edges and corners of cover. Inside back cover has two rows of numbers written in ink and rear has a small peeled area on top edge. The most brutal undercover attack of World War II. First published as "But For These Men" - filmed as "The Heroes of Telemark." (120os,713) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall, Good Stock number: 12337.
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Imprint: Vancouver, Raincoast Books, 2000 No jacket as issued, illustrated cover. Interior pages clean, tight and unmarked. Cover has light wear to corners, light soiling/scuffing and a small area where paper is "rubbed" on front. Beautifully illustrated in colour. ; 8vo; 260 pages; From a Reviewer: "A magic journey.....this is NOT a book about making magic and casting spells. Do not let the title mislead you. This is fiction. The book is written as a diary, in first person, as if Merlin himself was telling his story. The narrative is fluid, splashed with ancient english words, the most famous wizard of all times tells his story..Besides being quite a quick and entertaining read, what truly makes this book shine are the ilustrations. If you love fantasy art this is for you... " (500+), Near Fine Stock number: 5224. ISBN: 155192143X
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Imprint: Harper & Row, 1974 Ex-library book in very good condition - laminated cover & usual stamps & stickers. Light edgewear, light soiling. Interior pages clean & tight. Beautiful colour illustrations & b/w photos of the poets. Partial list of authors: Liz Sohappy Bahe; Jim Barnes; Joseph Bruchac, Gladys Cardiff, Lance Henson; Roberta Hill, N. Scott Momaday; Duane Niatum, Simon J. Ortiz, and others. 300 pages ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall, Very Good Stock number: 7120. ISBN: 0064511529
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Imprint: Kensington Publishing Corp., 1999 New book with small remainder mark to top or bottom edge, minor shelfwear to cover edges. Welcome to the sacred world of witchcraft, where earth's natural materials become instruments for healing, bringing forth love and wealth, divining the past, present and future, and much more.....; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; This complete guide to Wiccan practices and principles provides in-depth, fascinating information about the types of tools and elements used by modern witches in their daily lives, as well as the traditional meaning behind a variety of magical rites...." [350-notosl], New Stock number: 9996. ISBN: 1575664615
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Imprint: CA, Greenhaven Press, 2000 SOFTCOVER Edition - Greenhaven Press 2000. Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Light edgewear to laminate on cover, interior of pages clean and tight, light soiling to outer edges. 212 pages. B/w illus. "Political leaders, scholars, foreign policy and development experts, and human rights activists are among those featured in this anthology that examines important contemporary issues facing Africa". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "School Library Journal : "Written by educators, scientists, journalists, doctors, veterinarians, members of the clergy and advocates. This excellent volume will elicit group discussion and help to develop critical thinking and analysis of sensitive issues. " [280-osl], Very Good Stock number: 8570. ISBN: 0737701188
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Imprint: Baker Books, 1996 Excellent condition, clean tight, no markings, very light corner wear and light scuffing to jacket. 240 pages. Review: "One of the best books ever published on homiletics....This books provides unparralleled insights into the sermonic preparation process of some of the most well known and well respected preachers in America.... I recommend this book to any and every pastor and preacher....." ; 8vo, Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Stock number: 5111. ISBN: 0801090172
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Imprint: Winchester Press, 1972 Ex-library book with usual ex-lib type markings. Internal pages are tight, with occasional light soiling, light stain edge of endpage. Moderate soiling to outer edge of pages. Jacket has light scuffing, light edgewear and a couple tiny tears spine top. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 182 pages, Good+ in Good+ dust jacket Stock number: 11065. ISBN: 0876910819
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Imprint: New York, Ronald Press Company, 1948 Ex-library book, shows moderate overall wear, light soiling, some creasing to jacket, usual library markings. C. 1948, could be later printing. Internal pages are good for the most part - there are a couple of taped edge tears, a few earmarks, occasional light soiling. Pages are tight. B/w & color illus. "...illus. With colored costume plate, pictorial maps, b/w maps of Scandinavian countries & line drawings of dance steps & floor patterns. Provides material for an overview of the folk dances of the Scandinavian countries. " ; 4to 11" - 13" tall, Good in Good dust jacket Stock number: 8674.
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Imprint: London, Collins, 1967 HC/DJ - near fine. Hardcover is clean with slight soiling to outer edge of pages. Interior of pages clean and intact, with no markings. Jacket has slight wear to edges, not price clipped. 156 pages. Fifth novel by this Rumanian novelist. Against the backdrop of the scorched and barren landscape of Sardinia, the author examines the fraught and at times violent relationship between archaeologist Enquist and his wife, Freya and son, Michael... (400noto) ; 8vo, Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, B000ULZDUG Stock number: 1931.
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Imprint: Nyc, B. Mitchell, 1992 Ex-library book, but still in very good condition. Pages very clean and snug in binding. Laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Scuffing to laminate on jacket and light edge and corner wear. All aspects of stamps covered, from the history of stamps to the characteristics that make one stamp more valuable than the next. Learn about caring for your collection, negotiating sales and how to research the history of a stamp. Colour photos. [720]; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 120 pages, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Stock number: 11460. ISBN: 0886659604
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Imprint: Avon Books, 1996 HC/DJ - near fine. Very nice condition - a little soiling outer edge of pages, small remainder marking across spine end bottom (hardly noticeable) , otherwise excellent. ; 8vo; From Publishers Weekly: A man falls naked out of the sky onto a WWI battlefield, landing in sight of four British soldiers. Apparently near-catatonic, he's placed in a mental hospital where he is eventually recognized by an old friend who helps him escape. Edward Exeter has been playing dumb, we learn, in part because his story is so unbelievable, and in part because he's been accused of murder. Exeter has spent the last three years in an alternate universe, Nextdoor, as detailed in Past Imperative (1995) ; in this second novel of a trilogy, we learn that two organizations, the Service and the Chamber, have for centuries been waging interdimensional war...., Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Stock number: 3392. ISBN: 0380973251
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Imprint: Time Warner, 2005 Uncorrected proof (Softcover) under the original title: The Bomb Surgeon in 2005, same ISBN. Book was published under the title, 'The Operative'. Very nice condition, only light wear overall, slight soiling to outer edge of pages. No markings. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; In war torn Iraq, Stratton's closest friend is killed on operation, leaving behind a grieving wife and child - Stratton's godson. When the widow moves to Los Angeles, she is brutally murdered and her child placed in state custody. Stratton, rocked to his core by the killing, uncovers an FBI plot to hide the crime and sets off on a private operation of revenge that eventually pits him against one of the most powerful Eastern European crime syndicates in America...... (500+), Fine Stock number: 7717. ISBN: 0751536334
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Imprint: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1999 HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Excellent condition, only very light wear overall, some light spotting on bottom edge of pages. Interior clean and tight, no markings. 250 pages. ; 8vo; "....The story of two brothers who come from nowhere and ascend to wealth and power, burning those who get too close. Paul and Johnnie are born twelve years apart, in a one-bedroom flat in Barking. Their ascent to money and power looks easy from a distance but it burns those who get too close. When Paul marries Louise, Johnnie is part of the contract, while their daughter, Anna, is tangled in it from birth..." (400noto), Near Fine in Fine dust jacket Stock number: 3690. ISBN: 0871137739
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Imprint: Toronto, New Press, 1971 Hardcover is clean & tight, minimal wear, small inscription on blank endpage. Jacket has light edgewear and a couple small tears. 121 pages. B/w Illustrations. Duke Redbird was one of the first voice's of Indian protest heard in the sixties. As editor of The Thunderbird, Canada's first national Indian newspaper, he bitterly attacked the white's for their cruel repression of his people. As a poet he revived the archetypal images of his people, and exposed the deep, bitter humiliation they suffer in Canada. He tells of his own long search for the meaning of his Indian identity. This biography is a unique and thought provoking portrait of a unique Canadian. Illustrated with collages throughout by the author. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall, Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket Stock number: 9537. ISBN: 0695802313
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Imprint: Penguin, 2000 New book, light shelfwear to corners. Will have a small remainder mark to top or bottom edge of pages. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; "For Pagans and witches, Halloween, or Samhain, is the most important and sacred holiday--a day to honor the dead and to celebrate the birth of a new year. This book guides Wiccans, Pagans, and curious non-Wiccans alike in incorporating some of the original meanings and rituals into their Halloween festivities... " [186-osl], New Stock number: 9153. ISBN: 0140196161
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Imprint: University of Alberta Press, 1980 Ex-library book, but still in quite good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual type ex-lib markings. Light edgewear and scuffing to cover, a little soiling outer edge of pages. Interior clean. ; 8vo; "The journal of Marcel Durieux records the joys of harvesting vegetables after a winter of rice and beans, of spiritual awareness and of strong ties among the people, as well as the suffering that came from hardship, pain, loss and loneliness in pioneering the West. " [227-osl], Very Good Stock number: 4379. ISBN: 0888640692
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Imprint: London, Collins, 1984 Hardcover is clean & tight, no markings, only slight wear, one corner bumped. Jacket has light creasing/wrinkling to a couple edges, not price clipped. A book about the filming of a A BBC television series based on Durrell's book The Amateur Naturalist, which featured the author and his wife, Lee, as narrators. After a year's work on that program, covering 49, 000 miles, the film crew had learned a lot of natural history, and Durrell had a new appreciation of filmmaking. This story of the journeys is vintage Durrell: breezy and entertaining as he recounts misadventures and the problems of filming wild animals, serious in his plea for conservation... (*Shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo, Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Stock number: 4782.
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Imprint: London, Faber & Faber, 1966 First printing. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. Hardcover has minor edge and corner wear, light soiling. Pages all intact and clean other than previous owner's name/address and a little writing on endpage. Jacket has light edgewear, small edge tears, light scuffing/soiling, not price clipped. "Amusing stories of diplomatic life by 'Antro bus'. From the Embassies of the world, and the crises in the capitals, here are some of Durell's 'dips' with their odd tales. The damage done by The Gents Super Hair Regulator which could only be cured by Fenner's Follicle Food to the eccentric Aunt Norah and The Little Affair in Paris all show a wonderfully light side of the author famous for 'The Alexandria Quartet. ' "; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 82 pages, Very Good in Good dust jacket Stock number: 7444. ISBN: 0571068227
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Imprint: U. K., Penguin, 1985 Reprint. Excellent condition with only light wear wear. Numerous b/w illustrations. 191 pages. The true and hilarious story of how Gerald Durrell and his wife set up their own zoo. Journeying to the Cameroons, he and his wife, helped by the renowned Fon of Bafut, managed to collect "plenty beef". Their difficulties began when they found themselves back home, with Cholmondely the chimpanzee, Bug-eye the bush-baby, and other founder members....and nowhere to put them. (120? -osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall, Near Fine Stock number: 1223. ISBN: 0140020845
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Imprint: London, Coronet Books, 1999 EXcellent, near new condition, clean & unmarked, slight corner wear. B/w illus. 394 pages plus booklists. Book Description: From the wooden horse at Troy to a dropped package of cigars at Antietam to a photograph snapped in Vietnam, world history has been shaped as much by chance and error as by courage and heroism. Military conflicts are often decided by a caprice of weather, coincidence, or incompetence - in short, by the unpredictable hinge factor. Durschmied takes us through history's major battles and, in a series of gripping narratives, recreates the events that defined their outcomes. Drawing from historical accounts and personal documents, Durschmied gives us a fascinating look at how the unexpected and the bizarre have dictated world events. (400noto) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall, Near Fine Stock number: 8379. ISBN: 0340728302
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Imprint: London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2000 Excellent condition - Ex-library with only light wear overall, light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior clean & unmarked. 322 pages. Description: From the doomed campaigns of Roman legions and Napoleon to the fate of U. S. Forces in the South Pacific and Vietnam, torrential rain, brutal winters, monster typhoons, and killer hurricanes have had far-reaching-and often terrifying-consequences. As Erik Durschmied vividly describes in dramatic vignettes, the elements have decided human history as often as the spear, bullet, or atomic bomb.... ; 8vo, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket, 0340768053. Stock number: 6344.
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Imprint: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1968 Good minus condition, moderate wear to edges & corners, creasing along spine & spine edge, crease & light peeling to front corner, small peel to upper corner on back. Tear to upper end of spine has been repaired with tape. Interior pages clean & tight, a few pages have a small tear on edge. Good reading copy. 320 pages. Still in his 20's, Jack Doyle had his back to the wall and a great case of the galloping itch. He'd had the American Dream and it was all too much for him. So he starts to rolls and gathers no moss. Sensation, laced with juice and jazz, becomes his saviour as he explores the California cults of fun and sun, armed with a dizzying assortment of girls who think less of a sexual encounter than they do of a peanut butter sandwich.... (140-osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall, Fair Stock number: 2337.
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Imprint: Halifax, NS, Nimbus Publishing Limited, 2003 Excellent condition, hardcover and jacket fine. Oblong book - 10 x 11 in. Hardcover clean and unmarked. Jacket has no tears, light scuffing/light scratches to rear. Beautifully illustrated in colour. ; Oblong 4to 9" - 11" tall; 90 pages; In the time honoured tradition of the Old Masters, Dusan Kadlec’s paintings are both simple and profound. His many paintings transcend being simply illustrative or representational art. Instead his art evokes within us a sense of nostalgia for bygone Halifax. This feeling for 19th century Halifax is not merely the consequence of his chosen subject matter, but rather a very conscious effort by the artist to romantically portray the mood, the atmosphere, the very essence of a place and time. Through his unique and immediately recognizable style, his old world lighting, texture, and obvious attention to every detail, Dusan Kadlec manages to convey the viewer to another era. This is one of the things that make his work so broadly and genuinely appealing. He not only presents us with an insight into our past; he somehow leaves us with the impression that he has actually been there and perhaps more importantly that in some way he has managed to take us there for a moment as well. Dusan Kadlec’s compassionate studies, meticulously researched through extensive archival sources, have become highly sought after and are now considered by numerous collectors around the world to be the standard to attain in this type of painting. His vivid canvases of nineteenth and early twentieth century life in historic Halifax continue to win an ever-increasing number of fans. The old port city’s urban and maritime heritage has been preserved for future generations. (690-0514), Fine in Fine dust jacket Stock number: 12363. ISBN: 1551094606
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Imprint: London, Odhams Press Ltd., 1960 Edition not stated. 319 pages. Hardcover has light edge & corner wear, light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior pages clean & tight, name/address written inside cover and old price crossed out on endpage. Jacket has light edgewear and a few small tears, light soiling. Authors include; Magdelen King-Hall, Viola Bayley, Wilfrid Robertson, Sylvia Green, Elisabeth Kyle, Rowena Farre, Ruth McKenney, Captain W. E. Johns, Hilda Boden, Kathleen Fidler, Lorna Wood, John Keir Cross, Lois lamplugh, T. F. W. Hickey. Various illustrators. Includes the somewhat obscure story by Captain W. E. Johns, 'Pearls and Primroses'. ; 8vo, Very Good in Good dust jacket Stock number: 2716.
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Imprint: London, Secker & Warburg, 1957 Secker & Warburg 1957, first printing. Very good condition. Translated from the French by Harold King. Hardcover is clean, has light edge/corner wear, interior clean and tight, first blank flyleaf missing, light soiling outer edge of pages. Jacket has light edgewear and a few small tears/chips, age tanning of edges. 192 pages. The "handbook of patriotism, " both passionately acclaimed and furiously denounced in France; story of Jean Dutourd, soldier in World War II and novelist. "On June 25, 1940, at the age of twenty years and six months, after having been a soldier for fourteen days, I was taken prisoner. " And so begins this memoir of a celebrated journalist regarding his experiences during World War II. (400) ; 8vo, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket, B002STXSDC Stock number: 4167.
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Imprint: Vintage Canada, 2006 New book, no markings, slight scuffing to covers. ; This essential collection contains the best of Gwynne Dyer’s writing on the post–September 11 world. Since 1973, writer, historian and filmmaker Gwynne Dyer has written a widely syndicated newspaper column on international affairs, regularly published in 45 countries. With Every Mistake is not only a collection of the very best of Dyer’s recent work, but an examination of how, time and again, the media skews fact and opinion, wielding formidable influence on how we all shape our own thoughts. And why is so much of the information wrong? Is it herd instinct, official manipulation, robber-baron owners with ideological obsessions — or just the conflict between the inherently bitty, short-term nature of news reporting and analysis and the longer perspectives needed to understand what is actually going on? How much misinformation stems from simple ignorance and laziness? With Every Mistake combines an examination of how powerful owners mould the agendas of the press with a self-critique of Dyer’s own columns from the three and a half years between 9/11 and the January 2005 election in Iraq. How hard is it to get things right, and why do so many people in the media get things wrong? (355noto), New Stock number: 12258. ISBN: 0679314032
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Imprint: Harry N. Abrams, 1992 Excellent condition, only light wear overall. Interior clean & unmarked. Stunning colour full-page photographs throughout. 167 pages. Arizona - California - Mexico ”The vast Sonoran Desert, which stretches from southern Arizona and southeastern California far into Mexico, offers mysteries aplenty to uninitiated travelers and longtime desert rats alike. Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Jack Dykinga has been wandering its lonelier stretches for years, and the images he conjures up in The Sonoran Desert make for a rare and bounteous feast. He has a special fondness for cactus and boojum studded horizons, withered landscapes at high noon, and the arid shores of the Sea of Cortez, and no one has captured the essence of the place quite so well. The text by Charles Bowden, himself a noted desert traveler, is an added attraction to a first-rate collection of photographs. (*Note: Due to weight, there will be an addt'l shipping charge) ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Near Fine Stock number: 7592. ISBN: 0810926695
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Imprint: Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, 1983 Ex-library with moderate edgewear, tiny tears to upper spine, light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior pages clean & tight. Laminated cover and usual library markings. B/w photos/maps etc. 396 pages. "Those who have gleaned their knowledge of Texas cattle drives and frontier settlements from TV and Hollywood westerns are in for some surprises. . . . Robert Dykstra 'tells it as it really was' in Wichita, Abilene, Ellsworth, Dodge City, and Caldwell during the two decades following the Civil War when entrepreneurs endeavored to capture the Texas cattle trade and utilize it as the economic base for building another Chicago or St. Louis on the edge of the Great Plains. "-Publishers Weekly (*Shipping will be reduced to some locations). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall, Good Stock number: 8580. ISBN: 0803265611
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Imprint: Toronto, Viking, 1995 Light edgewear to hardcover, a little moreso to bottom edge. . Jacket has light edgewear but is very good & now under a mylar cover. Interior pages are clean & tight. A little scuffing to the mylar. ". ...Authors travelled across Canada to learn what home means to Canadians. The result is this rich celebration of the many different, sometimes surprising, ways we make ourselves at home. Offers a dazzling variety of homes-and people. Meet Mordecai Richler at work and playing snooker; Alex Colville in his studio and taking his daily bicycle ride; Trisha Romance celebrating a sumptuous family Christmas; Jim Coutts playing a spirited game of gin rummy with his mother. Includes hundreds of breathtaking colour photographs.." (*Note: book is oversize and will incur addt'l shipping charges) ; 4to 11" - 13" tall, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Stock number: 8759. ISBN: 067084988X
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Imprint: Toronto, Mcclelland & Stewart, 1969 Hardcover has very light edge/corner wear, a little fading to spine, interior clean & tight. 175 pages. DJ has light edgewear and a few small tears, fading to spine, tanning to edges, light soiling to rear, clipped. A biography of Catharine Parr Traill, a pioneering woman best known for her book The Backwoods of Canada which gives a histoircal account of life in Upper Canada after 1832. Catharine and Thomas Traill emigrated to Canada in 1832 and built a home outside of Peterborough in Upper Canada. She wrote a dozen books on her experiences. (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo, Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket Stock number: 3098.
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Imprint: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2006 HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Very nice condition. Hardcover is clean and unmarked. Jacket has a little edge wrinkling and light scuffing, not clipped. B/w photos. 232 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Description: The moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced raising a family while pursuing her work. Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalf of Canadian photojournalist, Zara Kazemi – raped, tortured and murdered in Iran – Dr. Ebadi offers us a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system. The book movingly chronicles her childhood in a loving, untraditional family, her upbringing before the Revolution in 1979 that toppled the Shah, her marriage and her religious faith, as well as her life as a mother and lawyer battling an oppressive regime in the courts while bringing up her girls at home. Outspoken, controversial, Shirin Ebadi is one of the most fascinating women today.... (650), Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Stock number: 9465. ISBN: 0676978029
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