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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2000 FINE/AS-NEW First Edition, 2nd Canadian Printing. An exceptional unmarked copy. The unclipped DJ appears brand new. 6.75" x 9.5, 521 pages. This 2000 Booker Prize winner shows Margaret Atwood at her best, and confirms her status as one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. . Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1944 VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing HC, no DJ. Brown boards with gold printing, a few light marks on boards, nice corners and spine tips, square and solid spine, clean interiors with previous owner's name on ffep, tiny chip on tissue guard protecting frontispiece illustration of Billie (Emily Carr's dog). Before she became famous as a writer and painter, Emily Carr was a landlady at an apartment building in Victoria, British Columbia. She bred English sheep dogs to supplement her meager income. This book is a very entertaining collection of stories of her tenants and dogs.. Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1969 VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD First Canadian Edition (stated). An exceptional ex-library copy, appears unhandled and unread, crisp and clean. Sticker at rear shows it was checked out once only. DJ has no tears, no chipping and is protected in mylar. 6.25" x 9.25", 330 pages, index, bibliography, two frontispiece photos. The author, who was a friend of H.G. Wells, brings an unique perspective to this outstanding biography. Wells, who foresaw the tank as a battle weapon by 1903, and who envisioned the atomic bomb before 1914, also helped shape the League of Nations, and called for a Declaration of the Rights of Man during WWII.. Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Crown, 1986 FINE/FINE 3rd Edition, a like-new revision of the critical biographical studies first published in 1966 and 1977. This volume includes b&w photographic plates, bibliographical references, and index. 417 pages. No wear to boards, binding, pages or unclipped DJ. Previous owner's name, date and Harvard University written on front endpaper). The first full biography of the great Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov, written by the 'father of Nabokovian studies', based on years of acquaintance with the man and work, interviews with those who knew him, and astounding new discoveries made since Nabokov's death. . Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Doubleday, 1962 FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition (stated), 1st Printing. A beautiful copy, pristine text is clearly unhandled and unread. No markings, as-new binding, superb blue-on-blue boards. Near-Fine DJ is nearly perfect with no tears, no chipping. 6" x 8.5", 320 pages, Norman Rockwell art on DJ. this is the 24th annual collection of short stories published in the Saturday Evening Post. Included in this year's volume are stories by Ray Bradbury (The Beggar on the Dublin Bridge - first publication in book form), C.S. Forester (Doctor Blanke's First Command, a Novelette), Shirley Ann Grau (The First Day of School), William Saroyan (Paris is the Place for You), John D. Macdonald (Hit and Run), Margaret Laurence (The Exiles) and 14 other fine writers.. Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Villard Books, 2000 BRAND NEW/BRAND NEW First Edition. Review Copy slip laid in. Unmarked, unhandled, unread. Gift quality. 5.75" x 8.5", 227 pages. - This author's first novel follows Harlan, his family, and his friends through two years of love, sex, death, betrayal, salvation, and enlightenment. In ten intimately interwoven stories, the author maps an American landscape that is both familiar and exotic, creating an unforgettable portrait of the passage to adulthood and the search for identity. . Hard Cover. more information

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McClelland & Stewart, 1989 FINE unread condition, with no creases, no markings, as-new interiors, a few smudges on edges of closed text. 5.5" x 8.75", 298 pages, 52 photographs. In this, her final work, Margaret Laurence reveals the stories of her fascinating life. The Toronto Globe and Mail says this book is "an impressive last testament and fitting memorial to a remarkable woman." In a writing career spanning nearly three decades, Margaret Laurence became one of the most celebrated and widely read authors in the world. In this, her final work, Margaret Laurence reveals the story of her fascinating life, the process of her writing, and the people and emotional journeys which accompanied it. She relates her experiences living in different cultures; the issues and causes she so passionately upheld; her personal battle against censorship. She also pays tribute to the three women from whom she drew important spiritual strength. Including a selection of her articles, speeches, and letters - many never before published - and photographs selected by Margaret Laurence from her personal family albums, 'Dance on the Earth' is a book of celebration and exploration in which Margaret Laurence speaks openly about her place in the world as a woman, a writer, and a concerned human being. . Trade Paperback. more information

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NY: Ungar, 1991 VERY GOOD updated 'New" edition includes 30 added pages of articles, photos and movie posters. A must-read for Christiana fans. 6" x 9", 362 pages, illustrated. Crisp, clean, square and solid, no markings but for small ownership stamp on first page (obscured with felt pen). . Trade Paperback. more information

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Doubleday Canada, 1999 NEAR-FINE First softcover printing. Unmarked, 2 light creases on wraps otherwise Fine. 6" x 9", 344 pages, 2 sections of b&w photos, list of Brian Moore novels, notes, index. - This insightful biography draws on interviews with Moore himself, as well as with friends, family, and colleagues - and archival notes, diaries, drafts, letters, and the novels themselves. In an impressvive writing career spanning half a century, more was shortlisted three times for the Booker Prize, and was twice awarde dthe Governor General's Award for fiction. . Trade Paperback. more information

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NY: Seaview Books, 1982 FINE/VG First Thus, 1st American Edition, 1st US Printing. Unmarked, appears unhandled and unread. Unclipped DJ has trace of chipping, light edge wear only. 5.75" x 8.5", 227 pages. Now classic story of a woman who disguises herself as a man, so she can work as a bush camp cook for a team of geologists working up north. Very entertaining, highly collectible work from this award-winning author. . Hard Cover. more information

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