BUCK, PEARL S.

Dragon Seed a Novel of China Today

New York: John Day Co, 1942. Second Printing. Hardcover. DJ shows heavy shelf wear with short tears, chipping and scuffing. Sun-faded on spine, price-clipped. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact, deckled fore edges. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Tan colored cloth covered boards with imprinted decoration on front board ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 378 pages; "Farmer Liang Tan knows only a quiet, traditional life in his remote Chinese farming community. When news filters in that Japanese forces are invading the country, he and his fellow villagers believe that if they behave decently to the Japanese soldiers, the civilians might remain undisturbed. They’re in for a shock, as the attackers lay waste to the country and install a puppet government designed to systematically carry out Japanese interests. In response, the Chinese farmers and their families form a resistance—which not only carries grave risk, but also breaks their vow of nonviolence, leading them to wonder if they’re any different than their enemy.". Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21028

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Nanking Japan invasion Fiction::Historical

BURLEY, W. J.

Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0575040564. Slight wear head and tail of DJ spine, previous owner's address sticker top front free end paper ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 186 pages; "When Edwin Garland dies of a heart attack, no one outside the expectant circle of his relatives is concerned, but the situation changes dramatically when, on the evening of the funeral, his son is shot dead. Chief Superintendent Wycliffe is faced with a seemingly motiveless killing, and Edwin's will, though mischievously contrived, offers no explanation.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20402

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery::Series

Keywords: 0575040564 MYSTERY wycliffe Fiction::Mystery

BURLEY, W. J.

Wycliffe and the Quiet Virgin

London: Gollancz, 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 057503792X. Only slight wear to dust jacket, previous owner's sticker at top of front free end paper. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 192 pages; "Chief Superintendent Wycliffe doubted whether he would enjoy his Christmas. With his wife away, he rashly accepted an invitation to stay with a Penzance lawyer and his family, but when he arrives the weather is awful, the house miles from anywhere, and the family less than welcoming.". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20403

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery::Series

Keywords: 057503792X wycliffe Cornwall Cornish

CAINE, HALL

The Master of a Man: The Story of a Sin

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1921. First British Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth boards have some soiling, light shelfwear to bottom edges, bottom front corners bumped, spine lightly faded. Some offset discoloration to back and front end papers. Previous owner's name and date (1922) on front free end papers.; Tight solid book, hinges intact. Blindstamped design in black. Fore and bottom pages untrimmed. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 432 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 16145

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Keywords: Fiction Christian FICTION

CALDER-MARSHALL, ARTHUR (EDITOR)

The Bodley Head Jack London Volume 2

London: The Bodley Head, 1964. Omnibus. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, 1/4" section missing from back top of DJ. Glue and sticker damage on FFEP after previous removal of card pocket, library stamp inside front board. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Ex-Library; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 454 pages; Includes: John Barleycorn, The Cruise of the Dazzler and The Road. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20877

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Jack london FICTION Fiction::Historical

CALDWELL, ERSKINE

Annette

London: Michael Joseph, 1974. First British Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0718112954. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 170 pages; Only light edge wear, some damage near top back edge of DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar. DJ unclipped. A tight bright book.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 6606

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 0718112954 Fiction FICTION

CALLAHAN, ROBERT E.

Heart of an Indian: A Gripping Story Based Upon a Great American Truth

New York: F. H. Hitchcock, 1927. Autograph edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; Black cloth covered boards show very light shelf wear.; Signed by Author with a publisher's statement that this is part of an Autograph edition. Tight solid book, gilt titles on spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 339 pages; The author takes the American powers that be to task for allowing native American culture to die out, languages to disappear. This novel is written as a morality tale that is just as true today as back, when it was written, in 1927.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 18508

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Keywords: aboriginal Signed Native studies FICTION Native Studies Fiction::Historical

CAMERON, ANNE

South of an Unnamed Creek

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 1989. 1st. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550170139. Boards show light shelf wear, dust jacket also shows light ceasing.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.10 X 6 X 0.90 inches; 199 pages; "Anne Cameron writes with uncompromising candidness of the relationships between men and women. Her stories combine wit and gritty realism with a clear sense of the storyteller's art. Quite simply she is willing to venture into uncharted territory and speak of the things she finds there in a voice that is clear and at times unsettling.In South of an Unnamed Creek, Cameron once again tackles mostly unexplored material in her quest for a unique feminist perspective on traditional story-telling. This novel focuses on five women from diverse backgrounds who find common ground in the dance halls of the Klondike Goldrush. From the author of The Journey and Child of Her People, another unusual and enlightening approach to the frontier tale.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 17887

Catalogue: Fiction::Gold Rush

Keywords: 1550170139 Klondike saloons Dawson City Gold Rush Fiction::Canadian Mining

CAMERON, ANNE

Stubby Amberchuk and the Holy Grail

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0920080227. Tape stains on top and bottom of endpapers.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar protector. ; 9.40 X 6.30 X 0.90 inches; 282 pages; "Stubby Amberchuk and the Holy Grail is about baseball, poker, women's wrestling and magic. A little logging town becomes a mythical kingdom and a tiny lizard turns into a dragon.". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 18372

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: 0920080227

CAMPBELL, JOHN WOOD

John W. Campbell Anthology; Three Novels

Garden City: Doubleday, 1973. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385068190. Bottom edge of DJ chipped and creased, 1 inch closed tear base of DJ spine, light chipping top edge, remainder spray bottom page edges. Damp stain bottom fore edge of book. ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A tight solid book. ; Doubleday science fiction; 528 pages; The three novels in this volume - 'The Black Star Passes', Islands of Space' and 'Invaders From the Infinite' are from Campbell's early career and were previously issued in magazine publications. Also included are 2 chapters of introduction, one by Isaac Asimov and one by Lester del Rey. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 13558

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0385068190 science fiction SCI-FI Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

CARD, ORSON SCOTT

Pathfinder

New York: Simon Pulse, 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 141699176X. Light creasing of DJ top of spine ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Pathfinder Trilogy #1; 5.5 X 1.9 X 8.25 inches; 662 pages; "Rigg is well trained at keeping secrets. Only his father knows the truth about Rigg's strange talent for seeing the paths of people's pasts. But when his father dies, Rigg is stunned to learn just how many secrets Father had kept from him—secrets about Rigg's own past, his identity, and his destiny. And when Rigg discovers that he has the power not only to see the past, but also to change it, his future suddenly becomes anything but certain.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21078

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 141699176X Fantasy Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

CAREY, PETER

Parrot and Olivier in America

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307592626. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, some rippling of front panel of dust jacket.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.4 X 6.4 X 1.6 inches; 380 pages; "Olivier—an improvisation on the life of Alexis de Tocqueville—is the traumatized child of aristocratic survivors of the French Revolution. Parrot is the motherless son of an itinerant English printer. They are born on different sides of history, but their lives will be connected by an enigmatic one-armed marquis. When Olivier sets sail for the nascent United States—ostensibly to make a study of the penal system, but more precisely to save his neck from one more revolution—Parrot will be there, too: as spy for the marquis, and as protector, foe, and foil for Olivier.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20480

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 0307592626

CARNEY, PAT

On Island Life Among the Coast Dwellers

Victoria, BC: Touchwood Editions, 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 1771512105. A near-fine volume. ; 8.5 X 5.7 X 1.1 inches; 304 pages; "In this collection of short stories, Pat Carney follows the rhythms of day-to-day life in coastal BC. Featuring a revolving cast of characters —the newly retired couple, the church warden, the musician, the small-town girl with big city dreams —Carney’s keen observations of the personalities and dramas of coastal life are instantly recognizable to readers who are familiar with life in a small community. With her narrative of dock fights, pet shows, family feuds, logging camps and the ever-present tension between islanders and property-owning “off-islanders,” Carney’s witty and perceptive voice describes how the islanders weather the storms of coastal life.". Near Fine .

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Book number: 20058

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian::Short Stories

Keywords: 1771512105 British Columbia Short Fiction Vancouver Island Fiction::Short Stories

LE CARRé, JOHN

John le Carre Omnibus (the Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Call for the Dead, a Murder of Quality, the Looking

London UK: Heinemann/Octopus, 1979. Omnibus. Hardcover. ISBN: 0905712315. Light wear bottom of book's spine, light wear top of DJ spine ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 832 pages; Classic British spy stories, complete and unabridged, from a master of the genre.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21807

Catalogue: Fiction::Spy

Keywords: 0905712315 Espionage FICTION

LE CARRé, JOHN

The Little Drummer Girl

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. Later Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0340328479. DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 154 X 241 X 39 millimeters; 430 pages; "On holiday in Mykonos, Charlie wants only sunny days and a brief escape from England’s bourgeois dreariness. Then a handsome stranger lures the aspiring actress away from her pals—but his intentions are far from romantic. Joseph is an Israeli intelligence officer, and Charlie has been wooed to flush out the leader of a Palestinian terrorist group responsible for a string of deadly bombings. Still uncertain of her own allegiances, she debuts in the role of a lifetime as a double agent in the “theatre of the real.”". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20758

Catalogue: Fiction::Thriller

Keywords: 0340328479 Fiction::Mystery