AMIS, KINGSLEY

Jake's Thing

Hutchinson, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0091343909. A Near Fine+ First Edition. Blue hardcovers, silver titles to the spine. Tightly bound, bright & unmarked with light spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped and in Fine condition. "In this hilarious, outrageous and wickedly funny story of Jake and his lost libido, Kingsley Amis does not pull any punches, but takes some well-aimed swipes at the crankier fringes of psychotherapy and at sex--1970s style. "; 8.4 X 5.6 X 1.1 inches; 285 pages; Box 50. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 24065

Catalogue: Fiction, Family & Relationships

Keywords: 0091343909 Family & Relationships Man - Woman Relationships England Fiction Family & Relationships

CRAY DOROTHY

Mirror on the Wall

St. James's Place, London: Collins, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, bottom spine slightly bumped, very clean, tight copy of this book. DJ has been price clipped but is in very good condition with minor edgewear. A story about three women, Mother, daughter and grandaughter, trying to have it all, and does success have to be paid for dearly. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 256 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 1203

Catalogue: Fiction, Family

Keywords: Women, Romance Fiction

FAST HOWARD

Immigrant's Daughter, the

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985. Hardcover. Tan / red covers, black titles to the spine. Very Good condition, tightly bound, one name to the front end paper, otherwise, clean & unmarked. Spne end bumping. A Book of the Month Club book. The DJ is Good+, small tears to the top and bottom spine ends, cover rubbing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 275 pages. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26314

Catalogue: Fiction, Family & Relationships

Keywords: Fiction Family & Relationships Fiction Family & Relationships

FERGUSON, TREVOR

True Life Adventures of Sparrow Drinkwater, the

HarperCollins, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002238918. Grey hard boards with green cloth spine, gilt titles to the spine. Stated First Edition. Very good++, tightly bound, an unmarked text with light sunning to the top and bottom cover edges. The DJ is unclipped, scuffing and edgewear, intact with no wearing. ; 1.6 x 9.2 x 6.3 Inches; 404 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 11451

Catalogue: Fiction, Family

Keywords: 0002238918 New York Montreal Fiction Family & Relationships

GRAHAME KENNETH

Golden Age & Dream Days, the

Toronto, Ont: Signet Classic, 1964. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition with a solid binding and a clean, unmarked text. Cover wear to the edges and corners, cover scuffing. "Collection of short stories recounting the further adventures of five brothers and sisters growing up in the English countryside in the late nineteenth century. Sequel to "The Golden Age."; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 240 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 19673

Catalogue: Fiction, Family, England

Keywords: Fiction Family & Relationships England

JAMES HENRY

The Awkward Age the Novel Library

Hamish Hamilton, 1948. Hardcover. Tan decorative covers / green cloth covered spine in fine condition. Spine end bumping. A matching unclipped DJ in Very Good conditon. Spine end wear and a small tear to the back spine hinge. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 449 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27105

Catalogue: Fiction, London, England, Family Relationships

Keywords: Fiction > Classics London, England Family & Relationships 19th Century Fiction Classics Family & Relationships England

JOYCE JAMES

Ulysses

Modern Library. G52, 1946. Hardcover. Red Hardcovers, gilt titles pannelled in black, to the spine. In Very Good condition with a sound binding and a bright, unmarked text. Spine end bumping. The DJ is in fair condition, a number written on the front flap, spine end chipping, small pieces missing of off the top cover edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 768 pages. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 27448

Catalogue: Fiction, Family & Relationships, City and Town Life, Classics

Keywords: Fiction Family & Relationships City and Town Life Classics Fiction Culture Classics Family & Relationships

KROETSCH, ROBERT

Badlands

Stoddart Kids, 2003. Paperback. ISBN: 0773760857. A Near Fine Trade Paperback. The binding is tight, there is a small stamp from the previous owner on the half title pages. Clean, unmarked pages. A crease to the front cover right corner." In 1916, scientist William Dawe leads a palaeontological expedition into the badlands of Alberta, obsessed with achieving world renown by discovering dinosaur fossils. Fifty years later, his daughter, Anna, enters these same badlands. In her visit to the expedition site, she exposes not only the absurdity of her father's work, but also the folly of his male ambition." ; 8.7 X 5.3 X 0.6 inches; 240 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 24885

Catalogue: Fiction, Westerns, Historical Fiction, Family

Keywords: 0773760857 Fiction - Westerns Family > Fathers and Daughters Historical Fiction Fiction Historical Fiction Family & Relationships Westerns

LARSEN, ANDREW, DUSAN PETRIEIE

In the Tree House

Kids Can Press, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1554536359. As New pictorial Hardcover with a sound binding, clean, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped, Near fine with cover edgewear and rubbing. "An evocative story about two brothers who are growing up (one faster than the other) , an unusual summer night, and a special tree house that proves childhood is not just a time but also a place. Illustrations." ; 10.1 X 8.1 X 0.5 inches; 32 pages. As New in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26198

Catalogue: Children's Fiction, Family, Siblings

Keywords: 1554536359 Children's Fiction > Family Siblings Summer > Tree Houses Fiction Children Family & Relationships

MACDONALD ANN-MARIE

Fall on Your Knees

Toronto, Ont.: Vintage Canada, 1997. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0394281780. Very Good / Very Good, 566 pgs. First Vintage Canada Edition. Black hard boards with gilt lettering in spine. Very nice copy, clean, tight copy. DJ unclipped, very minor edgwear. "Set largely in a Cape Breton coal mining community called New Waterford, ranging through four generations, Ann-Marie MacDonald's dark, insightful and hilarious first novel focuses on the Piper sisters and their troubled relationship with their father, James. Winner of the 1997 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book"; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 566 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 1694

Catalogue: Fiction, Canada, Family

Keywords: 0394281780 Sagas, Fiction Canadiana Family & Relationships Literature

MACDONALD, ANN-MARIE

Fall on Your Knees

Knopf Canada, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394281594. Stated First Edition. Signed by the author, in an inscription to the previous author, to the title page. Also included is a wedding picture where MacDonald is a wedding guest! Brown / black Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. Tightly bound, bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped and is protected by a clear plastic covering. In fine condition. "At the start of the 20th century, James Piper sets fire to his dead mother's piano and heads out across Cape Breton Island to find a new place to live, eventually eloping with 13-year-old Materia Mahmoud, the daughter of wealthy, traditional Lebanese parents. And so, from early on, Ann-Marie MacDonald establishes some major themes: racial tension, isolation, passion and forbidden love, which will gradually lead to incest, death in childbirth, and even murder. "; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 566 pages; Signed by Author. Fine .

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Book number: 27409

Catalogue: Fiction, Domestic, Family & Relationships, Race Discrimination

Keywords: 0394281594 Fiction > Domestic Family & Relationships Race Discrimintaion Canadian Literature Fiction Family & Relationships Literature

RICHARDS, DAVID ADAMS

Friends of Meager Fortune

Doubleday Canada, 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385660944. First Edition, First Printing ( Number Line ). In Near Fine condition, a sound binding with clean & unmarked pages. Light spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped and in Fine+ condition. "Teenaged Will Jameson has a temperament of iron, standing up to men twice his age when he takes over the Jameson lumber company after his father's death. His younger brother, Owen, is sensitive, literary, and fanciful. But when Will dies suddenly and Owen's beloved Lula rejects him, Owen's deeper character comes to light: joining the army in the hope of getting himself killed, instead Owen returns home a decorated war hero. "; 5.8 X 1.2 X 8.4 inches; 384 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 26883

Catalogue: Fiction, Canada, Romance, Family Relationships

Keywords: 0385660944 Fiction > Canada Historical Fiction Romance Family & Relationships Fiction Romance Canada Historical Fiction Family & Relationships

RICHARDS, DAVID ADAMS

Nights Below Station Street. Vol. 2 of the Miramichi Trilogy.

McClelland & Stewart, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771074603. First Edition. Black hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. In Fine condition with tighlty bound and clean, unmarked pages. The DJ is Very Good+ with a removable gold "Governor General Literary Award." sticker. "Set in a small mill town in northern New Brunswick, it draws us into the lives of a community of people who live there, Joe Walsh, isolated and strong in the face of a drinking problem; his wife, Rita, willing to believe the best about people; and their teenage daughter Adele, whose nature is rebellious and wise, and whose love for her father wars with her desire for independence." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 225 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26884

Catalogue: Fiction, Canada, Literature, Family Relationships

Keywords: 0771074603 Canada > Fiction Canadian Literature Family & Relationships Fiction Canada Family & Relationships Literature

SCHWARTZ, LYNNE SHARON

Disturbances in the Field

Harpercollins, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0060152028. Tan cloth covers with brown titles to the spine. A Very nice copy with a solid binding, a bright, unmarked interior with light spine end bumping and a small red mark to the bottom edge. The DJ is unclipped, very good, with light cover wear. ; 1.3 x 9.5 x 6.3 Inches; 371 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 12061

Catalogue: Fiction, Family

Keywords: 0060152028 Fiction Family & Relationships

STEVENSON D. E.

Musgraves, the

Fontana Books, 1975. Paperback. ISBN: 0006139345. A Very Good+ Paperback with a tight binding, clean, unmarked pages. Cover edgewear and rubbing with a crease to the front cover. "The story of the Musgraves in their Cotswold home, their loves and hates, hopes and disappointments, is vividly recounted in this charming chronicle of family life." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 191 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26343

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, Family & Relationships

Keywords: 0006139345 Family & Relationships Fiction > Classics Fiction Classics Family & Relationships Social Life & Customs