BISSOONDATH, Neil

A Casual Brutality

New York, Clarkson N. Potter, 1988. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth spine and tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 376pp. Near fine/fine. Nice "From the Library of" bookplate (with signature line unsigned) on front flyleaf. Tight, handsome first edition of this first novel by the Canadian short story writer, nephew of V.S. Naipaul. Signed boldly by him in blue fineline opposite the half-title page. .

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Bissoondath, Neil

A Casual Brutality

Toronto: ON, Macmillan of Canada, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771596464. Fine in Near Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.378. set in Casaquemada, a fragile West Indian republic divided by racial antagoniosm a native returns. clean tight copy slight sunning to jacket. Fine/Very Good.

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BISSOONDATH, NEIL

A Casual Brutality

London, Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 9780747502524). Hardcover. First edition hardcover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is scuffed and sunned. Edges are creased and nicked, including a few small tears. Board corners and spine ends are bumped, and page block is lightly blemished. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Very Good/Good.

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BISSOONDATH, NEIL

A Casual Brutality

Toronto, Macmillan of Canada. 1988, 1st Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 0771596464) Hardcover. Book, The Canadian author, a nephew of V.S.Naipaul ,was born in Trinidad This first nove , set in the fictional West Indian republic of Casaquemada. " a dark and powerful novel about the failure of a decent man to come to terms with the moral disintegration of his Caribbean homeland" was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize. Name of previous owner on ffep, else as new.AS NEW fine. Near Fine/Fine.

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Neil Bissoondath

A Casual Brutality

Minerva 1989 Paperback, 384pp. (ISBN: 9780749390044). Fair.

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BISSOONDATH, NEIL

Digging Up the Mountains. Selected Stories

London, Andre Deutsch 1986. 247 p. Bound in the publisher's green cloth with pictorial dustjacket (In good condition.) 9780233978512

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Bissoondath, Neil

Digging Up the Mountains

Macmillan of Canada, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 077159836X. pp.247 clean tight unread copy d/j slight tanning to white covers, 1 1/4" tear lower back near spine hinge, Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 013621

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Bissoondath, Neil

Digging Up the Mountains

Rexdale, Ontario, Canada: Macmillan of Canada, 1985. 077159836X. Hard Cover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.247. d/j discolored. slight nicks and tears around edges of d/j. withdrawn from library stamped in red on frontpiece. Focussing on contemporary themes of dislocation, revolution, and the shifting politics of the Third World, Trindidad-born Canadian writer Bissoondath brings vividly to life the human side of the stories we read every day in the newspapers. Compelling stories of people in the grip of circumstances well beyond their control. Very Good/Good.

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Bissoondath, Neil

Doing the Heart Good

Dunvegan, Ontario, Canada, Cormorant Books, 2002. Hardcover. 189695135X. pp.328 clean tight copy faint rubbing to covers with a few minuscule dogears on a few pages Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Neil Bissoondath

Doing the Heart Good

Cormorant Books, 2003. First Trade Paperback Edition. Soft cover. 1896951643. pp.328 clean tight copy with minuscule corner wear Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Fine.

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BISSOONDATH, NEIL

Innocence of Age

Knopf Canada, 1992. Hardcover. ISBN: 039422289X. Signed by the author on the title page. A Fine Hardcover, tight, bright, unmarked. Very light spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped and in Near Fine condition. ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; Signed by Author. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26176

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BISSOONDATH, NEIL

The Innocence of Age

Canada: Knopf, 1992. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 039422289x. 308 pages. "Takes us into the heart of a city, into the lives of men and women struggling with the lives of everyday life, with the lure of corruption and high living, and with the meaning of faithfulness, betrayal and love." - from dust jacket. Book virtually as new; clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket in excellent condition but for one inch by one-half inch chip from base of back panel. Very nice copy overall.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Takes us into the heart of a city, into the lives of men and women struggling with the lives of everyday life, with the lure of corruption and high living, and with the meaning of faithfulness, betrayal and Love. Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Bissoondath, Neil

Innocence of Age

Toronto, ON, Canada, Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1993. Mass Market Paperback. 0140173072. pp.308. clean tight unread copy Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Fine.

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BISSOONDATH, NEIL

Innocence of Age

Toronto, Ont: Penguin Canada, 1993. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 0140173072. Trade Paperback in Very Good+ condition, tightly bound and unmarked with light cover wear. ""Neil Bissoondth crafts Toronto's new realities into a depiction of a city at war with itself. And in doing so, he details with care and compassion the dilema of those caught in the middle. "; 7.10 X 4.30 X 0.90 inches; 308 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 14929

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BISSOONDATH NEIL

On the Eve of Uncertain Tomorrows

Toronto, Ont: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0886193257. First Edition, 271 pages, F/F. Front bottom cover bumped, hard cover, small red remainder mark on bottom edge. Good, clean, tight copy. A collection of short stories where Bissoondath explores the complexities and tragedies of his gallery of characters.; Remainder; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 271 pages. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 172

Keywords: 0886193257 Fiction, Short Stories Fiction