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Edmonton, AB: Newest Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0912316136 . Signed by Author; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages; Dust jacket in Mylar. Light wear, a couple of small dints front cover. Author inscription 'For Ruth Brown with all good wishes Henry Kreisel' on title page. Eight short stories in this 148 page book. .

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. 1st; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771087233 . Light edge wear to dust jacket ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9 X 6.30 X 1.60 inches; 412 pages; "Amriika is a novel of betrayal, disillusionment, and discovery set in America during three highly charged decades in the nation’s history. In the late sixties, Ramji, a student from Dar es Salaam, East Africa, arrives in an America far different from the one he dreamed about, one caught up in anti-war demonstrations, revolutionary lifestyles, and spiritual quests. As Ramji finds himself pulled by the tumultuous currents of those troubled times, he is swept up in events whose consequences will haunt him for years to come. Decades later in a changed America, having recently left a marriage and a suburban existence, an older Ramji, passionately in love, finds himself drawn into a set of circumstances which hold terrifying reminders of the… Read More

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys Limited. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0886190134 . DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; International Fiction List #18; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 215 pages; " The Aberhart Summer is a dark "coming of age" story where desperation, secrets, and tragedy affect the lives of the people in an Edmonton neighbourhood during the Depression. A mystery, a comedy, and a gripping look at Alberta history. " It is told through the memories of a veteran of WWII, looking back to his teen years growing up in Edmonton. The period in Alberta history refers to a time when a new political party was born - the Social Credit Party headed by William Aberhart. .

Ottawa: Borealis Press. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888878877 . Signed by Author; DJ shows heavy shelf wear with tears and chipping, some archivally repaired.; Signed by author on the half-title page. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages; "Annie Kinnikinck, the central character in this novel set in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), is a young Haida recently promoted to supervisor of the operating room in the small hospital on Moresby Island. She struggles desperately to raise the consciousness of the Indian women on the Islands. She is faced with antagonism and racial prejudice by her white contemporaries as well as the Indians themselves who feel that "no way can an Indian supervise the white employees without becoming more white than the whites themselves," .

Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 038566351X . Light wear to DJ extremities and some rippling of front panel of DJ ; A bright, solid book DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1.19 x 9.47 x 6.59 Inches; 314 pages; Karsan Dargawalla tells the story of the medieval Sufi shrine of Pirbaag, and his betrayal of its legacy. But his conflicted attempt to settle accounts quickly blossoms into a layered tale that spans centuries: from the mysterious Nur Fazal's spiritual journeys through 13th century India, to his shrine's eventual destruction in the horrifying "riots" of 2002. From the age of 11, Karsan has been told that one day he will succeed his father as guardian of the Shrine of the Wanderer: as the highest spiritual authority in their region, he will be God's representative to the multitudes who come to the shrine for penance and worship. But Karsan's longings are simpler: to… Read More

Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 038566351X . Light wear to DJ extremities and book ; A bright, solid book DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1.19 x 9.47 x 6.59 Inches; 314 pages; Karsan Dargawalla tells the story of the medieval Sufi shrine of Pirbaag, and his betrayal of its legacy. But his conflicted attempt to settle accounts quickly blossoms into a layered tale that spans centuries: from the mysterious Nur Fazal's spiritual journeys through 13th century India, to his shrine's eventual destruction in the horrifying "riots" of 2002. From the age of 11, Karsan has been told that one day he will succeed his father as guardian of the Shrine of the Wanderer: as the highest spiritual authority in their region, he will be God's representative to the multitudes who come to the shrine for penance and worship. But Karsan's longings are simpler: to play cricket with his friends,… Read More

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ has tape repaired tear bottom edge with creasing. Gift notation on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 218 pages; A suspense novel of vengeance on the Canadian Prairies .

Toronto: William Briggs. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated boards show very light shelf wear. Previous owner's name in ink on FFEP. Front hinge started but strong. ; A bright, solid book. Dark green cloth covered boards with white and black design on front, gilt stamped titles front and spine, still bright. Same date title page and copyright page. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 224 pages; The first half of the book is devoted to the title story and the second half to seven short stories .

Toronto: Ryerson Press. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1959. 1st. Hardcover. DJ has tears, creasing and chipping, with 1" wedge piece missing from front bottom. Tape repaired tear on back flap of DJ. ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A tight solid book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; A novel set in the 1870s about Crowfoot, chief of the the Siksika First Nation and his dealings with the white man, the Northwest Mounted Police and the railway .

Toronto: Knopf Canada. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0307399303 . A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 9.10 X 6.10 X 1.30 inches; 368 pages; "An unidentified man storms a television studio where KiddieFame, a controversial children’s talent show wherein kids who are too talented are “killed off,” is being filmed. He is armed with an explosive device, and issues only a single demand: an interview with journalist Thom Pegg. It’s a strange request, everyone agrees. A disgraced former investigative journalist, caught fabricating sources, Pegg is down on his luck and working for a lowly tabloid. The demand surprises everyone – Pegg most of all, and he is reluctant to play a role. But pressure from federal authorities leaves little choice, and so it is that Thom Pegg finds himself the envy of all the high-level journalists on hand as he makes his way into the darkened studio to uncover… Read More

9780987785633: Monday Morning Writers Group. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 098778563X . Signed by Author; DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Inscribed by the author on title page. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 150 pages; ""Bonfire," is the powerful true story behind the beloved WWI poem, In Flanders Fields written by Lt.Col. John McCrae, and the reason we wear the red poppy to this day as an international symbol of Remembrance. Although fictionalized and told by McCrae's war horse, Bonfire, the story is closely based on the real history and events of the time. Bonfire was with John McCrae from the beginning of WWI at Camp Valcartier, Quebec, September 1914, to the end of McCrae's life in France in January of 1918. All of McCrae's letters and diaries from the war had mention of Bonfire, his antics and how much that horse meant to his master. Bonfire… Read More

Toronto: Mcgraw-Hill Ryerson Limited. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. 0770030246 . Illustrated cloth covered boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 8.0 X 5.4 X 0.6 inches; 117 pages; "St. Pierre was especially adept at depicting aboriginals and ranchers in the Cariboo-Chilcotin. His stories from that region showcase the humour and stubborn independence of hardy people who instinctually resent government. His stories from the Cariboo-Chilcotin became the basis for a CBC-TV series, Cariboo Country in 1960" (BC Bookworld) .

Dallas, TX: SMU Press,. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870743988 . Signed by Author; Very short closed tear top fore edge, lightly creased top back edge ; Signed by the author on the title page. A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8.30 X 5.54 X 0.81 inches; 187 pages; "These eleven stories continue the adventures of Silas Ermineskin and his sidekick Frank Fencepost, as Kinsella returns tho the Cree Indian reserve in Hobbema , Alberta, where his cast of zany characters, last seen in the Fencepost Chronicles and The Miss Hobbema Pageant, is at its best." (jacket blurb) .

Toronto, ON: Little Brown. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316349771 . Signed by Author; Light edge wear; A bright solid, book, signed by the author on the title page. DJ in Mylar, unclipped. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 383 pages; This is the touching story of a simpleton who saves the world. .

Toronto, ON: Macmillan of Canada. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1942. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; 329 pages; Light chipping, back discolored, small tape repaired tears, stains back DJ in mylar. This is set in Scotland mid-1800's. 'A ragged urchin of a chimney-sweep who rescued a nobleman's daughter from kidnapping, was chased for his pains from the door of her home' many adventures ensue but a clergyman educates him for the ministry, then ends up the parish of self-same girl. .

New York: Carlton Press. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; DJ has small tears, 1/2" chip missing top of DJ on spine. Light soiling. ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. Inscribed by the author.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 68 pages .

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. DJ worn, chipped creased with a few tears, small ink mark top FFEP ; A bright solid, book, DJ in Mylar, black cloth covered boards with silver and red titles on spine ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 316 pages; This first novel was published posthumously after the author, a young mother, died of cancer .

Markham, ON: Viking. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670812072 . Slight edge wear, crease on front flap. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 266 pages; It's the mid 1890s in Kamloops, British Columbia. Two men argue over a bottle of whisky and Frank Spencer, an American outlaw-turned-farmhand, kills Pete Foster. Enter Caprice. Almost six feet tall, with black stallion, flaming red hair, long legs, and a lethal bullwhip, she sets out to avenge her brother's murder. Caprice leaves an indelible impression on the people she encounters: Gert, the whore with a heart of gold; Gert's son, for whom she provides affirmation, and not the least Frank Smith, her lover, a teacher and amateur baseball player who wants her to leave the law enforcement to the professionals and marry him. .

New York: The Dial Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0803714629 . DJ shows some shelf wear, with minor rubbing and creasing. Price-clipped. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 403 pages; "She ruled Egpyt not as Queen but as Pharaoh, 35 centuries ago. Yet her name-Hatshepsut-does not appear in dynastic scrolls, nor is her reign celebrated on monuments. This is the story of the young woman who assumed the throne of Egypt, mastered the arts of war and government, lived her life by her own design, and ruled an empire-the only woman Pharaoh in history." .

Toronto, ON: Random House Canada. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679313265 . Light edge wear; DJ in Mylar, unclipped with bound in satin bookmark ; 593 pages; A collection of previously published short fiction by Shields along with 'Segue', appearing for the first time in this book .