DOCTOROW, E. L.

Sweet Land Stories

New York: Random House, 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1400062047. Book and boards are near-fine, DJ shows light shelf wear along bottom edge.; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.4 X 6.5 X 0.9 inches; 147 pages; "Ranging over the American continent from Alaska to Washington, D.C, these superb short works are crafted with all the weight and resonance of the novels for which E. L. Doctorow is famous. You will find yourself set down in a mysterious redbrick townhouse in rural Illinois (“A House on the Plains”), working things out with a baby-kidnapping couple in California (“Baby Wilson”), living on a religious-cult commune in Kansas (“Walter John Harmon”), and sharing the heartrending cross-country journey of a young woman navigating her way through three bad marriages to a kind of bruised but resolute independence (“Jolene: A Life”). And in the stunning “Child, Dead, in the Rose Garden,” you will witness a special agent of the FBI finding himself at a personal crossroads while investigating a grave breach of White House security. Two of these stories have already won awards as the best fiction of the year published in American periodicals, and two have been chosen for annual best-story anthologies.". Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 19893

Catalogue: Fiction::Short stories

Keywords: 1400062047 Fiction::Short Stories

DOERR, ANTHONY

Cloud Cuckoo Land

New York: Scribner, 2021. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1982168439. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; "In the 15th century, an orphan named Anna lives inside the formidable walls of Constantinople. She learns to read, and in this ancient city, famous for its libraries, she finds what might be the last copy of a centuries-old book, the story of Aethon, who longs to be turned into a bird so that he can fly to a utopian paradise in the sky. Outside the walls is Omeir, a village boy, conscripted with his beloved oxen into the army that will lay siege to the city. His path and Anna’s will cross. In the present day, in a library in Idaho, octogenarian Zeno rehearses children in a play adaptation of Aethon’s story, preserved against all odds through centuries. Tucked among the library shelves is a bomb, planted by a troubled, idealistic teenager, Seymour. This is another siege. And in a not-so-distant future, on the interstellar ship Argos, Konstance is alone in a vault, copying on scraps of sacking the story of Aethon, told to her by her father.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21617

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 1982168439 FICTION

DOIG, IVAN

Work Song

New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1594487626. Light wear to extremities; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 8.90 X 6.40 X 1.20 inches; 275 pages; "If America was a melting pot, Butte would be its boiling point," observes Morrie Morgan, the itinerant teacher, walking encyclopedia, and inveterate charmer last seen leaving a one- room schoolhouse in Marias Coulee, the stage he stole in Ivan Doig's 2006 The Whistling Season. A decade later, Morrie is back in Montana, as the beguiling narrator of Work Song.Lured like so many others by "the richest hill on earth," Morrie steps off the train in Butte, copper-mining capital of the world, in its jittery heyday of 1919. But while riches elude Morrie, once again a colorful cast of local characters-and their dramas-seek him out: a look-alike, sound-alike pair of retired Welsh miners; a streak-of-lightning waif so skinny that he is dubbed Russian Famine; a pair of mining company goons; a comely landlady propitiously named Grace; and an eccentric boss at the public library, his whispered nickname a source of inexplicable terror. When Morrie crosses paths with a lively former student, now engaged to a fiery young union leader, he is caught up in the mounting clash between the iron-fisted mining company, radical "outside agitators," and the beleaguered miners. And as tensions above ground and below reach the explosion point, Morrie finds a unique way to give a voice to those who truly need one.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 15711

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 1594487626 morrie morgan Butte montana FICTION

DONALDSON, STEPHEN R.

A Dark and Hungry God Arises: The Gap Into Power

New York: Bantam Books, 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0553071769. light wear to extremities of dust jacket ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; The Gap Cycle #3; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 474 pages; "The stage is set for confrontation at Billingate—illegal shipyard, haven for pirates and brigands, where every vice flourishes and every appetite can be sated. Gateway to the alien realm of the Amnion, the shipyard is a clearinghouse for all they require to fulfill their mutagenic plans against humanity. It is here that the fate of Morn Hyland is to be decided amid a kaleidoscopic whirl of plot and counter-plot, treachery and betrayal.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21702

Catalogue: Fiction::Fantasy::Series

Keywords: 0553071769 gap cycle Science Fiction Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

DONALDSON, STEPHEN R.

Fatal Revenant

New York: G. P. Putnam, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0399154469. Light wear to head and tail of DJ spine ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 2; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 610 pages; "A sequel to The Runes of the Earth finds Linden Avery returning to the Land in search of her kidnapped mentally ill son, whom she discovers fully healed and at the side of her believed-dead beloved Thomas Covenant leading an attack on Revelstone.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21428

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0399154469 thomas covenant

DONALDSON, STEPHEN R.

The One Tree

New York: Ballantine Books, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0345298985. DJ shows light shelf wear, with minor creasing. ; A stated first edition. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 2; 8.10 X 5.60 X 1.40 inches; 475 pages; "Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery begin their search for the One Tree that is to be the salvation of the Land. Only he could find the answer and forge a new Staff of Law--but fate decreed that the journey was to be long, the quest arduous, and quite possibly a failure....". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18113

Catalogue: Fiction::Fantasy::Series

Keywords: 0345298985 leprosy thomas covenant

DONALDSON, STEPHEN R.

The One Tree

New York: Ballantine Books, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0345298985. DJ shows light shelf wear, with minor creasing head and tail of spine. ; A stated first edition. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 2; 8.10 X 5.60 X 1.40 inches; 475 pages; "Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery begin their search for the One Tree that is to be the salvation of the Land. Only he could find the answer and forge a new Staff of Law--but fate decreed that the journey was to be long, the quest arduous, and quite possibly a failure....". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 19312

Catalogue: Fiction::Fantasy::Series

Keywords: 0345298985 leprosy thomas covenant Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

DONATI, SARA

Dawn on a Distant Shore

New York: Bantam, 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0553107488. Top corners lightly bumped, light edge wear to dustjacket ; A near-fine book in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Wilderness series #2 ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.4 inches; 463 pages; "Elizabeth and Nathaniel Bonner have settled into their life together at the edge of the New-York wilderness in the winter of 1794 when Elizabeth gives birth to healthy twins. But soon the events in Canada draw Nathaniel far away from his new family. Word has reached them that Nathaniel's father has been arrested by crown officials in British Canada. Nathaniel reluctantly leaves Hidden Wolf Mountain to set out for the distant city, determined to see his father freed. Instead Nathaniel is imprisoned and finds himself in imminent danger of being hanged as an American spy. In a desperate bid to save her husband, Elizabeth bundles her infants and sets out on the long trek to Montreal. Accompanied by her stepdaughter, Hannah, their wise friend Curiosity Freeman, and Runs-from-Bears, a Mohawk warrior and lifelong friend of Nathaniel's, Elizabeth journeys through the snowy wilderness and across treacherous waterways. But she soon discovers that freeing Nathaniel will take every ounce of her courage and inventiveness. It is a struggle that threatens her with the loss of what she loves most: her children. Torn apart, the Bonners must embark on yet another perilous voyage...this time all the way across the ocean to the heart of Scotland, where a wealthy earl claims kinship with Nathaniel's father, Hawkeye. In his heart, the Mahican tribe of Hawkeye's youth is the truest kin he will ever know, just as Nathaniel will always remain loyal to the Mohawk nation. But with this journey a whole new world opens up to Nathaniel and Elizabeth--and a destiny they could never have imagined awaits them....". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19658

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical::Series

Keywords: 0553107488

DONATI, SARA

Dawn on a Distant Shore

New York: Bantam, 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0553107488. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, fading of boards on bottom edges, some creasing head and tail of DJ spine. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, map endpapers.; Wilderness series #2 ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.4 inches; 463 pages; "Elizabeth and Nathaniel Bonner have settled into their life together at the edge of the New-York wilderness in the winter of 1794 when Elizabeth gives birth to healthy twins. But soon the events in Canada draw Nathaniel far away from his new family. Word has reached them that Nathaniel's father has been arrested by crown officials in British Canada. Nathaniel reluctantly leaves Hidden Wolf Mountain to set out for the distant city, determined to see his father freed. Instead Nathaniel is imprisoned and finds himself in imminent danger of being hanged as an American spy. In a desperate bid to save her husband, Elizabeth bundles her infants and sets out on the long trek to Montreal. Accompanied by her stepdaughter, Hannah, their wise friend Curiosity Freeman, and Runs-from-Bears, a Mohawk warrior and lifelong friend of Nathaniel's, Elizabeth journeys through the snowy wilderness and across treacherous waterways. But she soon discovers that freeing Nathaniel will take every ounce of her courage and inventiveness. It is a struggle that threatens her with the loss of what she loves most: her children. Torn apart, the Bonners must embark on yet another perilous voyage...this time all the way across the ocean to the heart of Scotland, where a wealthy earl claims kinship with Nathaniel's father, Hawkeye. In his heart, the Mahican tribe of Hawkeye's youth is the truest kin he will ever know, just as Nathaniel will always remain loyal to the Mohawk nation. But with this journey a whole new world opens up to Nathaniel and Elizabeth--and a destiny they could never have imagined awaits them....". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20502

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical::Series

Keywords: 0553107488 Fiction::Historical

DONATI, SARA

Fire Along the Sky

New York: Bantam, 2004. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0553801465. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, top corners lightly bumped. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Wilderness series #4 ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 608 pages; "The year is 1812 and Hannah Bonner has returned to her family’s mountain cabin in Paradise. But Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bonner can see that Hannah is not the same woman as when she left. For their daughter has come home without her husband and without her son…and with a story of loss and tragedy that she can’t bear to tell. Yet as Hannah resumes her duties as a gifted healer among the sick and needy, she finds that she is also slowly healing herself. Little does she realize that she is about to be called away to face her greatest challenge ever. As autumn approaches, news of the latest conflict with Britain finds the young men of Paradise—including eighteen-year-old Daniel Bonner—eager to take up arms. Against their better judgment, Nathaniel and Elizabeth must let him go, just as they must let his twin sister Lily, a stubborn beauty, pursue her independence in Montreal. But on the eve of the War of 1812, an unexpected guest arrives from Scotland: It is the Bonners’ distant cousin, the newly widowed Jennet Scott of Carryckcastle. Far from home, Lily and Jennet will each learn the price of pursuing their dreams and the possibility of true love. But it’s Hannah herself who must risk everything once more—this time to save Daniel, who’s been taken prisoner by the British. As the distant thunder of war threatens Paradise, Hannah may learn to live—and maybe love—again in one final act of courage, duty, and sacrifice.". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 19659

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical::Series

Keywords: 0553801465 Fiction::Historical

DONATI, SARA

Queen of Swords

New York: Bantam, 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 055380149X. Light creasing on edges of dustjacket ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Wilderness series #5; 9.2 X 6.2 X 1.5 inches; 564 pages; "It is the late summer of 1814, and Hannah Bonner and her half brother Luke have spent more than a year searching the islands of the Caribbean for Luke’s wife and the man who abducted her. But Jennet’s rescue, so long in coming, is not the resolution they’d hoped for. In the spring she had given birth to Luke’s son, and in the summer Jennet had found herself compelled to surrender the infant to a stranger in the hope of keeping him safe. To claim the child, Hannah, Luke, and Jennet must journey first to Pensacola. There they learn a great deal about the family that has the baby. The Poiterins are a very rich, very powerful Creole family, totally without scruple. The matriarch of the family has left Pensacola for New Orleans and taken the child she now claims as her great-grandson with her.New Orleans is a city on the brink of war, a city where prejudice thrives and where Hannah, half Mohawk, must tread softly. Careful plans are made as the Bonners set out to find and reclaim young Nathaniel Bonner. Plans that go terribly awry, isolating them from each other in a dangerous city at the worst of times. Sure that all is lost, and sick unto death, Hannah finds herself in the care of a family and a friend from her past, Dr. Paul de Guise Savard dit Saint-d’Uzet. It is Dr. Savard and his wife who save Hannah’s life, but Dr. Savard’s half brother who offers her real hope. Jean-Benoit Savard, the great-grandson of French settlers, slaves, and Choctaw and Seminole Indians, is the one man who knows the city well enough to engineer the miracle that will reunite the Bonners and send them home to Lake in the Clouds. With Ben Savard’s guidance, allies are drawn from every segment of New Orleans’s population and from Andrew Jackson’s army, now pouring into the city in preparation for what will be the last major battle of the War of 1812.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 19660

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical::Series

Keywords: 055380149X Fiction::Historical

DONLEAVY, J. P

The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman

New York: Delacorte Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0440019036. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, DJ sun-faded on spine. ; A bright solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Darcy Dancer series #1; 9.1 X 6.0 X 1.5 inches; 403 pages; "His future is disastrous, his present indecent, his past divine. He Is Darcy Dancer, youthful squire of Andromeda Park, the great gray stone mansion inhabited by Crooks, the cross-eyed butler, and the sexy, aristocratic Miss Von B.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 19648

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 0440019036 FICTION

DONNELLY, PATRICIA

Feel the Force

London: The Crime Club / Collins, 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002324547. Light edge wear, crease to bottom corner front flap of DJ ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright, solid book, number line 1-9 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages; After a riot on an inner London multi-racial estate, a young man is found dead in an overturned car. His death is no accident but murder. A tense situation escalates as the police fight to contain the trouble and find the killer.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 14676

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 0002324547 MYSTERY Fiction::Mystery

DOODY, JAMES

Frog Mountain

Quesnel, BC: The Author, 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Author; DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; Inscribed by the author on title page. A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Book has 2 dust jackets. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 271 pages; The book is written as fiction. Without any information otherwise on the dustjacket, all I can say is that it is set in British Columbia, possibly during a gold rush.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20789

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: ten mile lake barkerville Fiction::Canadian

DOSS, MICHAEL P.

Looking for the Last Big Tree

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385250568. DJ shows light shelf wear and scuffing.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in protective Mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 241 pages; The central character is a young man who leaves England, still rebuilding from WWI in the 1950s looking for a land of hope and promise. He finds it in the Canadian Pacific northwest but soon discovers the history of the Spanish explorers two centuries before who also were looking for a new beginning. The stories of both are presented in this novel.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 17707

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: 0385250568 Mexico Nootka valdes Galiano Spain Fiction::Canadian