ALEXIS, ANDRE

Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa

McClelland & Stewart, 1994. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0889104786. Stated First Edition. Trade Paperback with French Flaps. Very Good+ with a solid binding, bright, unmarked pages. A small black mark to the bottom edges. Light corner bumping and cover rubbing. "These eight stories reveal a world that's both recognizable and strange: cities of anxiety and violence, where quiet inhabitants lead outwardly banal lives that conceal sinister interiors. The premises, both fantastic and surreal, are also eerily plausible; they often follow the logic of dreams where the real can appear in disguise. Though geographically rooted, the setting - from Ottawa to Toronto and the South of France - take on an ephemeral dimension: the geography is of the subconscious." ; 5.5 X 0.75 X 8.5 inches; 229 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27341

Catalogue: Canada, Fiction, Ottawa, Canada, Short Stories

Keywords: 0889104786 Fiction > Trinidad and Tobago Ottawa, Ontario Short Stories Fiction Canada Culture Short Stories

ATWOOD MARGARET

Dancing Girls & 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 with light age tanning. A small bump to the front cover top edge. The DJ is unclipped, 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; 256 pages; Box 47. Very Good .

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Book number: 23630

Catalogue: Canada, Fiction, Short Stories

Keywords: 0771008104 Fiction > Short Stories Fiction Canada Short Stories

ATWOOD, MARGARET

Moral Disorder

McClelland & Stewart, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771008708. Grey Hardcovers, silver titles to the spine. In Fine condition, no loose pages, a clean & unmarked interior. The DJ is unclipped, some discoloration to the spine hinge area. Light cover edgewear and rubbing. "In these ten interrelated stories Atwood traces the course of a life and also the lives intertwined with it, while evoking the drama and the humour that colour common experiences — the birth of a baby, divorce and remarriage, old age and death. With settings ranging from Toronto, northern Quebec, and rural Ontario, the stories begin in the present, as a couple no longer young situate themselves in a larger world no longer safe. Then the narrative goes back in time to the forties and moves chronologically forward toward the present." ; 5.8 X 0.9 X 8.4 inches; 240 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 26881

Catalogue: Canada, Fiction, Short Stories, Literature

Keywords: 0771008708 Canada Fiction > Literature Short Stories Fiction Canada Literature Short Stories

ATWOOD, MARGARET

Wilderness Tips

Nan A. Talese, 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385421060. First Edition, First Printng ( Number Line) . Square, tighlty bound, clean & unmarked pages with light spine end bumping. The DJ is unlclipped and in Very Good+ condition. Light chipping to the spine end top. "In these ten richly layered and disturbing tales, Atwood author deftly illuminates the single moments that can shape an entire life. In a few brief pages we watch as characters progress from the vulnerabilities of adolescence through the passions of youth into the precarious complexities of middle age." ; 6.5 X 0.75 X 9.5 inches; 227 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26887

Catalogue: Fiction, Short Stories, Manners and Customs

Keywords: 0385421060 Fiction > Short Stories Manners and Customs Literature Fiction Literature Short Stories Etiquette, Manners & Customs

BARICCO, ALESSANDRO

Emmaüs ( Du Monde Entier )

Gallimard, 2012. Paperback. ISBN: 207013170X. The paperback is New, tight, bright unmarked with a New DJ. "uatre garçons, une fille : d’un côté, le narrateur, le Saint, Luca et Bobby, et, de l’autre, Andre. Elle est riche, belle, et elle distribue généreusement ses faveurs ; ses parents, eux, sont des parvenus qui ne croient qu’au travail et à l’argent. Quant aux garçons, ils ont dix-huit ans comme elle, mais c’est là leur seul point commun. Car ils sont avant tout catholiques, fervents voire intégristes. Musiciens, ils forment un groupe qui anime les services à l’église, et ils passent une partie de leur temps à rendre visite aux personnes âgées de l’hospice, les «larves». Alors qu’elle incarne la luxure, Andre les fascine, ils en sont tous les quatre amoureux. La tentation est forte, mais le prix à payer sera lui aussi considérable." ; 8.0 X 5.6 X 0.8 inches; 144 pages. New in New dust jacket .

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Book number: 26008

Catalogue: French Books, Fiction,Short Stories

Keywords: 207013170x French > Short Stories. Italy > Church Musicians Fiction Short Stories French Books Italy

BEZMOZGIS, DAVID

Natasha and Other Stories

Harper Perennial, 2005. Paperback. ISBN: 0006393225. A Fine+ Paperback, tightly bound with no markings through the book. "Summary: The Bermans are Russian Jews who fled the Riga of Brezhnev for Toronto. This is the chronicle of their search for a better life, as they struggle to fit into a foreign urban landscape." ; 5.31 X 0.44 X 8 inches; 176 pages. Fine+ .

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Book number: 26865

Catalogue: Fiction, Short Stories, Jewish, Literature, Toronto

Keywords: 0006393225 Fiction > Literature Jewish Literature Short Stories Toronto, Ontario Fiction Literature Short Stories Judaism / Jewish

BOWERING, GEORGE

Standing on Richards

Viking Canada, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670044547. A First Edition, signed by the author on the title page. Black Hardcovers in Fine condition. Tight, bright & unmarked. The DJ is unclipped and in Fine condition. "Filled with oddball characters, these stories explore the awe and mystery of human relationships." ; 5.75 X 0.83 X 8.75 inches; 224 pages; Signed by Author. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 27434

Catalogue: Fiction, Short Stories, Humor

Keywords: 0670044547 Fiction Short Stories Humor

CHEEVER, JOHN

World of Apples, the

Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394483464. Black cloth covers, gilt titles to the spine. A sound binding, clean & unmarked pages. Very Good +. Light sunning to the bottom front cover and light spine end bumping. The DJ is clipped and in Good+ condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 174 pages. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26726

Catalogue: Fiction, Short Stories, Africa

Keywords: 0394483464 Fiction > Short Stories Fiction Short Stories

COHEN

Wooden Hunters

McClelland & Stewart, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 0771092652. Mass Market, Very Good. Tightly bound & unmarked with a small sticker to the front cover. Some fading to the front cover spine hinge; New Canadian Library; Vol. 149; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 219 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27382

Catalogue: Canadian Fiction, Short Stories

Keywords: 0771092652 Fiction > Canadian Short Stories

COPPARD, ALFRED EDGAR (1878-1957)

Collected Tales of A.E. Coppard

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. Hardcover. ISBN: 1199508357. Green Hardcovers, gilt titles and elaborate illustrations to the spine. Very Good++, a sound binding, the previous owner's name written on the front paste down and end paper, otherwise bright, unmarked pages. Light spine end bumping. Book club Edition. The DJ is Good, spine end chipping, cover edgewear and rubbing. Stories: The higgler -- The cherry tree -- The poor man -- The ballet girl -- Arabesque, the mouse -- Alas, poor Bollington! -- Dusky Ruth -- The old venerable -- Adam and Eve and pinch me -- The presser -- The green drake -- Abel Staple disapproves -- Purl and plain -- A broadsheet ballad -- Silver circus -- Luxury -- The fair young willowy tree -- My hundredth tale -- Ring the bells of heaven -- Nixey's harlequin -- Judith -- Father Raven -- The man from Kilsheelan -- Olive and Camilla -- Clorinda walks in heaven -- Doe -- Fine feathers -- Christine's letter -- Ahoy, sailor boy! -- Ninepenny flute -- A little boy lost -- The little mistress -- Fishmonger's fiddle -- The hurly burly -- The field of mustard -- The third prize -- The watercress girl -- Fifty pounds." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 532 pages. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 26578

Catalogue: English Fiction, Short Stories, Classics

Keywords: 1199508357 English Fiction Short Stories Literature Fiction Literature Short Stories

CRANE STEPHEN, KATZ JOSEPH (EDITOR)

Portable Stephen Crane Three Complete Novels, Nineteen Short Stories and Sketches, Essays, Poems and Letters

New York: Viking Press, 1969. Hardcover. ISBN: 0517478587. White hard boards / burgundy lettering on spine. Previous owner's name written on front free end-paper. Spine ends are bumped, bottom back corner is worn. Stain on top corner edge (looks like coffee) backend-paper has water staining around the edges. Clean & tight interior. DJ is unclipped with chipping on top edge and spine top. Still glossy but with some rubbing. "This book collects all the finest writings of one of the key figures in modern American literature. "; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 550 pages. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 2022

Catalogue: Fiction, Short Stories

Keywords: 0517478587 Fiction Classics Literature Short Stories

DELAFIELD, E. M.

Diary of a Provincial Lady

Academy Chicago Publishers, 1982. Paperback. ISBN: 0897330536. A Fine+ Trade Paperback. Tightly bound pages, bright & unmarked with a glossy cover. "A woman wittily portrays her everyday experiences, family life, and relations with her friends and neighbors in a small English town." ; 5 X 0.9 X 8 inches; 388 pages. Fine+ .

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Book number: 27402

Catalogue: Autopbiographical Fiction, Humor, Short Stories

Keywords: 0897330536 Historical Ficiton Humor British Literature Classics Humour & Satire Classics Literature England

DJIAN, PHILIPPE

Crocodiles

Barrault, 1989. Paperback. ISBN: 2736001028. French text. Trade paperback with French Flaps. In Near Fine condition with a bright, unmarked text, tightly bound. "Six re´cits dont les he´ros sont ##inhibe´s##, a` la fois violents, sensibles et fragiles, craignant la solitude et pas a` l'aise avec leur sexualite´. "; 8.5 X 5.4 X 0.7 inches; 148 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 26263

Catalogue: Fiction, France, Short Stories

Keywords: 2736001028 Ficiton > France Short Stories French Text Fiction France Short Stories French Books

DU MAURIER, DAPHNE (1907-1989)

Rendezvous and Other Stories

London : Gollancz, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0575028459. Bright red Hardcovers, gilt title to the spine. A sound binding, bright, unarked pages. In Fine condition. The DJ is clipped and in Very Good+ condition. "The fourteen tales included in the present volume were written over a period of many years some of them before her first novels were published, others in her thirties and forties; they reflect many human romance, disenchantment, fantasy, nostalgia, ambition, irony, the longing for adventure. Each story is based on something du Maurier observed or overheard and will provide pleasure for every mood." ; 142 X 22 X 219 millimeters. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27002

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, Short Stories, Mystery, British Literature

Keywords: 0575028459 Fiction > Classics Short Stories British Literature Mystery Fiction Mystery & Detective Classics Short Stories

DYSON EDWARD

Golden Shanty, the

Australia: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1976. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 0207133832. Mass Market Paperback in Near Fine condition with light age tanning, clean pages and a sound binding. "Three of Edward Dyson's best works, these short stories are a lively and amusing contribution to Australian literature. "; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 177 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 24241

Catalogue: Fiction, Short Stories, Australia

Keywords: 0207133832 Fiction > Short Stories Australia Fiction Short Stories