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The 5th Wave (Signed copy)
by Yancey, Rick
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THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN
by Morier, James
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NY: Random House, 1937. (USA) First of this edition, the novel first appeared in 1824. No markings, some rubbing to spine extremities and to cover corner tips, sight darkening of the spine, hinges solid, pages clean with slight toning to page edges, about Very Good overall; lacking the dust jacket. Coloured illustrated cloth [404]pp. colour illustrated plates, facing p 40, 56, 120, 168,200, 232,288,328,360384,augmented by many line drawings in the text. The book was designed by Baldridge, printed and bound by THe Haddon Craftsmen in Camden NJ; Richard Ellis , typographer; the colour illustrations reproduced in offset by the Zeese-Wilkinson Co. in Long Island City. Foreword by Christopher Morley. It is almost hard to believe the the changing sentiment to Persia in Morier's day to now. Even in the 1930, the Persia of Hajji Baba had all but diappeared. For one example, to do reasearch in Iran for his illustrations Baldridge had to get a special permit from the Shah's own Commissioner of Police. There…
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THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN in Two Volumes
by Morier, James
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London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1895. (UK) Probably first of this edition, the novel first appeared in 1824. Ywo voulmes complete: both volumes have an owner's gift inscription dated 1902, no other markings, some rubbing to spine extremities and to cover corner tips, volume I has a 2.5" split to the spine gutter at the top of the front cover, hinges solid, page clean with slight toning to page edges, Fair+ -Good (-) overall. Umber coloured cloth with a touch of colour shifting consistent with its age. Volume I: tiissue-protected portrait of the author as frontis., xxiv, 242pp. Volume II: no illus, vii, 266pp. JAMES JUSTINIAN MORIER (1780-1849) served as the British ambassador to the court of Persia from 1810 to 1816. He is also remembered for his memoir A Journey through Persia, Armenia and Asia Minor to Constantinople in 1808. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan was first published in 1824 and is the most popular of his novels set in Persia. The Persian minister to England sent his…
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AGAIN, DANGEROUS VISIONS 46 Original Stories
by Ellison, Harlan, Editor
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1972. (USA) Book club edition. No markings, two very faint small spots to top edge of pages and a touch red colour to top edge of last few eaves, otherwsie Very Good in Good dust jacket with a couple of closed edge tears and light soiling to the white portions of the rear panel; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Black boards, xxvi, 830pp, B&W photo; small line drawings to each story head. Each stroy has an afterword by the author as well as its own individual introduction by the editor. (2.5 JM HOQ 103/b4. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Emshwiller, Ed. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1863. (UK) Bookseller's blind-embossed stamp to endpaper, no markings, tiny split to cloth at the rear spine edge, about Very Good used copy; no dust jacket. Green textured boards, gold spine titles, viii, 411p. B&W pen and ink drawings bu Phiz, (this was the next-to-last-novel that Phiz illustrated for Lever). Lever was an irish writer and this is a novel about a protracted lawsuit between aristocract Peter Barrington and the British East India Company. (2.0 JM HOQ 103/b3. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Phiz. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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The Boy in the Field, a Novel
by Livesay, Margot
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NY: Harper, 2020. (USA) 2nd printing of the First Edition. Ni markings, a touch of light soiling just to the corner of the top edge of pages, Very Good in unclipped Very Good dust jackt in myar sleeve. Hardcover, 256pp. The bestselling author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy delivers another luminous, unforgettable, and perfectly rendered (Dennis Lehane) novela poignant and probing psychological drama that follows the lives of three siblings in the wake of a violent crime. This novel was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year | An O Magazine Best Book of the Year. (1.8 JM HOJ 302/0. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
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NY: Boni and Liveright, 1928. (USA) 2nd printing of the first edition 1928) No marking, pages clean, a touch of rubbing to covr corenr tips just breaking the paper, slight darkening to top edge of covers, the gold to the spine titles have worn off, thus Good used copy; lacking the DJ. 7.5 x 5.25, black on white pattern covers, black cloth spine, 248pp, B&W illus frontis and 12 B&W plates, with droll line drawings in text. Loos is perhaps best known for her short novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a satirical view of a blonde showgirl from Arkansas out to get a rich husband. It was an overnight bestseller. She wrote a sequel titled But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, in which the plot follows the further adventures of Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw. The book is told through the voice of Lorelei. In 1955 a film was made of the book. " ...I always believe in knowing several different kinds of people, and as long as my husband is of the wealthy classes, I prefer to meet brainy gentlemen who have got…
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A Darkness in My Soul (DAW No 12 UQ1012)
by Koontz, Dean R.
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NY: DaW Books, Inc., 1972. (USA) Presumed 1st edition ( 1972, no other printings indicated: A DAW books original) . UQ1012 95 cent cover price. No markings, fine spine crease, tiny crease to corner of cover, slight toning of page edges, Very Good used copy. Wraps, 124pp. Koontz is now better known for his horror and suspense novels; this is an early SF work. Cover art by Jack Gaughan (1.33 JM HOQ 100/a4. Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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The Forest, a Story in WAVES, Volume 6, Number 1, Autumn 1977
by KINSELLA, W.P. Contributes
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Downsview, ON: Waves, 1977. (CAD) printed wraps, 88pp. Early 5 page story of the Indians of the Hobbema Reserve by Kinsella. Poems by Allen Ginsberg, Earle Birney; Reviews by Cecile Cloutier on hedi Bouraoui; Robert Casto on John Newlove; Stephen hatfield on Ralph Gustafson; Barbara Godard on Marie-Claire Blais. Small, faint smudge spots to front cover, otherwise VG. (1.0 JM LVR 200/b2. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Holland and Jaime, a Novel in Twelve Stories (Inscribed copy)
by Van den Heuvel-Collins, Sheila
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Port Credit ON: Self Published By Author, 2011. (CAD) INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, there is a hand-made quality to this book and the inside cover consists of illustrations glued together and this has made the paper wavy, hint of spine slant, otherwise Fine; in Fine dust jacket with pastedown of a sculptural face, the dust jacket is deliberately shorter than the height of the book. Patterned cloth hardcover, sewn binding, 108pp. The author is an English tutor and a writer, who lives in Port Ceredit Ontario. Holland and Jaime: A Novel in Twelve Stories is a collection of short stories that follows the lives of two men from young adulthood to middle age. Each story is told from the perspective of someone in Jaime's or Holland's life; the stories explore how relationships affect the individuals involved, and the individuals' struggle with acceptance and understanding in modern society. (2.6 JM HOZ 401/3. Inscribed By Author. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".
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LOST HORIZON
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London: Macmillian, 1935. (UK) This book was originally published in Sept 1933; this the 7th printing of the first edition February 1935. Remnant of bookplate to front endpaper, no markings, hinges solid, the spine is faded with heavier patches of fading to the head and foot of spine, otherwise Good in unclipped Acceptable dust jacket with chips to head and foot of spine and a chip to upper corner of front panel. Green cloth, 281pp. The book was turned into a film, also called Lost Horizon, in 1937 by director Frank Capra. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery located high in the mountains of Tibet. The book, published in 1933, caught the notice of the public only after Hilton's Goodbye, Mr. Chips was published in 1934. Lost Horizon became a huge popular success. (1.7 JM LVR 204/b1. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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Life of Pi (Inscribed copy)
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Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd, 2002. (UK) 8th printing of the first Canongate edition 2002. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the title page: "To ----and ------/ May Richard Parker always be at your side/ Yann Martel/ Nov 30th , 02", no other markigns, slight oning of page edges, about Fine in about Fine dust jacket in mylar sleeve. The Dj has "Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2002" printed on the front panel. Boards, 319pp. Life of Pi is a Canadian philosophical novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian Tamil boy from Pondicherry who explores issues of spirituality and metaphysics from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger which raises questions about the nature of reality and how it is perceived and told. He is part of a Tamil speaking family. The novel has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. It was rejected by at least five London…
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THE MAN WITHIN
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London: Heinemann, 1929. (UK) 2nd impression, September, 1929. Black cloth with gold spine titles, 354 pp. Greene's first book. Black covers lightly scuffed but with residue and small spots to back cover. Pastedowns skinned by removal of Dj flap which must have been pasted down, owner's name blacked out with black ink, corners and lower edges rubbed. Good(-) only ; lacking the DJ. (1.8 JM HOQ 101/4. Hardcover. Good (-)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
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Philadelphia / NY: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1962. (USA) Probably a facsimile edition with dust jacket. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket without price to dust ajcket. No indication of edition. 1962 date to title page. Green cloth with title and graphic device in dark blue, 187pp. This novel about a teacher in a girl's school in Edinburgh was made into a movie. This copy appears to be a facsimile reprint of the first edition although it does not say so anywhere. There is no price to the front flap. (1.5 JM LVR 200/b5. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Polished Hoe (Inscribed copy)
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Toronto: Thomas Allen, 2002. (CAD) 3rd printing INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the title page and dated 2002, no other markings, Fine copy in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket with crease to corner of front flap, Black bds, 462pp. This novel is set in the West Indian island of Bimshire in the late 1930s and 1940s. The novel won the Giller Prize with this printed to the front panel of the dust jacket. (2.0 JM HOJ 302/1. Inscribed By Author. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice & Double Indemnity ((The Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces)
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Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1988. (USA) Presumed 1st of this combined edition, 1988. No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Dark brown leatherette with gold borders, and colour pastedowns front and back covers resembling newspaper pages, all edges gilt, 209pp. Postman first appeaed in 1934 and Indemnity in 1936. Postman is one of the more important crime novels of the 20th century. The novel's mix of sexuality and violence was startling in its time and caused it to be banned in Boston. The novel had been adapted as a film seven times by various directors. Double Indemnity was made into the film of the same name in 1944, adapted for the screen by the novelist Raymond Chandler and directed by Billy Wilder. (2.0 JM HOJ 301/1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
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NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1961. (usa) Copyright 1961 to the copyright page, edition not stated. No bookclub markings, No C22 code. No markings, Very Good ; lacking the dust jacket. Blue green leatherette over boards, spine titles in yellow, 414pp. Stranger in a Strange Land won the 1962 Hugo Award for Best Novel and became the first science fiction novel to enter The New York Times Book Review's best-seller list. In 2012, the Library of Congress named it one of 88 "Books that Shaped America" The novel tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human who comes to Earth in early adulthood after being born on the planet Mars and raised by Martians, and explores his interaction with and eventual transformation of Terran culture. (1.7 JM HOJ 302/0. Hardcover. Very Good/Lacking the Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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Shane
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1982. (USA) 19th printing. No markings, crease to corner of rear end paper, Fine in unclipped Very Good dust jacket where there has been some scuffing to the colour on the panels, mostly to the front panel where it is most noticeable to Shane's dark bandana. This may be cause by some manufacturing fault as the dust jacket looks fine otherwise; Dj is in mylar sleeve. Oat coloured cloth with title in dar red, 214pp, B&W illus. A nice copy of the American classic and the basis for the movie. Shane is a western novel by Jack Schaefer published in 1949. It was initially published in 1946 in three parts in Argosy magazine, and originally titled Rider from Nowhere. The novel has been translated into over 30 languages, and was adapted into the 1953 film starring Alan Ladd. (1.8 JM HOQ 101/a5. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by McCormack, John . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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Starblood, a Lancer Science Fiction Original
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NY: Lancer Books, 1972. (USA) 1st printing,(1972, no other printings indicated) . 75306-095 95 cent cover price. No markings, very very slight toning of page edges, otherwsie Fine copy. Wraps, 142pp. Koontz is now better known for his horror and suspense novels; this is an early SF work. Can a crippled mutant overcome the secret masters of tomorrow? (1.33 JM HOQ 100/a4. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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The Story of the Night : A Novel (Inscribed copy)
by Toibin, Colm
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1997. (CAD) First Printing INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, about Fine. Wraps with flaps, 312pp. Toibin lives in Dublin. This book is about man who lives in Argentina and hides his homosexuality. (1.5 JM LVR 201/b5. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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