COYOTE, IVAN E.

The Slow Fix

Vancouver BC: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2008. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 1551522470. Signed by Author; Minor scuffing.; Inscribed by author on title page. A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8.27 X 5.43 X 0.31 inches; 152 pages; Inscribed by the author, "To Ruth: nice meeting you. Ivan Coyote".. Near Fine .

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Book number: 15907

Catalogue: Short Fiction

Keywords: 1551522470 Short Fiction Canada Fiction::Canadian

CREASEY, JOHN

Death of a Racehorse

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1973. Uniform edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0340164905. Previous owner's name top FFEP has been erased, DJ shows light edgewear & scuffing, short tear top back panel ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A tight solid book. ; an Inspector West mystery; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 190 pages; This is a reprint of the book which was originally released in 1959. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 12486

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 0340164905 Horse Racing Mystery Fiction::Mystery

CREASEY, JOHN ( AS ANTHONY MORTON )

The Toff and the Kidnapped Child

London UK: The Thriller Book Club, 1960. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Light chipping and a couple of short tears to the dustjacket, light soil to DJ ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, hinges intact.; The Toff #45; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 192 pages; This is another mystery featuring the Honourable Richard Rollison alias The Toff. A teenage schoolgirl goes missing from her boarding school and The Toff takes the mother out on a late night search for the missing girl.. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20824

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: toff Richard Rollison Fiction::Mystery

CREIGHTON, OLETA

The Newly Fallen Wood

New York: Exposition Press, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; DJ and boards show shelf wear, 1" closed tear on bottom back edge of DJ.; Inscribed by the author on FFEP. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Stated First Edition ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20878

Catalogue: Fiction

CRICHTON, MICHAEL

A New Collection of Three Complete Novels: Congo, Sphere, Eaters of the Dead

New York: Wings Books, 1994. Omnibus. Hardcover. ISBN: 0517101351. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Some tanning of pages. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 711 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21801

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 0517101351 FICTION

CROCKETT, S. R.

Cleg Kelly; Arab of the City

London: Smith Elder, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards have bumped corners, some spotting front hinge intact, back hinge appears to have been glued, previous owner's name on FFEP ; A tight solid book. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. This is the ; 442 pages; Charles 'Cleg' Kelly was a street urchin whose took as his domain the streets of Edinburgh. His many fine adventures make a great read.. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 10144

Catalogue: Fiction::UK

Keywords: edinburgh scotland British Fiction

CRONIN, A. J.

The Spanish Gardener

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1950. 1st Thus. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. This first appeared in Collier's Magazine in serialised form. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 263 pages; "When Mr Harrington Brande moves himself and his precious young son Nicholas to a grand house in the deserted Spanish town of San Jorge he is planning on a fresh start for the two of them. And only the two of them. For Mr Harrington Brande is a proud man and a jealous man. His beloved wife has recently fled his stifling love and now Brande has transferred all of his adoration onto Nicholas. He monitors his son's every move and is obsessed with ensuring that the bond between them is stronger than ever. But history begins to repeat itself when Nicholas befriends the gardener José. José is like no one Nicholas has ever met before and he instantly holds him in high regard. Brande does not take too kindly to having to vie for his son's attention with the Spanish gardener, and becomes increasingly suspicious of his rival. Encouraged by his butler, Garcia, Brande becomes convinced that José is not the person he pretends to be. Blinded by love and jealousy, how far will Brande go to secure his son's affections?". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18858

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: LITERATURE Fiction::Canadian

CROSS, CORDELL

'next Stop, Vernon' a Novel

Surrey, BC: Aggie Blinkhorn Organization Inc, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0969624824. Light edge wear to card covers with shallow crease top fore corner. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 347 pages; The third in a series of humorous accounts of life in the very real cadet camp in Vernon, British Columbia.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20300

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian::Series

Keywords: 0969624824 camp Vernon Vernon bc cadets Fiction::Canadian

CUFF, JEFFREY F.

A Question of Time

St. John's, Newfoundland: Harry Cuff Publications Ltd, 1993. Hardcover. ISBN: 092119188X. Only slight wear to glossy paper covered boards ; A bright, solid book.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages; A tongue in cheek science fiction tale set in Newfoundland.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 16869

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction

Keywords: 092119188X Newfoundland Science Fiction Fiction::Canadian Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

CULLUM, RIDGWELL

Sheets in the Wind

New York: A. L. Burt, 1932. Reprint. Hardcover. DJ in Mylar. DJ is worn, torn, chipped, creased and tape repaired. Pages a little yellowed, stain bottom front corner of pages. Copyright is 1932, unsure of date of this reprint edition. A rousing sailing novel involving drug smuggling and damsels in distress.. Good in Poor dust jacket .

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Book number: 1918

Catalogue: Fiction::Maritime

Keywords: Sailing Fiction

CUNNINGHAM, MICHAEL

A Home at the End of the World

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1990. First British Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0241129095. DJ has some edge wear, chipping, front flap creased, pages a little yellowed as is common in British publications of this era.; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 'A novel which crosses homosexual/heterosexual barriers conveying a message about love and lust. It tells the story of Jonathan Glover and Bobby Morrow, high school friends, comrades and lovers. Bobby's life is shattered when his revered elder brother dies by walking through a glass door.'. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 11649

Catalogue: Fiction::UK

Keywords: 0241129095 British Fiction high school Homosexuality FICTION

CUSHMAN, DAN

Plenty of Room & Air

Great Falls MT: Stay Away, Joe Publishers, 1975. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0911436049. Signed by Author; Price clipped DJ shows some wear to extremities, short tear head of DJ spine, black X on back flap, light wear to blue cloth covered boards; Signed by the author on FFEP. DJ in Mylar ; 260 pages; "The fast-moving, funny, incident-rich account of the homestead days in Montana". Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 14015

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Keywords: 0911436049 Montana Fiction Homestead Fiction::Westerns

CUSSLER, CLIVE

Dragon

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671626191. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, price-clipped.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Dirk Pitt Adventure #10; 16.6 X 12.5 X 5.2 inches; 542 pages; "Japan, 1945: Two US bombers take off with atomic bombs. Only one gets through.The Pacific, 1993: A Japanese cargo ship bound for the United States is instantly, thunderously vaporized, taking with it a Norwegian vessel. Japanese fanatics have developed a chilling plan to devastate and destroy the Western powers. From the ocean depths to the discovery of cache of lost Nazi loot, Dirk Pitt is untangling a savage conspiracy and igniting a daring counterattack. While Washington bureaucrats scramble, a brutal industrialist commands his blackmail scheme from a secret island control center. And Dirk, the dauntless hero of Sahara and Inca Gold, is taking on death-dealing robots and a human-hunting descendant of samurai warriors. Pitt alone controls the West’s secret ace in the hole: a tidal wave of destruction waiting to be triggered on the ocean floor!". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20582

Catalogue: Fiction::Series

Keywords: 0671626191 Atomic Bomb Japan dirk pitt Fiction::Mystery

CUTT, W. TOWRIE

On the Trail of Long Tom

Don Mills, ON: Collins, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0001840061. Light edge wear to DJ and book, light soil ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; 189 pages; A novel about life on the Canadian Prairies during the turmoil of the Riel Rebellion. A half breed boy searches for his father, but is drawn by his mother's people, the Cree.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 13079

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: 0001840061 cree Canada Riel rebellion Fiction::Canadian

DAUDET, ALPHONSE

Fromont Jr and Risler Sr

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1900. Hardcover. Boards show edge wear, spine is sun-faded, previous owner's names on title page. ; Red cloth boards with gilt stamped design and titles front and spine. Gilt top page edges, untrimmed bottom and fore edges. A bright solid book. ; Undated but appears to be circa 1900. Fromont jeune et Risler aîné (1874; English: Fromont Junior and Risler Senior, 1894). Published in French in in 1874 and in English in 1894. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 17230

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: French literature