APPELFELD, AHARON

Unto the Soul

Random House, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0679406115. Brown Hardcovers with black cloth spine covering. First Edition. In Near Fine condition with very light spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped with moderate cover edgewear. "Amalia and her brother Gad have assumed a great and holy burden--caretakers of a remote mountaintop cemetery of Jewish martyrs. Isolated through the long winter, bedeviled by the pilgrims who make the trek in the summer, the devoted pair draw close, forsaking the world for their secret sharing of love and piety. "; 8.20 X 6 X 1 inches; 211 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 22243

Catalogue: Ficiton, Literary, Christian, Jews

Keywords: 0679406115 Jews

ATWOOD, MARGARET (FOREWORD)

Barbed Lyres Canadian Venomous Verse

Key Porter Books, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550132520. First Edition. Black Hardcovers in Fine condition, tight, bright & unmarked. The DJ is unclipped and in Near Fine condition. A very small tear to the back cover bottom edge.. "Barbed Lyres contains winning entries and special celebrity submissions from a nationwide contest for satirical verse sponsored by This Magazine, Canada's most independent political, social and cultural journal. The judges of the contest were author Margaret Atwood, columnist Allan Fotheringham and songwriter Nancy White. Over 100 of the best entries are featured." ; 8.6 X 5.4 X 0.5 inches; 112 pages. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26391

Catalogue: Canadian Poetry, Literary Criticism

Keywords: 1550132520 Poetry > Canadian Literary Critcism Canada Poetry Literary & Literary Citicism Reference

BATES SCOTT

Guillaume Apollinaire Twaynes World Authors Series: A Survey of the World's Literature # 14

New York: Twayne Publishers, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Red Hardcovers with gilt titles to the cover and spine. A sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is Very Good with cover edgewear and rubbing, a small tear to the front cover bottom edge.. "Since the death of Apollinaire in 1918, the extent of his influence on modern poetry and art has become increasingly evident. The steady growth of his reputation may be traced in works of poets and painters throughout the world. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 26480

Catalogue: Authors, Biography, Literary Criticism

Keywords: Authors > Biograpahy Literary Critcism Biography Literary & Literary Citicism Authors

BELLOW, SAUL

More Die of Heartbreak

William Morrow & Co, 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0688069355. Burgundy hard boards with tan cloth spine covering. Near fine, tightly bound, unmarked. Stated First Edition, First Printing, (number line). The DJ is unclipped with light cover scuffing, light tanning to the flap edges, very good+. "Kenneth Trachtenberg, the witty and eccentric narrator of More Die of Heartbreak, has left his native Paris for the Midwest. He has come to be near his beloved uncle, the world-renowned botanist Benn Crader, self-described "plant visionary." "; 1.3 x 9.6 x 6.6 Inches; 335 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 12072

Catalogue: Fiction, Literary

Keywords: 0688069355 Literary College Teachers Fiction Classics

BLYTHE, RONALD

Writing in a War : Stories, Poems, and Essays of the Second World Wa

Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1982. Paperback. ISBN: 0140059482. A Very Good+ Paperback, a tight binding, clean, unmarked pages with a black mark to the bottom edge. "Stories by William Sansom, Elizabeth Bowen and James Hanley. Essays by Arthur Koestler and William Chappell. Poems by Sidney Keyes, Dylan Thomas, andStevie Smith. "; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 400 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27579

Catalogue: English Literature, Literary Collections, War 1939-1945

Keywords: 0140059482 Englsih Literature Literary Collectoins War & Military War 1939-1945

BORNSTEIN, GEORGE

Ezra Pound Among the Poets

University of Chicago Press, 1988. Paperback. ISBN: 0226066428. Trade Paperback. Very Good+ with bright, unmarked pages and a solid binding. An uncreased spine with light cover edgewear. "Be influenced by as many great writers as you can," said Ezra Pound; 8.5 X 5.4 X 0.6 inches; 252 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26172

Catalogue: Poetry, Literary Critcism, Literature

Keywords: 0226066428 Poetry Literary Critcism Literature Poetry Literary & Literary Citicism Literature

BOWERING, GEORGE

Left Hook a Sideways Look at Canadian Writing

Raincoast Books, 2005. Paperback. ISBN: 1551928450. A Trade Paperback with a sound binding, notes and markings throughout the book. Very light cover rubbing and edgewear. ; 8.0 X 5.5 X 0.9 inches. Very Good .

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Book number: 26384

Catalogue: Literary Criticism, Gay and Lesbian, Canada

Keywords: 1551928450 Writing Gay and Lesbian Canadian Literature

BRAULT, GERARD J.

La Chanson de Roland Student Edition

Penn State University Press, 2005. Paperback. ISBN: 0271003758. French text. In Fine condition. "Gerard Brault's 1984 student edition of La Chanson de Roland has become a standard text in classrooms. It contains the text and translation from his 1978 analytical edition along with an introduction illuminating the poem's historical and literary background and significance. This new revised edition contains a new preface and makes significant improvements to both the text and the bibliography. The text and a line-by-line prose translation are printed on facing pages. Brault's editing of the Oxford text includes corrections of the scribe's obvious errors and new readings of garbled or partially obliterated words, and his translation achieves both elegance and accuracy." ; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 243 pages. Fine+ .

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Book number: 24350

Catalogue: Literary Criticism, Poetry

Keywords: 0271003758 Literary Criticism European Continental Europeran Romances Poetry Romance Poetry Literary & Literary Citicism Europe

BRODIN PIERRE

Julien Green

Editions Universitaires, 1957. Paperback. French text. This Paperback is in Very Good+ condition with a sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. Rubbing to the covers. "Julien Green was an American writer who authored several novels, a four-volume autobiography and his famous Diary. He wrote primarily in French and was the first non-French national to be elected to the Académie française." ; Classiques Du Xxe Siècle, #26; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 128 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 25175

Catalogue: Biography, Literary

Keywords: French Book > Authors Literary Biography Biography Literary & Literary Citicism French Books Authors

BUSBY, BRIAN

Character Parts Who's Really Who in Canlit

Knopf Canada, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 067697578X. First Edition. A Very Good black Hardcover, tightly bound, clean & unmarked pages. Names written on the fronet end paper and a stain to back end paper and on the foreedge. The DJ is unclipped and in Near Fine condition. "Who inspired Mordecai Richler to create Bernard Gursky; Margaret Atwood to create Zenia in The Robber Bride? In which novel does Northrop Frye appear (as a character named Morton Hyland) ? The answers can be found in Character Parts, Brian Busby’s irreverent yet authoritative guide to who’s really who in Canadian literature. The most original and entertaining reference book to be published in years, Character Parts is the behind-the-scenes look at CanLit we have all been waiting for." ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 368 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 25106

Catalogue: Authors, Literary Criticism, Canada

Keywords: 067697578x Authors Literary Criticism Canada Canada Literature Authors

CHASTEL ANDRE

Trésors de la Poésie Médiévale.

Le Club Francais Du Livre, 1959. Paris, france. Hardcover. Burgundy leather cover with gilt titles to the covers and spine. Very Good++ condition with a tight binding, clean & unmarked pages. Wear to the spine ends with a small tear to the spine end top. Some spine fading. Frontispiece and white ribbon marker. Textes: choisis, etablis, traduits et annotes. Collaboration de Jacques Montin. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1483 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 27842

Catalogue: French Poetry, to 1500, Literary Collections

Keywords: French Poetry to 1500 Literary Collections Poetry Literary & Literary Citicism French Books

CHEEVER, JOHN

Letters of John Cheever, the

England: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0224026895. Black Hardcovers with bold gilt titles to the spine. In Fine condition with a sound binding and clean, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped, in Fine condition and protected by a clear plastic cover. "These letters, culled from thousands written to famous writers, his family, friends, and lovers, paint an intimate and surprising self-portrait that is as vivid as any character Cheever invented. Edited and annotated by his son Benjamin, Cheever's letters trace his development as a writer and as a man. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 397 pages. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26804

Catalogue: Authors, Biography, Literary Criticism & Collections

Keywords: 0224026895 Biography > Authors Literary Critcism Literary Studies

CHURCHILL WINSTON

Inside of the Cup, the

Toronto, Ont: The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited, 1915. Hardcover. Red buckram boards with gilt lettering pannelled on the cover and gilt lettering on the spine. Corners and spine ends are bumped with wear on the spine hinges and edges. Previous owner's name written on the front free end paper and address on front paste down. Interior text clean, and this copy has a solid binding. " The author, Winston Churchill, was a very popular American author, not the British Prime Minister." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 513 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 2820

Catalogue: Literary Awards, Books

Keywords: Literary Collections, Fiction History Russia / Ussr Europe Soviet Union

COHEN, M

Penguin Dictionary of Epigrams I Can Resist Anything Except Temptation

Penguin UK, 2002. Paperback. ISBN: 0140513957. A Near Fine Trade Paperback. Clean & unmarked pages, an uncreased spine. "There you are, writing a letter or a speech, or even just arguing with your friends, when you think: there must be a succint way of putting this. Surely a single one-liner could do a better job than my own ill-chosen and long-winded words? Thankfully, we have the epigram - that handy, witty saying that closes arguments, sets people thinking and generally makes everyone else think you're much cleverer than you really are." ; 7.8 X 5.1 X 0.9 inches; 320 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 25033

Catalogue: Reference, Quotations, Dicitionaries, Literary Criticism

Keywords: 0140513957 Reference > Quotations Literary Criticism Epigrams Literary & Literary Citicism Language Reference

DICKENS, CHARLES

Bedside Dickens: Classics for Pleasure

Bounty Books, 1993. Hardcover. ISBN: 1851523138. Bright red borders, cream colored with a black illustration and titles to the front cover. Pages are tightly bound, clean and unmarked, light spine end bumping. "Includes selected extracts from "David Copperfield", "Pickwick Papers", "Nicholas Nickleby", "Great Expectations", "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Oliver Twist". "; 8.40 X 6 X 1.30 inches; 384 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 21483

Catalogue: Fiction. Literary Collections

Keywords: 1851523138