SHIELDS, CAROL

Collected Stories

Harper, 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0060762039. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine oversized Hardcover. Very light spine end bumping, with a sound binding, bright & unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped and in Fine condition. "A collection of short works features definitive pieces written throughout the course of the author's career, including the previously unpublished "Segue," a portrayal of a sonnet writer who faces an unknown darkness." ; 9.2 X 6.1 X 2.0 inches; 624 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 26297

Catalogue: Fiction, Short Stories, Literature, Culture

Keywords: 0060762039 Fiction > Classics Literature Short Stories Canada > Culture

SMITH, CHRISTOPHER J.

China People and Places in the Land of One Billion

Westview Press, 1991. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0813308542. Trade Paperback . A very nice copy with a bright, unmarked interior and tightly bound. Some scuffing and edgewear to the covers. "Informed by a geographer's perspective, this text portrays a vast country where distance still acts as a major constraint on social interaction, where the population is so huge that demand for resources almost always outstrips supply, and where regional variations have produced a rich mosaic of human and physical characteristics." ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 355 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 13037

Catalogue: China, Culture

Keywords: 0813308542 China Chinese Culture Social Sciences Asia

THURBER, JAMES

Thurber Carnival

New York369: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Hardcover. An illustrated Hardcover, black / red titles to the cover and spine. In Very Good+ condition, the binding is tight, bright, clean pages. Light spine end bumping. The DJ is Very Good with cover rubbing and edge wear. " The Thurber Carnival captures the depth of Thurber's talent and the breadth of his wit. The stories compiled here, almost all of which first appeared in The New Yorker , are from his uproarious and candid collection My World and Welcome to It —including the American classic "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"—as well as from The Owl in the Attic , The Seal in the Bathroom , and Men, Women and Dogs . "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 369 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27164

Catalogue: American Fables, Folklore, Humor, Culture

Keywords: American Fables, Humor Culture Folklore Short Stories Humour & Satire Culture Short Stories Mythology / Folklore

TOCQUEVILLE, ALEXIS DE

Voyage en Angleterre Et en Irlande

Gallimard, 1982. Paperback. ISBN: 2070354628. A paperback in Very Good+ condition, a tight binding, previous owner's name on the front end paper, otherwise a clean, unmarked interior. One crease to the spine. ; 108 X 15 X 178 millimeters; 384 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 27171

Catalogue: Great Britain, Ireland, Culture, Travel

Keywords: 2070354628 Great Britain Ireland Travel Travel England Ireland > Irish

VARGAS LLOSA, MARIO

Quien Mato a Palomino Molero?

Planeta Pub Corp, 1986. Paperback. ISBN: 8432205427. Spanish. A Very Good+ Paperback with French Flaps. One stamp on the front end paper, otherwise clean, bright pages. The binding is tight, an uncreased spine. "En Perú, en los años 50, un joven soldado de aviación aparece asesinado y torturado. Dos policías --un teniente y un guardia-- investigan el crimen. El lector no tarda en intuir hacia dónde apuntará el desenlace de esta pesquisa policial, pero su transcurso ofrece ambigüedades y quiebros imprevistos, que desplazan o modifican el núcleo de culpabilidad.; 5.25 X 0.75 X 8 inches; 189 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26498

Catalogue: Peruvian Fiction, Mystery, Latin American Culture

Keywords: 8432205427 Latin American Culture Mystery > Crime Fiction Spanish Fiction Crime & Prisons Mystery & Detective Foreign Language

WEARING, ALISON

Honeymoon in Purdah an Iranian Journey

Knopf Canada, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0676972705. First Edition, First Printing (Number Line) . Bright orange Hardcovers, black titles to the spine. In Fine condition, tight, bright & unmarked. The DJ is unclipped and in Fine condition. "The result of her journey is a collection of riveting portraits and stories about the generous, irrepressible people she met. With a novelist's love of language and eye for detail, she takes the reader into the homes and hearts of people who welcome her, feed her and send her off on one adventure after another, to hidden places of interest that recall the romance of Persia, on interminable trips into the desert, to fading palaces by the sea." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 27272

Catalogue: Middle East, History, Culture, Iran

Keywords: 0676972705 Middel East > Travel Culture History Iran Travel Culture History Middle East

WEYERGANS, FRANçOIS

Je Suis écrivain

GALLIMARD, 1989. Paperback. ISBN: 2070709744. An As New Paperback with a sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. "Arrivé au Japon en compagnie d'une femme qu'il a rencontrée deux jours avant à Paris et avec qui il s'est déjà disputé dans l'avion, le héros de ce roman parcourt seul, pendant des semaines, jour et nuit, les rues de Tokyo, de Kyoto, d'Osaka. Il est survolté. Il s'amuse beaucoup et il a le sentiment que ce séjour au Japon va casser sa vie en deux." ; 140 X 16 X 205 millimeters; 192 pages. As New .

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Book number: 27237

Catalogue: French, Fiction, France Culture

Keywords: 2070709744 French Fiction France Fiction France French Books

Y. W. C. A. WORD FELLOWHSIP COMMITTEE

Japanese Etiquette an Introduction

Tuttle Publishing, 1969. Paperback. ISBN: 0804802904. A Very Good+ Paperback. The binding is tight and the pages are clean & unmarked. A small crease to the half title bottom edge. Age tanning, an uncreased spine. ; B&W Illustrations, ; 4.5 X 0.5 X 7.25 inches; 157 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 27086

Catalogue: Japan, Etiquette, Customs and Traditions, Culture

Keywords: 0804802904 Japan > Etiquette Customs and Traditions Culture Culture Etiquette, Manners & Customs Japan