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Daw, New York, (1992), Ist printing.. 364 pp, PB. The Phoenix, trapped in the La Brea tar pits, and the Demon, imprisoned under an army of clay warriors in China, begin to stir.."And in Los Angeles and China - the very earth began to dance as these two creatures of legend fought to bre. ak free. And as earthquake and fire gegan to take its toll on the mortal world, four desperate people began to suspect the terror that was about to engulf Los Angeles..." Interior - pages browning very ligh... more information

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Penguin, (Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1967), reprint.. 217 pp, Paperback. B&w illus. by Ralph Thompson. "...(Gerald Durrell) searches windswept Patagonian shores and tropical forests in the Argentine for additions to his private zoo. Penguins and elephant seals make way for an absurd family of foxes . who dance gracefully with a roll of lavatory paper, and we see the author baiting a trap for a recalcitrant vampire bat with one of his own toes." Interior - pages and inside of covers brownin... more information

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Ballatine, New York, (1975).. 248 pp, mass market paperback. B&w illustrations. "With vivid text and a unique pictorial presentation, Dee Brown, famous historian of the Indian, introduces the men and the battles that changed an entire continent and the destiny of a nation, inc. luding: Red Cloud of the Sioux; The Conquest of Cochise; The Vision of Sitting Bull; The Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee. Here are the faces of the chiefs and the warriors, and the story of their long but futile struggle ... more information

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McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1961.. 319 pp, mass market paperback. First published in 1769. "Set in Quebec City immediately after Wolfe's conquest, this charming love story depicts in intimate detail the life of that city's early English inhabitants. It is a comedy of manners playe. d against a backdrop of the rugged scenery of the New World, a world in which wit and elegance are combined with 'much hospitality, scandal, dancing, and good chear (sic)'. The dramatic strength of... more information

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Avon, (New York, 1990), Ist printing.. 217 pp, mass market paperback. "Flutirr was born to High Nobleness - superior to every being in the Nelvin society, he was taught never to forget his station. From earliest childhood, he was coached in proper behavior, and warned never, ever to ha. ve anything to do with the Lower Classes. But one day, Flutirr heard the sound of strange and beautiful music. The notes drifted across the river like dancing sunshine. Flutirr was enraptured, overwhelmed by the... more information

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(Ballantine, New York, 1970), first printing.. 160 pp, 8vo (8 1/4" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, maps, drawings. "Within a few days the American armies pouring through the breach which Bradley was about to create, with the British and Canadian armies pivoting on t. heir left, would justify Montgomery's basic strategy throughout the battle of the bridgehead, and demonstrate his ability, despite many disappointments, to make Hitler, Rundstedt, Rommel and Kluge... more information

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Avon, New York, 1998, first printing.. 337 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0380793121 "It's the twenty-first century, and gambling is illegal everywhere on Earth. But the casino owners have found a new oasis for vice of every kind: the Moon, and after a devastating turf war six mob fa. milies reign supreme. Moonbase Vegas, their sprawling, lazer-lit metropolis has become a mecca for wheelers and dealers, movers and shakers - and an ambitious bagman named Deuce McNamara. All but engaged to th... more information

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Clarion, New York, (1995), 2nd printing.. 32 pp, oblong 8vo, (8 1/4" H x 8 1/2" D), hard cover with pictorial boards in dust jacket. "It's Halloween night! The mice are in the pumpkin patch, dancing in the moonlight, having a party. Suddenly they hear 'swish, swish'. It's the cat! Comi. ng closer, closer. The mice huddle together. They form a plan..." Dust jackethas light edgewear, small closed tear on front panel (taped), moderate creases at top of rear panel... more information

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HarperPerennial, (New York, 1998), 3rd printing.. 278 pp, 8vo, soft cover. "In this dark farce of a novel, set in an old-fashioned Central European spa town, eight characters are swept up in an accelerating dance: a pretty nurse and her repairman boyfriend; an oddball gynecologist; a rich America. n (at once saint and Don Juan); a popular trumpeter and his beautiful, obsessively jealous wife; an unillusioned former political prisoner about the leave his country and his young woman ward. Perhaps ... more information

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Dover, New York, (1991).. 324 pp, 8vo, soft cover. "...a thorough, well-researched exploration of the origins and development of this rich and varied musical tradition, including authentic versions of over 40 folk songs...ranging from simple cries and calls to anthems and s. pirituals, ballads and the blues. Traditional dances and musical instruments are examined as well...Especially interesting is the author's discerning study of the influence of Negro musical traditions on jazz, and how ja... more information

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Henley, Woodstock, New Brunswick, (1988).. 88 pp, 8vo, soft cover. Lots of old b&w photos, drawings. Reminscences of Woodstock, New Brunswick in the 19th & early 20th centuries. Stories include: Theatre Activities; Up Creek Swimmin'; Dance Band - Roger's Melody Boys; Brass Band; Tinlizzi. e; Watering Trough; First Nurses Graduation; Old Steam Pumper, the Bickle, 1946 Dodge; Activities in Town Square; Rotary Club & Scouts, and many others. Interior - clean and tight with no pre... more information

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Discovery, Vancouver, 1972.. 114 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. A collection of light, humorous verse (limericks, epigrams, etc.) by Professor Geoffrey Riddehough of University of British Columbia. Tiny brown stains to edges of spine, bottom of spine lightly wrinkled with one sm. all tear. Dust jacket is complete but has small closed tears, wrinkles, tiny chips, rubbing/browning - now protected in mylar sleeve. VG-/G. ... more information

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Province of British Columbia, Department of Education, Victoria, [1964].. 77 pp, 9 1/2" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). B&w photographs, maps. Contents: Introduction; Subsistence; Tools, Techniques, and Industry; Religion; Family Life; Community Life; Conclusion; Appendix - Bella Coola Legends. Interior - clean and t. ight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light browning to edges of covers, very light wear on spine, tiny soling speck on front cover. VG. ... more information

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Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, New York, (1983), Ist edition.. 79 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. "When Cecelia searches for a place where people love music and dancing as much as she does, she finds the path that leads to Blue Mountain. There, by a creek, Cecelia meets her true love." Set in the Appalachian cou. ntryside. B&w illus. by Margot Tomes. Very minor light foxing on top edge of textblock, tiny knick on bottom of front board. Dj has light edgewear/soiling. VG/VG. ... more information

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Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1976, Ist edition.. 63 pp, oblong 8vo, HC in dust jacket. Beautifully illus throughout with reproductions of the artist's watercolors. "Winifred Marsh is a trained and highly professional artists. During her years in the Arctic she applied her outstanding talents as. a watercolorist to making an intimate and detailed record of the landscape and way of life that she found (starting in 1933) at Eskimo Point. The paintings reproduced in her book are a uniqu... more information

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Kingfisher, New York, 2000, Ist soft cover printing.. 96 pp, small 4to (10 5/8" H x 9" D), soft cover. Beautifully illustrated throughout in color by Emma Chichester Clark. "Here is a jewel-bright selection of verse from the plays and poetry of the world's greatest playwright. Words of wit, wisdom, . and tenderness, mischief, magic, and merriment dance across the pages of this unique anthology." Chosen for children, but a pleasure for all ages. Includes a one-page biography of S... more information

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Dover, New York, (1990), reprint.. 90 pp, 4to (11" H), soft cover. "Renowned for the originality of his music and his gifts as a melodist, Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was the preeminent English composer of the 17th century and one of the greatest that nation has ever produced...This v. olume is a near-complete collection of Purcell's keyboard compositions, incuding the eight suites, the core of his keyboard works. Also included are many miscellaneous one-movement pieces: airs, trumpet tunes... more information

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W.A. McPherson, St. Thomas, Ontario, 1961.. 16 pp, 9" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). B&w ads. Contents: Round the Games with John Wilson; Well Known Piping Judge Suspended by the Pipers Society of Ontario; Our Coverpiece; The B.C. Pipers' Society Newsletter; To the Editor. Small ads th. roughout, full page ads from page 10-16. Interior - very light cigarette odor, very light browning to pages, small soft crease to corners and fore-edge of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no othe... more information

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W.A. McPherson, St. Thomas, Ontario, 1961.. 24 pp, 9" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). B&w ads. Contents: The Grapevine, by Donald Jeffrey, Chicago; Letters to the Editor; Thomas Marshall (Pipe-Major); The B.C. Pipers' Society Newsletter; Our Cover-piece. Small ads throughout, full page . ads, highland games schedules, etc. from page 9-24. Interior - very light cigarette odor, very light browning to pages, soft crease at bottom corner of pages, page 11 has tiny mark, otherwise clean and t... more information

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Gibbs M. Smith, Salt Lake City, 1984.. 384 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN: 0879050977. Map endpapers, b&w photographs. "Besides being a biographical chapter of an intense period in the novelist's life, the book reveals how Lawrence changed 'The Plumed Serpent' whi. le rewriting it. It shows, with many photographic illustrations, how the four Oaxaca essays of 'Mornings in Mexico' are related to historical reality. And it brings background knowled... more information

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