ATWOOD, MARGARET ELEANOR

Strange Things the Malevolent North in Canadian Literature

Clarendon Press, 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198119763. First Edition, First Printing ( Number Line) . Black Hardcovers in Fine+ condition. An unclipped DJ in Fine condition. ""Atwood's witty and informative book focuses on the imaginative mystique of the wilderness of the Canadian North. She discusses the 'Grey Owl Syndrome' of white writers going native; the folklore arising from the mysterious - and disastrousFranklin expedition of the nineteenth century; the myth of the dreaded snow monster, the Wendigo; the relations between nature writing and new forms of Gothic; and how a fresh generation of women writers in Canada have adapted the imagery of the Canadian North"; 5.75 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches; 126 pages. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26886

Catalogue: Canada, Literature, Authors, Essays, Mythology

Keywords: 0198119763 Canadian North Essays Good and Evil Mythology Canadiana Horror Canada Literature Mythology / Folklore Authors

ATWOOD, MARGARET ELEANOR

Strange Things the Malevolent North in Canadian Literature

Clarendon Press, 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198119763. First Editon, First Printng ( Number Line ) Black Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. In Near Fine condition with a solid binding, bright & unmarked pages. A book plate from the Oxford University Press to mark the re-opening of Canada House, 1998. The DJ is in Very Good+ condition. "Strange Things explores a part of the imaginative landscape of one of the most esteemed and popular of contemporary writers, Margaret Atwood." "Atwood's witty and informative book focuses on the imaginative mystique of the wilderness of the Canadian North. "; 5.75 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches; 126 pages. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27754

Catalogue: Northern Canada, Literature, History, Essays

Keywords: 0198119763 Northern Canada Literature History Essays Canada Literary & Literary Citicism History Literature Essays

BACON SIR FRANCIS, REV. HENRY EVANS

A Selection from Bacon's Essays

New York: Educational Publishing Company, N.D.. Ex-library. An ex-library soft covered book from the early 1900s. A library pocket on the inside back cover, and stamps from the "Sisters of the Holy Cross" library. One inch missing off of the top back cover. Small water damage to the top corners and scuffing, edgewear as per its age. 'English Classis for Intermediate Schools and Colleges"; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 100 pages. Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 6866

Catalogue: Essays

Keywords: Essays Culture Classics English Language

BIDDLECOMBE, PETER

French Lessons in Africa: Travels with My Briefcase Through French Africa

London, England: Abacus, 2005. Paperback. ISBN: 034910509X. A Trade Paperback in Very Good++ condition. A clean, unmarked book with a solid binding. Light cover edgewear and cover rubbing. "More than 65 per cent of the African continent is Francophone. This book describes in detail the experiences of the very English Peter Biddlecombe as he traipses round Senegal, Cameroun, the Congo and other countries in Africa trying to make sense of the exotic and often dangerous things around him." ; Maps; 7.70 X 4.90 X 1.20 inches; 434 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 17759

Catalogue: Africa, Travel, Essays

Keywords: 034910509x Essays & Travelogues Travel Short Stories

BROPHY BRIGID

Baroque-'n- Roll: And Other Essays (Uncorrected Proof)

Hamish Hamilton, 1987. Paperback. A Very Good+ yellow Paperback, tightly bound with clean, unmarked pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 172 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27414

Catalogue: English Essays, Poetry

Keywords: English Essays Poetry Poetry England

BUCHAN, JOHN (LORD TWEEDSMUIR)

Canadian Occasions: Addresses (1940)

The Musson Book Company, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Gray Hardcovers, black titles to the cover & spine. In Very Good+ condition. The binding is tight, one name written on the front end paper, otherwise, clean and unmarked. The DJ is in fair condition only, a piece missing from the middle of the spine. Included with the book is a 1941 "Canada Post Card". John Buchan was an accomplished author, among other things, when he was appointed as Governor General of Canada in 1935. In this role Buchan gave many speeches at gatherings across Canada. This is a collection of these thought-provoking addresses, which reveal his various former lives and his respect for the country. ; 7.75"; 256 pages. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 27837

Catalogue: Education, Youth, Essays

Keywords: Education Youth Essays Education Juvenile / Young Adult Essays

CALVERTON, V. F. (EDITOR)

Anthology of American Negro Literature.

New York: The Modern Library, 1929. Hardcover. Red Hardcovers, gilt titles, pannelled in black, to the front cover and spine. The binding is tight, the pages are clean & unmarked. There are some splotches to the covers. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 535 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27639

Catalogue: American Literature, Anthology, Essays, African American, Poetry

Keywords: African American Literature Anthology Essays Poetry Anthologies Literature United States African American Essays

CAMUS ALBERT

Le Mythe de Sisyphe

Gallimard / Idees, 1966. Paperback. A Very Good Paperback, tightly bound, clean & unmarked pages with age tanning. An uncreased spine, light cover edgewear. "«Il n'y a qu'un problème philosophique vraiment sérieux : c'est le suicide. » Avec cette formule foudroyante, qui semble rayer d'un trait toute la philosophie, un jeune homme de moins de trente ans commence son analyse de la sensibilité absurde. Il décrit le «mal de l'esprit» dont souffre l'époque actuelle : «L'absurde naît de la confrontation de l'appel humain avec le silence déraisonnable du monde. »"; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 186 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27333

Catalogue: Philosophy, France, Essays, Classics, Mythology

Keywords: France > Essays Mythology Philosophy Essays Classics Classics Philosophy France Mythology / Folklore French Books

DEMETZ PETER, EDITOR

Brecht : A Collection of Critical Essays

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1965. Trade Paperback. Trade Paperback in Good+ condition, tightly bound with an unmarked text, spine creasing with cover scuffing. ; Twentieth Century Views; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 186 pages. Good+ .

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Book number: 13418

Catalogue: Essays

Keywords: Essays Theatre Arts Drama

DURAS, MARGUERITE

La Vie Materielle

P. O. L Ed, 1987. Paperback. ISBN: 2867440866. Paperback, tightly bound, unmarked pages. An ex-library book with stamps, the pocket has been removed. A white sticker to the spine, and a crease to the front cover top edge. Sticker scar on the back cover. ; 140 X 11 X 205 millimeters; 168 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27896

Catalogue: France, Essays, Biography, Feminism

Keywords: 2867440866 France Essays Biography Feminism

EMERSON RAPLH WALDO

Essays. Second Series. The Riverside Editon

George Routledge and Sons, 1891. Hardcover. Green original Hardcover, gilt titles to the spine. In Very Good+ condition, the binding is tight with unmarked pages. Spine end and corner bumping with cover edgewear. "Essays: Second Series is a series of essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1844, concerning transcendentalism. It is the second volume of Emerson's Essays, the first being Essays: First Series." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 270 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 25859

Catalogue: Literature, Essays

Keywords: Literature Essays Classics Collectibles Literature

EMERSON R. W.

Essays and Representative Men (Circa 1920s)

London, England: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1920. Hardcover. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and blind imprint on cover. The top text block has darkened, this is a nice, clean book with a solid binding. The DJ has some overall soiling and chipping on the top spine end, is yellow in clororing with black lettering. Light edgewear and small tear on front bottom edge. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 451 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 2644

Catalogue: Essays, Collections

Keywords: Literary Collections, English Literature 18th Century, Classics Literature

FETHERLING DOUGLAS, EDITOR

Best Canadian Essays

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Fifth House Publishers, 1990. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0920079636. Trade Paperback in Very Good condition. Tightly bound with an unmarked text, tanning to the interior page edges. Essays from Mordecai Richler, Anne Collins, Peter, Desbarats, Paul Dutton, Wendy Penfield, Michael Ignatieff and more.... ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 322 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 13204

Catalogue: Canadian Essays

Keywords: 0920079636 Essays Fiction Canada Anthologies Short Stories

FREUCHEN PETER, DAVID LOTH

Peter Freuchen's Book of the Seven Seas

New York: Julian Messner, Inc, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth covers with gilt titles & illustrations to the cover and spine. The binding is tight and the pages are clean & unmarked. There is staining to the head and foreedge, (splashing) . Spine end and corner bumping. The DJ is Good, spine end chipping, heavy wear to the cover extremities, staining to part of the back cover and back flap. Numerous balck & white maps and illustrations through the book. "Here is a wonderful book filled with story, lore and legend, with history and fact, with myths and strange tales, and with magnificent illustrations. "; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 512 pages. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21083

Catalogue: Sailing, Travel Essays

Keywords: Travel > Essays & Travelogues Sports & Recreation Boats, Ships, Sailing & Boatbuilding Travel

GRANT, JUDITH SKELTON

Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies

Viking, 1988. Paperback. ISBN: 0771595255. A Near Fine Paperback a sound binding, clean & unmarked pages, light age tanning. An uncreased spine. "This unique collection of Davie's popular non-fiction writings is a treasure trove of the opinionated, witty, and urbane observasions that have made him the doyen of Canadian letters. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 27934

Catalogue: Canada, Essays, Literature

Keywords: 0771595255 Canada Essays Literature Canada Literature Essays