ADLER, LAURE

Immortelles

Paris, France: Grasset, 2014. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 2253179914. Mass Market. In As New condition. "Florence, Suzanne, Judith. Elles forment une sarabande dans ma tête. Leur amitié m'a construite et m'a rendue différente. Avec elles, j'ai ressenti ce à quoi nous ne pensions jamais, ce que vivre signifiait. "; Le Livre De Poche; 7.0 X 4.3 X 0.6 inches; 312 pages. As New .

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Book number: 24258

Catalogue: Fiction, French Culture

Keywords: 2253179914 Fiction > French Culture Culture French Books

ALLISON ALEC, BEVERLY ALLISON, JOHN MCINNES

Multiworlds

Don Mills, Ont.: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1971. Hardcover. ISBN: 0176319646. A pictorial Hardcover in Very Good+ condition. The binding is tight, a name is written on the endpapers, the interior is clean & unmarked. Fully illustrated with color, black & white illustrations and photographs. "Photographs and commentary reveal the variety of worlds existing in many places including the imaginary world of the furbels." ; Nelson Language Stimulus Program; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 95 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 23792

Catalogue: Culture

Keywords: 0176319646 Culture

ANONYMOUS

My Dear Mrs. Jones--the Letters of the First Duke of Wellington to Mrs. Jones of Pantglas 1851-1852

London, Eng: The Rodale Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. First Editoin. A Fine+ Hardcover with a sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. Four color plates. An unclipped DJ in Very good condition. Spine fading and a small tear to the front cover top edge. ; 7.75"; 58 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 27607

Catalogue: England, Social Life & Customs, Culture

Keywords: England > Social Life and Customs Correspondence Culture Culture England / British Literature Social Life & Customs

ATWOOD, MARGARET

Dancing Girls and Other Stories

McClelland & Stewart, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771008104. First Edition. Black Hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. In Very Good++ condition with a sound binding, the pages are all clean & unmarked . A name plate and inscription on the front end paper. The DJ is clipped, Very Good, intact, without any tearing to the edges. Some veining (bubbling) to the back cover. Contents: The war in the bathroom. --The man from Mars. --Polarities. --Under glass. --The grave of the famous poet. --Rape fantasies. --Hair jewellery. --When it happens. --A travel piece. --The resplendant Quetzal. --Training. --Lives of the poets. --Dancing girls. --Giving birth. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 254 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 26888

Catalogue: Canada, Short Stories, Manners and Customs, Culture

Keywords: 0771008104 Canada > Short Stories Manners & Customs Culture Canada Culture Short Stories Etiquette, Manners & Customs

BABYLONE BAAL

Arrabel: Viva la Muerte

10/18, 1991. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 2264002530. French text. A Near Fine Mass Market. A tight binding, the pages are unmarked with age tanning. ; 7.0 X 4.3 X 0.5 inches; 192 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 25143

Catalogue: Spain, Culture, European Literature

Keywords: 2264002530 European Literature Spain > Culture

BAZIN, HERVE

Un Feu Devore Un Autre Feu Roman

Editions Du SEUIL, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 2020049570. A Trade Paperback with a red title wrap around enclosed in a As New DJ. "Un feu dévore un autre feu, un grand roman d'amour, un drame de la passion, enchâssé dans un drame social dont les vingt dernières années nous ont fourni de bouleversants exemples. Imaginaire, se déroulant dans un pays non précisé, en vingt-six jours, cette histoire, où l'amour triomphe malgré tout, emprunte ses passages les plus intenses au tragique le plus réel de notre temps. "; French Edition; 7.9 X 5.5 X 0.7 inches; 221 pages; Box 50. As New in As New dust jacket .

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Book number: 24054

Catalogue: French Fiction, Romance, Culture

Keywords: 2020049570 French Fiction Romance Culture Fiction Romance French Books Livres de Langue Française

BENEDICT, BRAD. FOREWORD BY BETTE MIDLER

Fame Two: Portraits and Pop Culture

Grove Press, 1984. Paperback. ISBN: 0394623037. An oversize Trade Paperback in Very Good+ condition with a tight binding and a bright, unmarked interior. Some scuffing and cover edgewear with corner bumping. "A Spectacular 111 Page Volume with a plethora of Portraits And Pop Culture Stunningly Realistic Artwork Of The Most Famous Celebrities Of The Century such as: Mick Jagger, Barbra Streisand, Gilda Radner, Loni Anderson, Annie Lennox, Richard Pryor, Mia Farrow, Woody Allen, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, And Many, Many More! ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 111 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19927

Catalogue: Pop Culture, Graphic Arts

Keywords: 0394623037 Pop Culture Graphic Arts Portraits Celebrities in Art Photography Actors Arts

BISKIND, PETER

My Lunches with Orson Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles

Picador, 2014. Paperback. ISBN: 1250051703. A Very Good+ Trade Paperback with a small crease to the front cover top corner. ; 8.2 X 5.5 X 1.6 inches; 336 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 25112

Catalogue: Film, Culture, Biography, History Media

Keywords: 1250051703 Culture > Film Media Biography Biography Culture Film Media History

BLIXEN, KAREN

Essais

Montreal, Quebec: Des Femmes, 1987. Paperback. ISBN: 272100316X. French text. A Very Good+ Paperback. A sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. Some wear to the corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 362 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26286

Catalogue: Africa, Biography, Culture

Keywords: 272100316x Africa Biography Culture

BOMBARDIER, DENISE

Lettre Ouverte Aux Français Qui Se Croient le Nombril Du Monde

Albin Michel Littérature, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 2226120467. A Fine Paperback with a sound binding. One name written on the half title page, otherwise a bright, unmarked interior. Light spine hinge creasing. "Lettre Ouverte Aux Français Qui Se Croient Le Nombril Du Monde. L. O. Aux Francais Qui Se Croient. La lettre d'une Que´be´coise qui met en garde les Franc¸ais contre la perte de leur identite´, tout en de´nonc¸ant leurs travers." ; 135 X 14 X 209 millimeters; 144 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 27789

Catalogue: Canada, Culture, French, France

Keywords: 2226120467 Canada > French Culture France Canada Culture France French Books

BOUCHARD, JACQUES

Les 36 Cordes Sensibles Des Quebecois

Montreal, Canada: Héritage, 1991. Paperback. ISBN: 0777339447. A Very Good Trade Paperback. The binding is tight, clean & unmarked pages. Cover edgewear and rubbing, a watermark to the first few pages lower corner. Previous owner's name on the half title page. " Un Que´be´cois, c'est quoi? L'auteur, un publicitaire, essaie de faire de´couvrir aux Que´be´cois comment ils fonctionnent au dedans. Il a de´gage´ six traits fondamentaux (des "cordes sensibles") qu'il divise en six aspects chacun. Trois parties : 1. Les six racines vitales : terrienne, minoritaire, nord-ame´ricaine, catholique, latine, franc¸aise - 2. Les trente-six cordes sensibles (rattache´es aux six racines vitales) : le bon sens, l'amour de la nature, la simplicite´, la fide´lite´ au patrimoine, etc. - 3. Les six projets collectifs des Que´be´cois : l'e´cologie, etc; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 308 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27977

Catalogue: Canada, Quebec, French-Speaking, Culture, History

Keywords: 0777339447 Canada - Quebec French Speaking Quebec Culture - History

BREKILIEN, YANN

La Vie Quotidienne Des Paysans Bretons (Au Xixe Siècle)

Hachette, 1966. Paperback. ISBN: 2010021037. French. A Very Good+ Trade Paperback (French Flaps) . The binding is tight, clean & unmarked pages and an uncreased spine. Light cover edgewear. "La Vie Quotidienne Des Paysans Bretons (au Xixe Siècle) La Bretagne a évolué depuis de façon étonnante mais sans perdre son originalité : le passé y explique le présent. Les coutumes ancestrales, l’âpre énergie, la fidélité au sol, le sens social et un riche patrimoine de traditions et de valeurs morales et culturelles restent bien vivants. L’écrivain bretonnant Yann Brekilien était particulièrement qualifié pour dépeindre, avec parfois une pointe d’humour bien celtique, cette vie campagnarde, et faire revivre par là toute une époque." ; Au Xixe Siècle; 7.75"; 362 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26497

Catalogue: France, Social Life and Customs, Culture

Keywords: 2010021037 France > Culture Social Life & Customs Culture France French Books Social Life & Customs

BRUNVAND, JAN HAROLD

Choking Doberman and Other New Urban Legends

WW Norton, 1986. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0393303217. A tightly bound copy with an unmarked text, previous owner's name written on the front free end paper. Light cover wear. "Professor Jan Harold Brunvand expands his examination of the phenomenon of urban legends, those improbable, believable stories that always happen to a "friend of a friend." ; B&W Illustrations; 8.20 X 5.30 X 0.80 inches; 240 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 14036

Catalogue: Popular Culture

Keywords: 0393303217 Popular Culture Urban Folklore Culture Social Sciences Sociology United States Mythology / Folklore

BUCK PEARL S.

Good Earth, the

Triangle Books, 1941. Hardcover. A Very Good+ green Hardcover, a silver illustration to the cover, silver titles to the spine. A sound binding, other than a name to the front end paper, the pages are unmarked with age tanning. The DJ is Good with a piece missing of off the front cover top edge and spine end bottom, back cover. "Although many years have passed since Pearl S. Buck’s The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. This indelible portrait of China in the 1920s, when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings, tells the moving story of honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan. "; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 318 pages. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27173

Catalogue: Fiction, China, History, Culture,Manners & Customs

Keywords: Fiction > China History > Culture Manners & Customs Married Women Fiction Culture History Family & Relationships Asia

BYATT, A. S.

Oxford Book of English Short Stories

Oxford University Press, 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0192142380. Blue Hardcovers. Gilt titles and gilt pannelles to the spine. In Fine condition, bright clean pages and a sound binding. The DJ is Very Good, edgewear and cover rubbing. "The subjects of these stories range from the sublime to the ridiculous, from the momentous to the trivial, from the grim to the farcical," writes acclaimed novelist A.S. Byatt in her introduction to this remarkable collection.; 5.6 X 1.4 X 8.6 inches; 470 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26685

Catalogue: Anthologies, England, Culture

Keywords: 0192142380 Antholoiges > Fiction England > Culture Literary Critcism Short Stories Fiction Culture Anthologies Short Stories