ABOU SELIM

Bechir Gemayel

Paris, France: Editions Anthropos, 1984. Paperback. ISBN: 2715710852. French text. A Trade Paperback in Fine condition. A sound binding with bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is Very Good+, glossy with cover edgewear and rubbing. Black & white photo section, maps, chronologie. " Through this book, the whole political evolution of Bechir Gemayel, elected President of the Lebanese Republic on August 23 and assassinated on September 14, 1982, is presented by the Jesuit Father Selim Abou. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 461 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26787

Catalogue: French, Biography, History, Lebanon CIVIL War

Keywords: 2715710852 French > Biographie Lebanon CIVIL War History Presidents Biography History War French Books

BOSWELL, JAMES.

Life of Samuel Johnson, the

PANTHER, 1961. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in Good+ condition. A solid binding with an unmarked text, age tanning to the pages and light spine creasing. " The text of this complete and unabridged edition is that of the 1791 first edition, and it remains, by common consent, the greatest biography in the English language. Johnson's centrality in 18th century letters is established not only by Boswell's record of his life and conversations, but also by the success of the work in placing him in a literary and cultural context. James Boswell (1740-95) was educated at Edinburgh and Glasgow universities as a lawyer. He moved to London in 1760, and was by turns a libertine and a Puritan. Introduced by his friends Sheridan and Garrick, Boswell met Johnson in 1763, and discovered a life's calling. "; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 320 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 18562

Catalogue: Biography, History

Keywords: Biography Literary & Literary Citicism History England

BRUYèRE, ELISABETH, PRESENTED BY JEANNE D'ARC LORTIE

Lettres D'Elisabeth Bruyere Vol. 1 ( 1839-1849 )

Éditions Paulines, 1989. Paperback. ISBN: 2890394565. An As New Paperback with a sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 523 pages. As New .

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Book number: 26931

Catalogue: French Books, Biography, History, Nuns, Religion

Keywords: 2890394565 French Books Biography > Nuns Religion History > Ontario Religion Canada History French Books

BUBER-NEUMANN, MARGARETE

Milena

London, England: Le Seuil, 1986. Paperback. ISBN: 2020090317. French text. Very Good+ Paperback with a sound binding. Clean & unmarked pages with cover rubbing. "Margarete Buber, the journalist daughter of Martin Buber, and Milena Jesenska, the beautiful lover of Kafka, met in Ravensbruck concentration camp in 1940. For four terrible years, the two women formed an extraordinary bond and made a pact that if only one survived, the other would bear witness. Only Margarete lived to remember. This is her story of Milena--of fearless love, sacrifice, and nobility. "; 7.9 X 5.4 X 0.9 inches; 288 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26329

Catalogue: Biography, History, World War LL, Women, Politics

Keywords: 2020090317 Biography History > World War II Memoir > Women Biography Women Politics History

CARTIER, GEORGES

Jacques Cartier-Odyssee Intime

Le Jour [Éditeur], 1991. Paperback. ISBN: 2890444376. A Very Good Trade Paperback with a sound binding, clean & unmarked pages. Some tanning to the page edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 303 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26617

Catalogue: Biography, Canada, Explorers, History

Keywords: 2890444376 Canada > History Explorers > Biography History

CHANT CHRISTOPHER

Pioneers of Aviation: The Magnificent History of the Brave Men and Women Who First Took to the Air

Hertfordshire: Grange Books, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1840134143. Fine / Very Good, 112 pgs, Pictorial cover, very clean, tight copy of book. DJ shows some wear, no tears or marks. "The magnificant history of the brave men and women who first took to the air." ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 112 pages. Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 975

Catalogue: Aviation, Transportation, History, Biography

Keywords: 1840134143 Aviation Transportation History Aviation Transportation

DENAUD, PATRICK

Le Silence Vous Gardera, Témoignage D'Un Journaliste Espion.

Les ARENES, 2013. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 2352042380. A Near Fine Paperback. A sound binding with clean & unmarked pages. Light cover rubbing and edgewear. "Après l'avoir formé, les services lui affectent un officier traitant qu'il rencontre chaque semaine dans des restaurants ou des cafés. « Jacques » sait l'écouter et lui parler, être patient ou autoritaire. Pour la DGSE, Patrick Denaud infiltre les milieux islamistes de Peshawar à Londres, en passant par le Kosovo et Tibhirine. Le mensonge et la manipulation deviennent une seconde nature, la solitude aussi. Être agent secret, c'est accepter de vivre à côté de sa vie. En 2002, onze Français trouvent la mort dans un attentat-suicide à Karachi. Patrick avait pourtant recueilli sur place des informations alarmantes. C'est la rupture avec la DGSE... Peut-on être espion et consentir à être soi-même manipulé ? Peut-on trahir sa mission de journaliste pour servir son pays ? Confession d'un journaliste espion, ce récit dérangeant est un véritable thriller. "; 8.2 X 5.1 X 0.9 inches; 264 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 26239

Catalogue: France, History, Espionage, Spies, Biography

Keywords: 2352042380 French Books France > History Espionage > Spies Biography Biography History Spy Stories & Espionage French Books

DOYLE, JAMES

Annie Howells and Achille Fréchette

University of Toronto Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802054501. Grey Harcovers, gilt titles to the spine. In Fine+ condition with a sound binding, sharp corners and bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is in Very Good+ condition. "Post-Confederation Ottawa sets the scene for this fascinating biography of a literary couple. The marriage of Annie Howells and Achille Fréchette in 1877 brought together two literary families and two cultural traditions." ; 9.2 X 6.1 X 0.7 inches; 131 pages. Fine+ .

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Book number: 26204

Catalogue: Biography, Ottawa, History

Keywords: 0802054501 Biography > Writers Biography Politics Canada Authors

FEINSTEIN, ELAINE

Ted Hughes

W W Norton, 2001. Hardcover. ISBN: 0393049671. First Edition, First Printing ( Number Line) . Grey / black Hardcovers in Fine condition. A sound binding, bright, clean interior, sharp corners. A black white photo section in the book. The DJ is unclipped and in Near Fine condition. "Drawn from archival material and interviews with childhood friends, fellow undergraduates, poets, and critics, a compelling portrait of one of the greatest English poets of the twentieth century details his marriage to poet Syliva Plath and reveals a man whose poetic vision captured his love of the natural world and the evidence of human violence in the past century." ; 6.25 X 1 X 9.25 inches; 416 pages. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26616

Catalogue: Biography, Poetry, Writers, History

Keywords: 0393049671 Literary Critcism Authors > Biography Poetry Great Britain Biography Poetry Literary & Literary Citicism Europe England Authors

GENET, JEAN

L'Ennemi Déclaré: Textes Et Entretiens

Paris, France: GALLIMARD, 1991. Paperback. ISBN: 207072140X. A Near Fine Paperback, a sound binding with bright, unmarked pages. In the photo section there is a break between two pages of photos. "This posthumous work brings together articles, interviews, statements, prefaces, manifestos, and speeches dating from 1964 to 1985 (just before Genet's death in 1986). These texts bear witness to the many political causes and groups with which Genet felt an affinity, including May ’68 and the treatment of immigrants in France, but especially the Black Panthers and the Palestinians. We follow him from the Chicago Democratic Convention (where he met William Burroughs and Alan Ginsberg) to Yale University, where he gave the famous May Day Speech in support of the Black Panthers, to Jordan and the Palestinian camps. Along the way, Genet finds allies (George Jackson, Angela Davis, Leyla Shahid, Tahar Ben Jelloun). And, of course, enemies." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 432 pages. Fine+ .

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Book number: 26730

Catalogue: France, Philosophy, History, Politics, Biography

Keywords: 207072140x Philosophy History Biography Politcs

GRANDBOIS, ALAIN

Born in Quebec Tale of Louis Jolliet

Palm Publishers, 1964. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919366198. A Fine Blue Hardcover, gilt titles to the spine. A sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped Very Good+ and is protected by a clear plastic covering. "Louis Jolliet, explorer, cartographer, king’s hydrographer, fur trader, seigneur, organist, teacher (baptized 21 September 1645 in Québec City; died between 4 May and 18 Oct 1700 likely near Île d'Anticosti). The first significant Canadian-born explorer, Louis Jolliet achieved international fame in his lifetime as the first non-Aboriginal person, together with Jacques Marquette, to travel and map the Mississippi River. Jolliet also explored and mapped the Lake Superior regions, the area between the Saguenay River and Hudson Bay, and part of the Labrador coast." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 198 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26180

Catalogue: Biography, Explorers, New France, History

Keywords: 0919366198 Biography New France > Explorers History Biography Canada Canadian History History

HUNTER, LT. -COL. T. M.

Napoleon in Victory and Defeat

Directorate of Military Training Army Headquarters, 1964. Paperback. Yellow covers, black titles to the cover. In Very Good++ condition, the binding is tight, clean & unmarked pages. Frontispiece of Napolean, four pull-out maps, index, bibliography, appendix. Maps drawn by Sergeabt E. H. Ellwand, ; 7.75"; 324 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26584

Catalogue: History, France, Biography, Napoleon

Keywords: France > History Biography Napolean Bonaparte War.

MCCULLOUGH, DAVID

Truman ** Signed **

Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671456547. Signed by the author on the titles page. A Fine blue Hardcover, dark blue cloth spine covering. A sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. Black & white photo sections through the book. The DJ is unclipped. In Fine condition. "The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters—Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson—and dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the man—a more complex, informed, and determined man than ever before imagined—but also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges." ; 9.6 X 6.5 X 2.4 inches; 1120 pages; Signed by Author. Fine .

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Book number: 26178

Catalogue: Biography, History, U S Presidents, World War 11

Keywords: 0671456547 U S Presidents > Biography History Word War II Biography History War Presidents

MODIANO, PATRICK

Dora Bruder Folio # 3181

Paris, France: Gallimard, 1999. Pocket_Book. ISBN: 2070408485. A Very Good Pocket Book with a sound binding. A few pencil marks, a couple of ink, through the book. "The author documents his ten-year search for details about the life of a Jewish Parisian teenager who ran away from her Catholic boarding school and was ultimately deported to Auschwitz by the Nazis, describing the Paris of that time period and reminiscing on memory and loss." ; 110 X 10 X 180 millimeters; 144 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26516

Catalogue: French, Biography, History, Jewish, Holocaust

Keywords: 2070408485 French > Biographies Jewish > Holocaust History > France Biography History French Books Judaism / Jewish Holocaust

MUHLSTEIN, ANKA

Cavelier de la Salle L'Homme Qui Offrit L'Amérique à Louis XIV

Grasset, 1992. Paperback. ISBN: 224639581X. A Very Good+ Paperback. An inscription to the previous owner on the front end paper, otherwise, clean & unmarked pages. Tightly bound. An uncreased spine with wear to the spine hinges. "Louis XIV écrivait au gouverneur du Canada : "Mon intention n'est pas que vous fassiez de grands voyages en remontant le fleuve de Saint-Laurent, ni que vous poussiez au loin des découvertes au-dedans des terres." Et pourtant, à la fin de son règne, il était devenu maître d'un immense empire qui joignait le Canada à la Louisiane. Il le devait à Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643-1687) , un fils de négociants de Rouen, qui, renonçant à la Compagnie de Jésus, partit à vingt-cinq ans pour le Canada. Il apprit des Indiens la science des bois et des rivières, la résistance au froid, à la faim, à l'épuisement, il trouva la force de descendre le cours du Mississippi et de parcourir, en canoë et à pied, les six mille kilomètres qui séparent le Canada du golfe du Mexique, pour la gloire de les offrir à son roi. La Salle y laissa la vie, mais il mourut en héros, en homme pour qui la victoire résidait moins dans la conquête que dans la connaissance." ; 135 X 0.65 X 215 inches; 284 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 27309

Catalogue: History, Biography, Philosophy

Keywords: 224639581x Biography History