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AFRICAN RHYTHMS Selected Stories and Poems

AFRICAN RHYTHMS Selected Stories and Poems

by Brooks, Charlotte K. (editor)

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9780671487584
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0671487582
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Washington Square Press. Very Good. 1974. First Edition. Softcover. 0671487582 . Washington Square Press 1974 edition. 12mo (7 1/4" tall) . Light wear to edges, crease to spine, interior pages clean and tight. 238 pages. An excellent collection of little known stories of African literature, including early creation myths, photo essays, folklore, poetry, and contemporary tales. Illustrated, 238 pages. (os); 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; .
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ANCESTRAL DANCES

ANCESTRAL DANCES

by Sorestad, Glen

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9780920066256
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Saskatoon: Thistledown Press. Very Good. 1979. First Edition. Softcover. 0920066259 . Illustrated softcover has light edgewear, very light soiling, a few spots on back cover, one crease mark on back cover. Pages are clean, with no markings. Binding a little loose on top edge of a few pages, but still sound. 69 pages. Most of the poems in the book have appeared in one form or another in various magazine such as Nebula, Antigonish Review, Ariel, Canadian Review, Skylark, Sundog and others. Several of the poems have been broadcast on CBC radio. (os) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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A BELL FOR ADANO

A BELL FOR ADANO

by John Hersey

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Bantam Books. Good. 1946. First Edition. Softcover. Bantam 1946. Cover has moderate edgewear, laminate on cover has some peeled areas, tears to spine bottom taped. Soiling/discoloration outer edge of pages and light watermark stain/wrinkling to bottom corner of numerous pages. Pages otherwise clean and intact, with some age tanning to pages and covers. " Adano was a small Italian town , and its heart was a 700-year-old bell. Farmers set off to their fields, bakers make their bread, and the faithful went to church by its resonant ringing. At the outbreak of the war, the Fascists took the bell to a factory in Milan to melt it down for guns and ammunition. " (140os) ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .
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Breaking the Bonds A Novel about the Peace Corps

Breaking the Bonds A Novel about the Peace Corps

by Spencer, Sharon

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Tempo / Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good+. 1963. Softcover. Cover has light wear to edges and corners, light soiling. Pages clean and intact, a few crease marks, small amount of writing on first page. A compelling story of several young Americans who join the Peace Corps and meet infinite challenges, for the opportunity to be of service and to work for universal peace....and have a great time in the process! (os) ; 8vo; 191 pages .
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CURSE OF THE GODS "A Startling Report on the Silent War. "

CURSE OF THE GODS "A Startling Report on the Silent War. "

by Simon, O. E.

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9780919213319
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Calgary, AB: Veritas International. Very Good. 1977. First Edition. Softcover. 0919213316 . Cover has light edge/corner wear, light creasing to covers, age tanning, a little sticker residue on front. Pages are tight and clean other than the occasional small spot. There is a partial paper split at spine at one point, but no loose pages. A historical novel of Soviet Russia during the Silent War. (osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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THE DEPUTY

THE DEPUTY

by Hochhuth, Rolf

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Grove Press. Good. 1964. First Edition. Softcover. Cover has moderately heavy edgewear and creasing, scuffing and light soiling. Interior is unmarked - first few pages were partially loose at bottom edge and have been neatly taped. 352 pages. Reading copy. "Upon its premiere, The Deputy stirred up more controversy and caused greater repercussions than any other postwar work. Based on Rolf Hochhuth's research into the Vatican activities during World War II, the play's treatment of Pope Pius XII — the "deputy" of Christ on earth — and the Church during the Nazi persecution of the Jews made it the object of impassioned praise and violent denunciation. It is a powerful, shocking work...." (250noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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THE EXPATRIATE Collected Short Stories

THE EXPATRIATE Collected Short Stories

by Cohen, Matt

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9780773670181
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Toronto: General Publishing Company. Very Good. 1982. First Edition. Softcover. 0773670181 . Cover has light edge and corner wear, a little corner curling, creasing. Pages are clean and intact, with no markings. This collection gathers together all the stories previously published in Columbus and the Fat Lady and in Night Flights. Includes: The Watchmaker; The End; Our Passion Lit the Night; The Nurse from Outer Space; Keeping Fit; Uncle Philbert and His Big Surprise; Straight Poker; After Dinner Butterflies; The Empty Room; Too Bad Galahad; Brothers and several others... (230 Noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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FILE ON HELEN MORGAN

by Gibson, John Frederic

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Toronto: Totem Books. Very Good. 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Cover has light edge and corner wear, small peel to upper corner where sticker was likely removed. Interior clean and intact. Age tanning to page edges and inside cover. A different world.. The inlet is narrow, the small bay exposed to Pacific gales. There is a government dock and across the water a reserve. A few houses are scattered along the shore below the tree-clad mountains. It is wild country and very beautiful. Andrew had lived there briefly as a child and had come back to look for his father's grave. In his parent's derelict house an Indian family of nine was living. Helen Morgan was one of them. She was 17, intelligent and proud.... (300-noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES

FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES

by Douglas, Lloyd C.

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9780671782955
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Pocket Books/Cardinal. Very Good. 1957. Softcover. 0671782959 . Pocket Books/Cardinal, early 1957 printing. Good condition for it's age. Cover has light edge and corner wear, a little rubbing to spine edges, tiny tear spine bottom, green ink dot top edge of pages. Pages clean and intact, with no markings, age tanning. "He found happiness and love only when a secret from the past restored his faith in mankind...." (180os) ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 361 pages .
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FROM A SEASIDE TOWN

FROM A SEASIDE TOWN

by Levine, Norman

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9780888790439
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0888790430
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Deneau & Greenberg. Very Good. 1980. First Edition. Softcover. 0888790430 . Deaneau & Greenberg 1980, reprint of 1970 Macmillan edition. Pages clean and intact, with no markings, couple tiny edge tears, and a little spotting to outer edge of pages. Cover has light edgewear, a few light creases, light corner curling and tiny tears at spine ends. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 220 pages; Joseph Grand, the hero of From a Seaside Town, is a travel writer struggling to eke out an existence in an English seaside town. He introduces us to the small circle of relatives and companions who figure in his life. As he explores the sequence of events that led him to his present state of limbo, it becomes apparent that his crisis is not merely financial but also a crisis of personal identity. A Canadian Jew, Grand has spent a lifetime seeking to submerge his past. Now as a consequence, he discovers that he belongs nowhere. By turns comic and moving, this beautifully observed and… Read More
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THE GOD-SEEKER

THE GOD-SEEKER

by Williams, John

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U. K.: Arrow Books. Very Good. 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked, light age tanning. Cover has light creasing, light edge/corner wear and light rubbing. "To the outside world Harry Saxon leads a conventional life....but he has a secret other life. Obsessed by inner doubts as to the nature of belief and existence, he pursues a weird quest to challenge the beliefs of others. Above a London station with a sinister assistant , he watches for his victims.... " [111-osl]; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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JOHNNY I HARDLY KNEW YOU

JOHNNY I HARDLY KNEW YOU

by O'Brien, Edna

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9780140047721
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0140047727
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U. K.: Penguin. Very Good+. 1978. First Edition. Softcover. 0140047727 . Cover has light edge and corner wear, slight creasing, age tanning to covers and page edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. 143 pages. Synopsis: A story of a woman who murders her lover, her son's best friend. It uncovers a world where love and hope walk hand in hand with barely concealed violence and despair, where a woman is driven, despite herself, to exact revenge for suffering.... (os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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KING, QUEEN, KNAVE

KING, QUEEN, KNAVE

by Nabokov, Vladimir

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Fawcett Crest. Very Good+. 1969. First Edition. Softcover. 1st Fawcett edition. Very light edge/corner wear, slight creasing/scuffing. Internal pages tight and unmarked. 224 pages. "The novel is the story of Dreyer, a wealthy and boisterous proprietor of a men's clothing emporium store. Ruddy, self-satisfied, and thoroughly masculine, he is perfectly repugnant to his exquisite but cold middle-class wife Martha. Attracted to his money but repelled by his oblivious passion, she longs for their nephew instead, the myopic Franz. Newly arrived in Berlin, Franz soon repays his uncle's condescension in his aunt's bed. " (120osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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A LONDON CHILD OF THE 1870S

A LONDON CHILD OF THE 1870S

by Hughes, M. V

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9780192812162
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Oxford University Press. Very Good+. 1980. Softcover. 0192812165 . Very good. Interior clean and unmarked, age tanning to pages, light soiling to rear cover. "We were just an ordinary, suburban, Victorian family, undistiguished ourselves and unacquainted with distinguished people. ' Thus Molly Hughes in her Preface to one of the great classics of autobiography, A London Child of the 1870s that she wrote in 1934...." ; 8vo; 141 pages; (*lower shipping avail to all locations) [180-osl] .
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THE LOST CITY

THE LOST CITY

by Gruhn, Carrie E.

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Chicago: Moody Press. Good+. 1969. Softcover. Good condition with some wear and tear. Cover has moderate edge/corner wear, fairly heavy scuffing, light creasing. Pages are clean and intact, other than previous owner's name written inside cover and old price sticker residue/small tear on first endpage, age tanning of pages. Set against the backdrop of Petra and the Wadi Musa, this is the story of a Jewish girl who leaves Europe at the end of the war, but soon finds herself in need of the protection Petra affords. The plot leads on to the events foretold in Revelations, and are seen through the eyes and lives of those who undergo its tribulations...Prophetic fiction. (noto350) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 285 pages .
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LOST IN THE FUNHOUSE
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LOST IN THE FUNHOUSE

by Barth, John

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9780553208528
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0553208527
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Nyc: Bantam Books. Very Good. 1969. Paperback. 0553208527 . Bantam paperback 1969 printing. Very nice condition. Pages are clean and intact, no markings, light age tanning. Covers have minimal edge wear, light scuffing and light tanning. Barth's lively, highly original collection of short pieces is a major landmark of experimental fiction. Though many of the stories gathered here were published separately, there are several themes common to them all, giving them new meaning in the context of this collection. (110os422) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 194 pages .
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LOST MOORINGS

LOST MOORINGS

by Simenon, Georges

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Penguin Books. Good. 1960. Softcover. Penguin Books 1960 printing. Includes two novels: Blind Path and Banana Tourist. Pages are clean and unmarked other than previous owner's name on endpage and green booksale stamps on top edge of pages (has leeched into top edge a bit). Cover has moderate edgewear, tears to spine ends and small piece torn from spine bottom. Complete and unabridged. (163-osl]; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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NEW WEST COAST FICTION

by Various Authors

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9780889781573
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0889781575
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Vancouver: West Coast Review/Pulp Press. Very Good. 1984. First Edition. Softcover. 0889781575 . Clean copy, no markings, all pages intact. Light wear to covers. Thirteen previously unpublished stories by Paul Yee, George Woodcock, Jane Rule, Leon Rooke, D. M. Fraser, Nancy Roberts, Brenda Riches, D. M. Fraser and others. Thirteen stories, thirteen individual perspectives, reflecting the remarkable diversity of culture and experience that Westerners all too often take for granted. Included are autobiographical sketches and aesthetic statements by the authors. (350-noto) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 136 pages .
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The Neon Jungle

by John A. MacDonald

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Fawcett Gold Medal. Very Good. 1953. Softcover. Very good condition. Cover has light wear to edges/corners, a couple small creases. Pages are clean and intact, with no markings. Age tanning inside covers and to page edges. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 174 pages; No writer captured the urban blight that befell postwar America in all its grime and commotion as well as noir legend John D. MacDonald. The Neon Jungle depicts a world in which the bright lights belie the turbulent lives of a lost generation. (130os,0514) .
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A RAISIN IN THE SUN

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

by Hansberry, Lorraine

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Signet / NAL. Good. 1966. Softcover. Cover has moderate edge/corner wear, creasing, corner creasing/curling, age tanning to pages. Pages all intact and clean other than previous owner's name written on first page. "The Original Screenplay of an American classic. This is a landmark volume of the epic, original film script written by Lorraine Hansberry, adapted from her stage play. But movie audiences did not know that nearly a third of her powerful screenplay had been cut. This edition restores all of these deletions and delivers the screenplay that is true to Hansberry's vision. " (os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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