GARDNER, JOHN.

The Secret Generations

London: Heinemann, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0434282502. Boards and DJ show slight wear, 1" closed tear back foredge, tanning of pages as is common in British publications of this era. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.29 X 6.38 X 1.65 inches; 454 pages; "May, 1910 The world is on the eve of a war set to ruin the lives of a whole generation. The Railton family are intimately involved in the world of espionage, which will become so crucial to the conflict’s outcome. With the death of General Sir William Railton, the family patriarch and hero of Balaclava, the family is thrown into a world of violence and intrigue. Manipulated by the new head of the family, the ruthless arch-intriguer Giles Railton, each member of the dynasty comes to play their part in the ‘Great Game’ of Intelligence. Through the story of one family, whose lives become caught up in some of the greatest struggles of the twentieth century, John Gardner traces the birth, the successes and the failures of the organizations now known as MI5, MI6 and GCHQ. From the battlefields of the Western Front to Russia on the eve of revolution, this epic work of fiction tells the story of the dramatic history of Britain’s intelligence and security services. ". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18459

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 0434282502 Espionage MI6 MI5 British Fiction Fiction::Mystery Fiction::Historical

GASTON, BILL

Sointula

Vancouver BC: Raincoast Books, 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1551927195. Only slight wear.; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1.5 x 8.5 x 5.9 Inches; 380 pages; Summoned to the deathbed of a long-ago lover, Evelyn is overcome by emotion. Off her medications, she impulsively steals a kayak and embarks on a quest that takes her deep into the Canadian wilderness in order to find her lost son, Tom. On the way to Sointula, a remote fishing village off Vancouver Island, she gains a traveling companion, Peter Gore, a writer working on the quintessential book on the region. Stymied by illness, writer's block, and whiskey, Peter makes an unlikely and unreliable shipmate and paramour. Tom, the survivor of a gunshot wound that slowed his speech and his drug-dealing, finds solace in his isolated life, collecting data for a whale researcher. As Evelyn and Peter approach, Tom waits for the whales' irregular visits to the water's edge. Like the novels of David Malouf and Jonathan Raban, Sointula is a celebration of place, a novel where the landscape comes as fully alive as its memorable characters.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 14407

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: 1551927195 sointula Fiction::Canadian

GEDGE, PAULINE

Child of the Morning

New York: The Dial Press, 1977. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0803714629. DJ shows some shelf wear, with minor rubbing and creasing. Price-clipped. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 403 pages; "She ruled Egpyt not as Queen but as Pharaoh, 35 centuries ago. Yet her name-Hatshepsut-does not appear in dynastic scrolls, nor is her reign celebrated on monuments. This is the story of the young woman who assumed the throne of Egypt, mastered the arts of war and government, lived her life by her own design, and ruled an empire-the only woman Pharaoh in history.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20436

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Keywords: 0803714629 pharaoh hatsheput Thothmes Egypt Fiction::Canadian

GEDGE, PAULINE

Scroll of Saqqara

New York: Viking, 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670835498. Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 8.6 X 6.0 X 1.3 inches; 460 pages; "Prince Khaemwaset is a powerful man. The son of Ramses II and a revered physician, his wisdom is respected throughout Egypt. But Khaemwaset harbours a strong and secret desire to find the mysterious Scroll of Thoth and receive the power to raise the dead. When Khaemwaset hears of the discovery of a hidden tomb on the plain of Saqqara, he is quick to break its seal and take its secrets, secrets that he soon learns he should never have disturbed.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20439

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Keywords: 0670835498 Egypt khaemwaset Ramses II Fiction::Historical

GIBBS, PHILIP

Broken Pledges

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1939. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear, DJ shows heavier wear with short tears, chipping and light soiling. 1/2" section missing from DJ at top of spine. Pages lightly tanned except for the half title and final page of text which are heavily tanned. Bookplate on front pastedown ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Undated but probably released at the same time as the British publication ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 264 pages; A WWII novel.. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20470

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: WWII Fiction::Historical

GIBBS, PHILIP

Through the Storm

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1945. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards have some shelf wear.; A tight solid book, titles in yellow front and spine. Hinges intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 322 pages; "Sir Philip Armand Hamilton Gibbs (1 May 1877 – 10 March 1962) was an English journalist and prolific author of books who served as one of five official British reporters during the First World War." He also served as a war correspondent during WWII. Because of this experience his wartime novels are particularly realistic.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 18566

Catalogue: Fiction::Military

Keywords: WWII Fiction::Historical

GIBSON, GRAEME

Perpetual Motion

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart, 1982. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771032919. Signed by Author; Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 283 pages; Gibson, Margaret Atwood's husband, has signed this on the title page. Set in southern Ontario in the late nineteenth century, at a time when the machine age was coming into its own, Perpetual Motion chronicles the fortunes of settler Robert Fraser, a man obsessed with power and control. Driven by the idea of inventing a perpetual motion machine which will utilize natural energy, he neglects and destroys not only the nature around him but his own family too, as his overbearing rationality becomes a kind of tragic lunacy.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 1082

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: 0771032919 CAN-LIT Canadian Literature Fiction::Canadian

GIBSON, WILLIAM

Virtual Light

Toronto, ON: Bantam/Seal, 1993. First Canadian Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0770425682. 325 pages; Light edgewear, creasing to DJ, DJ in Mylar unclipped. The inventor of cyberpunk takes us into the future of California and Tokyo. "2005: Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy sister-states of what used to be California. Here the millenium has come and gone, leaving in its wake only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But these are no ordinary shades. What you can see through these high-tech specs can make you rich--or get you killed. Now Berry and Chevette are on the run, zeroing in on the digitalized heart of DatAmerica, where pure information is the greatest high. And a mind can be a terrible thing to crash...". Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 8757

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0770425682 Cyberpunk tokyo Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

GIBSON, WILLIAM

Zero History

New York: Putnam Adult, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0399156828. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.90 X 6 X 1.40 inches; 406 pages; "After a gig investigating “locative art” for the “overly wealthy and dangerously curious” Hubertus Bigend, founder of the trend-forecasting firm Blue Ant (Spook Country, 2007), Hollis Henry finds herself once again under Bigend's employ. This time she is hired to discover the identity of the designer of a secret brand of clothing called Gabriel Hounds, whom Bigend hopes to enlist in his bid to get into the design, contracting, and manufacture of U.S. military clothing (and its inevitable spin-off into the mainstream consumer market). Military contracting, according to Bigend, is essentially recession proof. Meanwhile, the translator and cryptologist Milgrim (also returning from Spook Country), a former Ativan addict (now in recovery on Bigend's dime) with “zero history” (being off the grid, he has no credit or address history), is asked to assist Hollis in her investigation. What begins as a seemingly innocent apparel-related project takes on more sinister overtones when the two are followed from London to Paris by a competitor with shady dealings in the arms trade and a personal ax to grind with Milgrim. Gibson, who made a name with Neuromancer (1984) and other speculative takes on new technologies, returns to his familiar concerns with hacker culture, surveillance, paranoia, and viral marketing, with occasional digressions into the semiotics of fashion and celebrity and references to cosplay, base jumping, and the Festo AirPenguin.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 17104

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction

Keywords: 0399156828 spook country Hollis henry bigend

GILSON, RALPH

The Hexan Protocol

Lincoln NE: iUniverse, 2002. Paperback. ISBN: 0595226507. Light edge wear, top back corner lightly creased. ; A bright, solid book, unread. ; Trade PB; 1.31 x 9 x 6 Inches; 596 pages; The Hexan Protocol is the epic saga of a love that crossed planets, endured the ravages of galactic war and culminated in the birth of Aleena, the half-Martian, half-Jupiterran girl who would one day rule Mars, the most powerful planet in the galaxy. Follow the gripping story of two people sharing their forbidden love. Be onboard with special assault teams as they carry out daring rescue attempts. Watch the miracle of birth and future growth of the next Martian Princess. Be there at the climactic battle that will determine the fate of the known universe. The Hexan Protocol delivers a fast-paced action adventure sure to please science fiction fans of all ages.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 14743

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction

Keywords: 0595226507 jupiter mars Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

GILSON, MAJOR CHARLES

On Secret Service

London: Oxford University Press, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by John De Walton. Light edge wear, light bumping, light foxing throughout, previous owner's names on front end papers ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Colour frontispiece and two of three other colour plates (missing last plate) + map facing page 129 (1 short tear) ; 238 pages; A rolicking spy story set in WWI. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 10851

Catalogue: Fiction::UK

Keywords: WWI Espionage Spies British Fiction

GLEASON, ROBERT & JUNIUS PODRUG

The 2012 Codex

New York: Forge Books, 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0765322609. As new; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Aztec; 9.2 X 6.5 X 1.6 inches; 448 pages; "In the arid canyonlands of Mexico the race is on for the ultimate end-of-the-world codex—the final 1000-year-old prophesy of the god-king, Quetzalcoatl, who ruled Mexico 1000 years ago. Rita Critchlow and Cooper Jones hunt for that sacred codex in those scorching desert canyons, while 500 years ago, Pacal, a young slave-scholar, sets out on the same deadly quest. He too must find those apocalyptic writings, knowing that his era—the Age of the Aztecs—may well come to an end if he does not find them. ". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20669

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 0765322609 aztec Fiction::Historical

GOLDING, LOUIS

This Wanderer

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. Hardcover. Illustrated by Allan McNab. Green cloth boards have some light soiling, wear, sun-faded on spine. Previous owner's name written on dedication page. Untrimmed fore and bottom edges.. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 3194

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Fiction Allan Mcnab FICTION

GOLDMAN, WILLIAM & MICHAEL MANOMIVIBUL

The Princess Bride an Illustrated Edition of S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. Illustrated Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0544173767. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Back board has small bump on bottom corner. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Sepia tone illustrations by Michael Manomivibul throughout. ; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.5 inches; 450 pages; "Here William Goldman’s beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers finally receives a beautiful illustrated treatment. A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts—The Princess Bride is a modern storytelling classic. As Florin and Guilder teeter on the verge of war, the reluctant Princess Buttercup is devastated by the loss of her true love, kidnapped by a mercenary and his henchman, rescued by a pirate, forced to marry Prince Humperdinck, and rescued once again by the very crew who absconded with her in the first place. In the course of this dazzling adventure, she'll meet Vizzini—the criminal philosopher who'll do anything for a bag of gold; Fezzik—the gentle giant; Inigo—the Spaniard whose steel thirsts for revenge; and Count Rugen—the evil mastermind behind it all. Foiling all their plans and jumping into their stories is Westley, Princess Buttercup’s one true love and a very good friend of a very dangerous pirate.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20701

Catalogue: Fiction::Fantasy

Keywords: 0544173767 Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

GORDON-STABLES, M. D., C. M.

From Greenland's Icy Mountains a Tale of the Polar Seas

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK), circa 1895. Later Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by W. H. Overend. Ex-library (church library) with library stamps and markings, card pocket glued to FFEP, BFEP is detached but present. Front hinge started. Brown cloth boards have medium shelf wear, with corner bumps. Library book plate glued to inside of front board. Full leather on spine is worn. ; Brown cloth covered boards are blind-stamped, gilt stamped design and titles on brown leather spine.; Ex-Library; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 224 pages; A novel of exploration. Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 19104

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Keywords: iceland Greenland FICTION Fiction::Historical