A Choice Of Enemies
by Richler, Mordecai
Mordecai Richler was born in Montreal in 1931. The author of ten successful novels, numerous screenplays, and several books of non-fiction, his novel, Barney's Version, was an acclaimed bestseller and the winner of The Giller Prize, the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour, the QSpell Award, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Novel in the Caribbean and Canada region. Richler also won two Governor General’s Awards and was shortlisted twice for the Booker Prize. Mordecai Richler died in Montreal in July 2001.
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A Choice of Enemies
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London: Deutsch, 1957. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Textured red boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. 256pps. There is very mild bumping to the spine-ends and a faint pencil-price-erasure near the top of the ffep., otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is is in excellent shape. No previous ownership markings. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (19.25cm); red cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-256pp. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in, with the following holograph notes written in an undetermined hand on the front pastedown: "André Deutsch Ltd / Don Mills, Ont 2564-300 / London Eng. Publishers." Hint of foxing… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Andrew Deutsch, 1957. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of Mordecai Richler's entertaining novel set amongst dissident creatives living in London in the 1950s. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.An interesting novel set in London during the 1950s, focusing on a group… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of Mordecai Richler's thrilling novel set amongst dissident creatives living in London in the 1950s. First edition. An interesting novel set in London during the 1950s, focusing on a group of Canadian and American dissident creatives who come to… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First UK edition of Richler's third book. Near fine in red boards in near fine heavily price clipped jacket, but otherwise very clean and bright. A nice copy. Item Price
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A Choice of Enemies
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Andre Deutsch, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1957. First Edition. 256 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Front free endpaper is missing. Thumb-marking present. Light creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. First Edition . First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book in a very good priced, chipped dust jacket,with light soiling and wear to the spine ends and a short tear to the top front panel. Third novel by one of Canada's preeminent writers.
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A CHOICE OF ENEMIES.
by Richler, Mordecai.
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. 256 pp, 7 1/2" H. Richler's third novel. Set in mid-20th century London, England, it portrays a group of expatriate Canadian and American film writers/directors who have left Hollywood during the McCarthy era and their interactions with Ernst, who has escaped from East Germany. Minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. The first edition of Mordecai Richler's thrilling novel set amongst dissident creatives living in London in the 1950s. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An interesting novel set in London during the 1950s, focusing on a… Read more about this item Item Price
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A choice of enemies
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Quartet Books, Ltd. Used - Good. Good condition. Mass Market Paperback edition. (Mystery) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Item Price
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A Choice of Enemies
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London: Mayflower-Dell # 1267 1st Printing, 1966 ----------paperback. Spine and reading creases, trace of edgewear, former owner (Jack Hutchinson) name inside, at least a VG+ copy.. .. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books. Item Price
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A CHOICE OF ENEMIES - Rare Publisher's mockup copy in pre-publication
by Richler, Mordecai
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Richler, Mordecai. A CHOICE OF ENEMIES. London, Andre Deutsch, 1955. First Edition. Publisher's dummy copy in pre-publication dust wrapper designed by Heather Sandring.
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. Undetermined. good to very good. 1st Edition. 256pp. 12mo. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Bumping to ends of spine with fading along bottom edge of boards. Previous owners name on front free endpaper, with crease from fold on back free endpaper. Clean tight text block. In illustrated dust jacket, not… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Choice of Enemies
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. Ex-Library. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. A nice copy. Library stamp to edge of pages and front free end paper. Library cards pasted in and sticker to covers. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
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A Choice of Enemies
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London: Mayflower-Dell / Mayflower Books, 1966. Book. Very Good. Quality Paperback. First Mayflower-Dell Edition, First Imp. A nice copy of this edition with Sean Connery look-alike illustrated on cover. Usual tanning to pages and to extremities of back wraps. Owner's name.. Item Price
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A Choice of Enemies
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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Don Millls, Ontario: Andre Deutsch, 1957. First Ediition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 18mo. Orig. red paper boards. 256 pp. Front board slightly bowed. Age toned to interior. Offsetting to endpapers. Dust jacket is age toned, darkened to spine, some damp staining, wear to head of front cover. Near fine in unclipped jacket. Item Price
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A Choice of Enemies
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2002. First edition. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.251 Item Price
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A Choice of Enemies
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Octavo. Single date on copyright page. Early novel by the author of ST. URBAIN'S HORSEMAN. Book is fine and unmarked. Jacket is fine but price-clipped and with a small V chip to the bottom front panel. Still an attractive copy in its Mylar jacket cover, and scarce. Item Price
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A Choice of Enemies
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Montreal, Quebec, CAN
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Andre Deutsch, 1957. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Hardcover. P.O. has written list of 7 words on ffep, else book VG indeed. [Our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
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A Choice of Enemies
by RICHLER, Mordecai
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Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CAN
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 256 pp, red boards; minor bumping to corners, minor toning/soiling to page edges. [07]
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