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

ARMSTRONG, KELLEY

Stolen

Random House of Canada, 2002. Paperback. ISBN: 0679312420. Trade Paperback in Very Good ++ conditoin. One crease to the spine, read once. Tight, bright, unmarked. "Elena Michaels is a wanted woman. She hasn't done anything wrong. Well, not recently, anyway. But ten years ago her lover turned her into a werewolf: the only female werewolf in the world, in fact. And now, just as she's finally coming to terms with this rather startling situation, a group of scientists learns of her existence. They're hunting her down, and Elena is about to run straight into their trap." ; 1.5 x 8.9 x 6 Inches; 399 pages. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 10318

Catalogue: Ficiton, Werewolves

Keywords: 0679312420 Werewolves Fiction Horror

BARICCO, ALESSANDRO

Océan Mer

GALLIMARD, 2002. Pocket Book. ISBN: 2070419584. A Fine Paperback with a sound binding, clean & unmarked pages, an uncreased spine. "Au bord de l'océan, à la pension Almayer, « posée sur la corniche ultime du monde », se croisent sept personnages au destin étrange et romanesque, sept naufragés de la vie qui tentent de recoller les morceaux de leur existence. Mais leur séjour est bouleversé par le souvenir d'un hallucinant naufrage d'un siècle passé et la sanglante dérive d'un radeau. Et toujours, la mer, capricieuse et fascinante...Avec une époustouflante maîtrise, Alessandro Baricco nous offre à la fois un roman à suspense, un livre d'aventures, une méditation philosophique et un poème en prose." ; Collection Folio; Vol. 3710; 6.7 X 4.3 X 0.8 inches; 288 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 26183

Catalogue: French Books, Sea Stories, Ficiton

Keywords: 2070419584 French Books, Sea Stories Fiction Fiction Boats, Ships, Sailing & Boatbuilding

BARNES, JULIAN

Porcupine

Random House Canada, 1992. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394223241. Black Hardcover, black cloth spine covering. In Fine+ condition. The DJ is unclipped and also in Fine+ condition. " Barnes trains his laser-bright prose on the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. Stoyo Petkanov, the deposed Party leader, is placed on trial for crimes that range from corruption to political murder. Petkanov's guilt -- and the righteousness of his opponents -- would seem to be self-evident. But, as brilliantly imagined by Barnes, the trial of this cunning and unrepentant dictator illuminates the shadowy frontier between the rusted myths of the Communist past and a capitalist future in which everything is up for grabs. "; 7.6 X 5.3 X 1.5 inches. Fine+ .

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Book number: 24254

Catalogue: Historical Ficiton, Politics, European Literature

Keywords: 0394223241 Historical Ficiton Politics European Literature Politics Historical Fiction Europe

BATEMAN, COLIN

Cycle of Violence

Harper Collins, 1995. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0006479359. Very Good +, tightly bound and unmarked with light tanning to the interior page edges. "Drunken journalist Miller is sent as a punishment from his Belfast newspaper to small-town Crossmaheart as a replacement for someone who has disappeared. Once there, he falls is love with the missing man's girlfriend." ; 7.48 X 5.04 X 0.79 inches; 261 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 14037

Catalogue: Ficiton

Keywords: 0006479359

BATES, H E

Oh to Be in England

Penguin UK, 2006. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 0140024778. A Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition, a tight binding, the text is unmarked with age tanning to the pages. Some cover edgewear and spine hinge creasing. "'Christening? We never said nothing about no christening, Ma, did we? ' And so with the appearance of a letter announcing the imminent arrival of Madame Dupont, Pop and Ma Larkin learn that little Oscar and Blenheim - Charley and Mariette's new boy - are to be christened. In fact, once Mr Candy - who will be officiating (much to raven-haired Primrose's delight) - learns that Pop and Ma have neglected the entire Larkin brood, the whole family seems set for a dunking! Pop, who needs no excuse to open a few bottles of Dragon's Blood and host the perfick party, rushes out and buys a fun fair to celebrate. But there are one or two gatecrashers even Pop hadn't counted on turning up ... "; 7.01 X 4.33 X 0.39 inches; 144 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 18248

Catalogue: Ficiton, Families

Keywords: 0140024778 Fiction Family & Relationships

BLANCHARD, ALICE

Life Sentences

Warner Books, 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0446576727. Green hard boards in As New condition. First Edition, August 2005, number line indicating First Printing. Tight, bright & clean, very light spine bottom bumping. The DJ is unclipped in Near Fine condition. "Boston-based scientist Daisy Hubbard is driven to find a cure for the rare genetic disease that claimed the life of her brother. But her progress is interrupted when she learns her unstable sister Anna has gone missing from her California home." ; 1 x 5.7 x 4.9 Inches; 432 pages. As New in Fine+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 9871

Catalogue: Ficiton, Mystery

Keywords: 0446576727 Suspense Detective Psychological Fiction Fiction Mystery & Detective

BOVA BEN & POGUE BILL

Trikon Deception, the

New York: A Tom Doherty Associates Book / TOR, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312850247. Very Good/Very Good, Black boards, top and bottom of spine and upper right hand corner slightly bumped. Remainder mark on bottom edge, no other markings. Good, clean, tight copy. Dust jacket is not price clipped, some minor bumping on the top and bottom of spine . ; Remainder; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 309 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 303

Catalogue: Science Ficiton

Keywords: 0312850247 Space Stations Genetic Engineering Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

BOWERING, GEORGE

Standing on Richards

Viking Canada, 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670044547. Black hard covers with gilt titles to the spine. In As New conditon with light spine end bumping. First Edition, with a number line indicating a First Printing. The DJ is unclipped and in Fine conditon. ; 8.40 X 5.80 X 1 inches; 209 pages. As New in Fine+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 15308

Catalogue: Ficiton, Short Stories

Keywords: 0670044547 Fiction Short Stories

BRAGG MARY LEE

Shooting Angels

Gatineau, Quebec: Baico Publishing, 2004. Paperback. ISBN: 1894494695. Signed by the author on the title page. In Fine+ condition, bright, unmarked pages with a solid binding. " Shooting Angels, the first novel by Ottawa writer Mary Lee Bragg, sets a story of personal disintegration and renewal against the background of Ottawa on the eve of the 1995 Quebec referendum. Roy Brown, a news photographer, leaves Bosnia for Canada when his parents are killed in a car accident. His childhood home in a quiet Ottawa neighbourhood offers a needed refuge after too long in the war zones. But as Roy sifts through the traces of his parents’ lives he finds that appearances can be deceiving." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 369 pages; Signed by Author. Fine+ .

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Book number: 26500

Catalogue: Ficiton, Canada, Quebec Referendrum

Keywords: 1894494695 Quebec > Referendrum Canada > Fiction Historical Fiction Fiction Politics Canada Historical Fiction

BRAGG MARY LEE

Shooting Angels

Gatineau, Quebec: Baico Publishing, 2004. Paperback. ISBN: 1894494695. Signed by the author on the title page. In Fine+ condition, bright, unmarked pages with a solid binding. " Shooting Angels, the first novel by Ottawa writer Mary Lee Bragg, sets a story of personal disintegration and renewal against the background of Ottawa on the eve of the 1995 Quebec referendum. Roy Brown, a news photographer, leaves Bosnia for Canada when his parents are killed in a car accident. His childhood home in a quiet Ottawa neighbourhood offers a needed refuge after too long in the war zones. But as Roy sifts through the traces of his parents’ lives he finds that appearances can be deceiving." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 369 pages; Signed by Author. Fine+ .

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Book number: 27430

Catalogue: Ficiton, Canada, Quebec Referendrum

Keywords: 1894494695 Quebec > Referendrum Canada > Fiction Historical Fiction Fiction Politics Canada Historical Fiction

BUCHAN, J.

Thirty-Nine Steps and the Power-House, the

Thomas Nelson and Son, 1944. Hardcover. Green hardcovers, brown titles to the cover. Pages are tightly bound and unmarked, there are school stamps to the end papers and paste downs. Heavy wear to the spine ends, corners and edges. "Buchan introduces his most famous hero, Richard Hannay, who, despite claiming to be an "ordinary fellow", is caught up in the dramatic race against a plot to devastate the British war effort. Hannay is hunted across the Scottish moors by police and a pitiless enemy in the corridors of Whitehall and, finally, at the site of the mysterious 39 steps. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 170 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 18984

Catalogue: Ficiton, Thriller, Mystery

CHAZIN, SUZANNE

Fourth Angel, the

Jove, 2002. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 0515132497. Mass Market Paperback. A Very Good+ book with a solid binding and a clean, unmarked text. Light spine creasing with light spotting to the fore edge. " Suzanne Chazin's harrowing thriller follows rookie fire marshal Georgia Skeehan's efforts to solve a series of baffling high temperature fires that look to her like the work of a serial arsonist. The blazes have already incinerated more than 60 victims and threaten to claim the careers of many of Georgia's colleagues. " ; Georgia Skeehan; Vol. 1; 6.60 X 4 X 1.30 inches; 384 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 17065

Catalogue: Ficiton, Mystery

Keywords: 0515132497 Fiction Mystery & Detective

CLARKE AUSTUN

More

Toronto, Ont: Thomas Allen, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0887623530. Red hard covers with silver titles to the spine, in Fine condition, tight, bright, unmarked. Very light spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped, in very good+ condition with light scuffing and a crease to tthe back spine flap. An introduction letter from the publisher with Tour Information, with the book. "At the news of her son BJ's involvement in gang crime, Idora Morrison, a maid at the local university, collapses in her basement apartment. For four days and nights she retreats into a vortex of memory, pain, and disappointment that becomes a riveting exposÉ of her life as a Caribbean immigrant living abroad. "; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 300 pages. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 9983

Catalogue: Ficiton

Keywords: 0887623530 Immigrants Fiction

CONNOR RALPH

Rock and the River, the a Romance of Quebec

Toronto, Ont: McClelland & Stewart, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. Blue cloth covers with darker blue titles to the cover and spine. Light foxing to the cover edges, with spine end and corner bumping. A tightly bound copy with an unmakred text, previous owner's name written on the front free end paper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 377 pages; Box 16 / shelved. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 9959

Catalogue: Classic Ficiton

Keywords: Quebec War of 1812 Canada History Classics Collectibles War