SHIELDS, CAROL

Stone Diaries

Random House Canada, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394223624. First Edition. Red Hardcovers in Near Fine condition. Tightly bound, bright, unmarked pages with light spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped and in Good condition with spine end and cover edgewear. "Born in 1905, Daisy Goodwill drifts through the chapters of childhood, marriage, widowhood, remarriage, motherhood and old age. Bewildered by her inability to understand her own role, Daisy attempts to find a way to tell her own story within a novel that is itself about the limitations of autobiography." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 361 pages. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27513

Catalogue: Domestic Fiction, Canada, Historical Fiction, Classics

Keywords: 0394223624 Historical Fiction Canada > Domestic Fiction Classics Fiction Canada Historical Fiction Classics

SHUTE NEVIL

Rainbow and the Rose

William Morrow & Company, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Two toned, yellow & blue, Hardcovers. Blue titles to the spine. Tightly bound with an unmarked interior. The DJ is clipped and is in Good+ condition, spine end chipping with a tear up the middle of the spine end. "When seasoned pilot Johnny Pascoe tries to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback, his plane crashes and leaves him stranded and dangerously injured. Ronnie Clarke, who was trained by Pascoe, attempts to fly a doctor in to help, but rough weather makes his mission more difficult than he imagined. " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 310 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 27413

Catalogue: Fiction, Australia, Historical, Classics

Keywords: Australia Historical Fiction Classics

SOLT ANDREW, EGAN SAM, FORWARD BY YOKO ONO

Imagine: John Lennon

New York: MacMillan Publishing Co, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0026309106. Near Fine / Very Good, 255 pgs, First Edition. Forward by Yoko Ono and preface by DAvid L. Wolper. Grey boards with black cloth binding the titles in bright silver gilt to the spine. An image of a long haired "John" is impressed to the front with his signature. Book is slightly cocked to the right. Very clean, tight copy. DJ unclipped, glossy with edge wear and somecover ccuffing. Many pictures starting with some from John's chilhood up to a few days before the end of his life. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 255 pages. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 866

Catalogue: Biography, Music, Classics

Keywords: 0026309106 Rock Musicians, Biography Biography Music Non-Fiction

STEINBECK, JOHN

The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication

The Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Original Orange / yellow cloth covers. One name written on the front end paper, otherwise a bright, unmarked interior. Light spine end bumping. Book of the Month Club book. The DJ is in Very Good condition with cover edgwear and rubbing. "A satire on French politics follows the fate of amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal after he is drafted to rule the unruly French. Bored, Pippin is instrumental in starting a revolution." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27602

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, Humor, Historical Fiction, Politics

Keywords: Fiction > Classics Historical Fiction Humor Politics Fiction Politics Historical Fiction Classics France

STEVENSON D. E.

Miss Buncle's Book, Miss Buncle Married, Winter and Rough Weather. 3 Volumes

Fontana Books, 1968. . Three Mass Market Paperbacks in Very Good condition. Two of the books have names written at the beginning of the book, otherwise the pages are clean & unmarked. All are published by Fontanta Publishing. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 761 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26306

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics

Keywords: Fiction, Classics Fiction Classics Children

STEVENSON D. E.

Musgraves, the

Fontana Books, 1975. Paperback. ISBN: 0006139345. A Very Good+ Paperback with a tight binding, clean, unmarked pages. Cover edgewear and rubbing with a crease to the front cover. "The story of the Musgraves in their Cotswold home, their loves and hates, hopes and disappointments, is vividly recounted in this charming chronicle of family life." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 191 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26343

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, Family & Relationships

Keywords: 0006139345 Family & Relationships Fiction > Classics Fiction Classics Family & Relationships Social Life & Customs

STEVENSON D. E.

Three Volume Set. Still Glides the Stream, Gerald and Elizabeth, Amberwell

21st Century Communications, 1973. Mass Market Paperback. Three Mass Market Paperbacks in Very Good condition. One of the books has a name written at the beginning of the book, otherwise the pages are clean & unmarked. All are published by Fontanta Publishing. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 715 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26307

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics

Keywords: Fiction > Classics

STREET, JAMES

Velvet Doublet, the

Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, 1953. Hardcover. Tan hardcovers with brown titles to the spine. Tightly bound, an unmarked interior with spine end and corner bumping. Maps to the endpapers. Book of The Month club. The DJ is in Fair condition with heavy scuffing to the covers and pieces missing of off the top and bottom of the spine. "A novel of Columbus, the dreamer who built a bridge to the New world." ; 8.40 X 5.70 X 1 inches. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 14127

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics

Keywords: Fiction Classics

SWIFT JONATHAN

Gulliver's Travels Introduction by John F. Ross

New York: Holt, Rinehart And Winston, Inc, 1948. Trade Paperback. Trade Paperback, edgeware, overall light staining, creasing on upper right hand corner. Clean interior and tightly bound. ; Rinehart Editions; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 295 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 2041

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics

Keywords: Classics Children Fashion

TAGORE, RABINDRANATH

Fireflies

Collier Books, 1975. Paperback. ISBN: 0020896409. A Very Good Paperback with a solid binding, bright, unmarked pages. Corner bumping and cover rubbing. "From the 1913 winner of the Nobel Prize in literature comes Fireflies, a collection of 200 proverbs, aphorisms, and maxims from India, China, and Japan. Collected by Rabindranath Tagore over many years, each epigrammatic firefly represents a brief yet luminous thought on life, beauty, or God. Tagore knew that the most profound subjects . Love, truth, compassion, birth, and death. Were his." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 272 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27325

Catalogue: Poetry, India, Classics, Literature, Nobel Prize

Keywords: 0020896409 India > Literature Classics Nobel Prize Winner Poetry Poetry Classics Literature India

THACKERAY WILLIAM MAKEPEACE

Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero

Garden City , New York: International Collectors Library. Hardcover. Fine / No Jacket. Protected by a clean plastic cover. Decorative leatherette binding with gilt spine and front board lettering and design. Top edge gilt. Silk bookribbon sewn in, insert from publisher about book, author, and design of book. "There are scenes of all sorts; some dreadful combats, some grand and lofty horse-riding, some scenes of high life, and some of very middling indeed; some love-making for the sentimental, and some light comic business; the whole accompanied by appropriate scenery, and brilliantly illuminated with the Author's own candles." Undated 1950s; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 670 pages. Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 1592

Catalogue: Classics, Fiction

Keywords: Classics Fiction Fiction Historical Fiction Classics Collectibles Literature

TRAVEN B.

The Rebellion of the Hanged: No. 5 of the Jungle Novels

New York: Hill and Wang, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 080908046X. First Printing ( Numkber Line ) . Brown Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. In Fine condition, a tight binding with bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped and in Very Good+ condition. "The fifth of Traven's Jungle Novels, depicting a revolt by long-oppressed workers in the great mahogany plantations, and culminating in a treacherous march through the jungles at the height of the rainy season." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 248 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26678

Catalogue: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics

Keywords: 080908046x Fiction Historical Fiction Classics

TZU, SUN & B. H. LIDDELL HART & SAMUEL B. GRIFFITH

Art of War the New Illustrated Edition

Blue Heron Books, 2007. Hardcover. ISBN: 1897035357. Bright red satiny Hardcovers, gilt/ black titles to the cover and spine. In As New condition, bright, unmarked pages and a sound binding. Small bubble to the back cover. "Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chinese warfare and military thought. Since that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on Sun Tzu to warfare and civilization have adapted these teachings for use in politics, business and everyday life. The Art of War is a book which should be used to gain advantage of opponents in the boardroom and battlefield alike." ; 6.3 X 0.86 X 9.37 inches; 272 pages. As New .

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Book number: 27210

Catalogue: Classics, Philosophy, History, War, Politics, Military

Keywords: 1897035357 Classics > War History Politics Military Politics History Classics Military Philosophy

URIS, LEON

Trinity

Bantam Books, 1977. Mass_Market. ISBN: 0553239074. An oversize Mass Market with a tight binding and clean pages. There is heavy wear to the spine hinges and cover edges. Small tears to the spine hinge ends. "The 'terrible beauty' that is Ireland comes alive in this mighty epic that re-creates that Emerald's Isle's fierce struggle for independence. Trinity is a saga of glories and defeats, triumphs and tragedies, lived by a young Catholic rebel and the beautiful and valiant Protestant girl who defied her heritage to join him." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 815 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27209

Catalogue: Historical Fiction, Ireland, War, Classics

Keywords: 0553239074 Historical Fiction Ireland > War Classics

VERNE JULES

De la Terre à la Lune. Trajet Direct en 97 Heures 20 Minutes. Les Voyages Extraordinaires

Paris: J. Hertzel Et Cie, 1966. Paperback. French. Very Good+ Paperbacck with a solid binding, unmarked pages with age tanning. Moderate cover edgwear and rubbing. Illustrator: Henri de Mont gravures by Francois Pannemaker. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 364 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26461

Catalogue: French, Science Fiction, Classics

Keywords: French Science Fiction Classics Science Fiction & Fantasy Classics French Books