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Acceptable Losses
Shaw, Irwin; London: New English Library, 1982. ISBN: 0450060209
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket has light shelfwear and rubbing; some sticker residue on front panel. Brown hardcover with gold lettering on spine. Light wear at edges. Small black ink mark on ffep. Text is tight and bright. 271 pages. 5 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches in size. From dj "It takes one telephone call. In the dead of night a strange voice cuts through the darkness - a voice full of menance and loathing.". Book ID # H01000129
Accordion Crimes
Proulx, E. Annie; New York: Scribner, 1996. ISBN: 0684195488
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has small abrasion on front panel, shelfwear and rubbing. Brown spine on tan boards. Shelfwear and rubbing. Remainder mark at bottom edge. Small stain on rear endpaper and rear pastedown. Text is tight and bright. 381 pages. From dj "Now we have Proulx's new novel, Accordion Crimes, a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent.". Book ID # J09000012
Act of God
Templeton, Charles; Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1977. Special Advanced Edition. ISBN: 0771085494
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Shelfwear and rubbing to covers. Creasing at corners of both covers. Stain at top edge and small stain at fore-edge. Light browning to pages. Front cover is a letter from McClelland and Stewart to the previous owner and signed by Jack McClelland. Signed near bottom of half title page by author. 320 pages. 6 by 9 inches in size. Book ID # G03000002
Adam's Rib Hurts: A Farce in One Act
Kirkpatrick, John; New York: Samuel French, Inc., 1954.
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Staple binding. Shelfwear and rubbing to covers. Small black ink mark on front cover. Underlining in pen and pencil in text. 33 pages. 5 by 7 1/4 inches in size. Book ID # 011209
Add a Dash of Pity
Ustinov, Peter; New York: Signet, 1961.
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Shelfwear, rubbing and some discoloration to covers. Page edges are red in color. 189 pages. From front cover "Bold, zestful, throughly enjoyable stories by the fantastically versatile playwright, actor, musician, comedian, cartoonist, and mimic". Book ID # 012300
Advise and Consent
Drury, Allen; Illustrated by Altschuler, Franz
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1976. Limited Edition.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Gilt decorated boards. Four raised bands, gold decoration and lettering on spine. Gilt edges, silk endpapers and ribbon bookmark. Color illustrations. 745 pages. 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches in size. Book ID # G08000011
After You'd Gone
O'Farrell, Maggie; London, England: Review, 2001. ISBN: 0747268169
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Crease on spine. Shelfwear and rubbing. 372 pages. From book "Alice Raikes boards a train at King's Cross to visit her sisters in Scotland. Hours later, she steps into the traffic on a busy London road and is taken to hospital in a coma.". ISBN-13: 978-0747268161. Book ID # M05000088
Agassiz Stories
Birdsell, Sandra; Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 1992. ISBN: 0888011237
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Second Reprint October 1992. Signed by Author. Comprised of two earlier works by this author - Night Travellers (1982) and Ladies of the House (1984). A tight, bright and clean copy. 353 pages. Book ID # 011588
Airport
Hailey, Arthur; Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1968. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book club edition. Dust jacket has closed tear and chips, near edges, and some light soiling on rear panel. Blue book with black lettering on spine. Spine lean. Spine has come unglued from the text block, but text is intact. 440 pages. From dj ".....a dramatic, behind-scenes story of seven eventful airport hours during a mid-winter snowstorm, and of the men and women - with pressures, passions and problems of their own - who share them.". Book ID # J07000091
All Clear Canada
Wright, Jim; Toronto: The Copp Clark Co. Limited, 1944.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good.No dust jacket. Small price sticker on front cover. Slight edgewear to covers. Previous owner's name on inside of front cover. Bookstore stamp on ffep. A few pages have a small closed tear near top-edge. Some discoloration near page edges. Many black and white illustrations. 160 pages. 4 1/4 by 6 3/4 inches in size. Book ID # 002724
All is Vanity
Schwarz, Christina; New York: Doubleday, 2002. ISBN: 0385499728
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tan spine on black covers with black lettering on spine. Light shelfwear and rubbing to covers and dj. 368 pages. 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches in size. From dj ".....All is Vanity probes into the mysteries of the human heart and uncovers the passions that drive ordinary people to break the rules in pursuit of their own desires.". Book ID # 012177
Always and Forever
Freeman, Cynthia; New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has large chip on spine, small chip on rear panel and shelfwear. Black spine on grey boards with silver lettering on spine. Shelfwear and rubbing to covers. Text is tight and bright. 303 pages. From dj "A deeply moving saga of a love that even time cannot erase." Book ID # K03000094
Always Reddy
Henry, Marguerite; Illustrated by Dennis, Wesley
Eau Claire, Wisconsin: E. M. Hale and Company, 1947.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good.Ex-library copy. No dust jacket. Wear at corners, tip and heel of spine and at edges. Library label on spine and rear cover; two stamps on title page; label on rear endpaper; stamp and pocket on rear pastedown and stamp at top edge. Illustrated endpapers. Black and white illustrations. Light soiling to some pages. 79 pages. 6 by 9 1/4 inches in size. Book ID # 008122
Amber Five
Beaty, Betty; Winnipeg: Harlequin Books, 1964.
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Harlequin Romance #824. Slight spine lean. Previous owner's name in ink on title page. 192 pages. Book ID # 002013
American Captain
Marshall, Edison; New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1954. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good.Burgundy hardcover with white lettering on spine. No dust jacket. Top edge is yellow in color. Front hinge started. Edgewear and rubbing to covers. Previous owner's name on ffep. 407 pages. 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches in size. Book ID # 012333
American Captain
Marshall, Edison; New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1954. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Burgundy hardcover with yellow lettering on spine. Top edge is yellow in color. Spine lean. Crease on spine. Shelfwear and rubbing. Small stains and dirty fingerprint marks on some pages. 407 pages. From book "My name is Homer Whitman. I am a native of Bath, an ancient port near the mouth of the Kennebec River in the District of Main, of the State of Massachusetts.......I shall begin my chronicle on an April day in the year 1796, with my sixteenth birthday well behind me.". Book ID # E10000012
An Accidental Man
Murdoch, Iris; New York: The Viking Press, 1971. ISBN: 0670102083
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Price clipped dust jacket has small closed tears and nicks, at edges; crease on rear flap and small stain on rear panel. Light brown spine on dark brown boards. Top edge is yellow in color. Spine has come unglued from the text block, but both hinges remain intact. Previous owner's name stamped on top edge. 442 pages. From book "This is a tale of good intentions, of comic-tragic muddle, and of the long , obscure, fallible struggle of conscientious men.". Book ID # M02000165
An Afternoon Walk
Eden, Dorothy; New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1971. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Shelfwear and rubbing. Two small closed tears to front panel of dj. 213 pages. 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches in size. Book ID # 001973
An Answer From Limbo
Moore, Brian; Don Mills, Ontario: PaperJacks, 1973. ISBN: 0773770356
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Mass Market Paperback. Shelfwear, rubbing and some creasing to covers. Light crease on spine. Wear at top and bottom of spine. Stain on about 4 pages, only affecting a bit of text. Browning to pages. 269 pages. From book "A superb novel about a man's painful realisation of the price of a dream.". ISBN 13: 978-0-773770-35-5. Book ID # M05000047
An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales
Sacks, Oliver; New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. ISBN: 0679437851
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Shelfwear and rubbing to covers. Light creases on spine. Black and white illustrations. 328 pages with index. 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches in size. Tales include: The Case of the Colorblind Painter; A Surgeon's Life; The Landscape of His Dreams; An Anthropologist on Mars; etc. Book ID # 010068
An Equal Music
Seth, Vikram; Toronto: McArthur and Company, 1999. ISBN: 1552780473
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket has crease on front flap; shelfwear and rubbing. Black book with gold lettering on spine. Shelfwear and rubbing to covers. Browning to top edge and light browning to pages. 381 pages. 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches in size. Book ID # 011352
An Equal Music
Seth, Vikram; Toronto: McArthur and Company, 1999. ISBN: 1552780473
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Shelfwear and rubbing to book and dj. Bright, clean. 380 pages. From dj ".......a passionate and deeply romantic tale of two gifted musicians.". Book ID # K04000169
An Equal Music
Seth, Vikram; Toronto: McArthur and Company, 1999. ISBN: 1552780473
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Shelfwear and rubbing to book and dj. Crease on rear flap of dj. Tanning to pages. 380 pages. From dj ".......a passionate and deeply romantic tale of two gifted musicians.". ISBN-13: 978-1552780473. Book ID # C03000015
And Ride a Tiger
Wilder, Robert; New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1951. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Price clipped dust jacket has shelfwear and rubbing. Black hardcover with green lettering on spine. Slight spine lean. Shelfwear and rubbing. 345 pages. From dj "Every man must ride a tiger of his own fashioning. He is unable to stay on and afraid to gett off. Pike Yarnell's beast was conceived on a remote island in the Philippines in the closing days of the Japanese war when he buried Donald Beasley.............". Book ID # K11000039
Andersonville
Kantor, MacKinlay; Illustrated by Smith, Joseph
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1976. Limited Edition.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Gilt decorated boards. Five raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Gilt edges, silk endpapers and ribbon bookmark. 897 pages. 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches in size. Book ID # E03000001
Angel Cove
Bird, Will R.; Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited,, 1972.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Small chips and closed tears at edges of the dj. Blue hardcover with gold lettering on the spine. Cocked spine. Edgewear and rubbing to covers. Part of a label and small abrasion on ffep. 236 pages. 5 3/4 by 8 3/4 inches in size. Book ID # 006122
Angelwalk: A Modern Fable
Elwood, Roger; Westchester, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1989. ISBN: 0891074406
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Fifth Printing, 1989. Light shelfwear and rubbing. Light browning to pages. Some pages are dog-earred. 192 pages. From book "There's trouble in Paradise. The angel Darien believes Lucifer shouldn't have been thrown out of Heaven. God's answer is to let him go to earth and see for himself what Lucifer has been up to.". Book ID # K05000031
Anne Of The Island
Montgomery, L. M.; Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1960.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. This is the eighth (8th) printing of the Canadian Edition, printed May 1960. Dust jacket has small closed tears and nicks at edges, light soiling and two small abrasions on front panel. Previous owner's gift notation on front pastedown and ffep, dated 1961. Beige hardcover with black lettering on front cover and spine. Spine has come unglued from the text block, but text remains intact. 326 pages. 5 3/4 by 8 1/4 inches in size. Book ID # K11000053
Anthology: Homespun Stories and Rhymes By Saskatchewan Authors
Banting, Meredith B.; Regina, Saskatchewan: Banting Publishers, 1971. ISBN: 0969006470
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Chip at tip and heel of spine. Light soiling to covers. Text is tight and bright. 205 pages. 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size. Book ID # 004917
Apache Gold and Yaqui Silver
Dobie, J. Frank; Illustrated by Lea, Tom
New York: Bramhall House, 1939.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has small nicks and closed tears, near edges; and rubbing. Light pink hardcover with illustration on front cover and black lettering on spine. Spine has come unglued from the text block. Both hinges are intact. Light shelfwear and rubbing. Five (5) full page color drawings by Tom Lea and many black and white illustrations. Bright, clean. 366 pages. 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches in size. Book ID # F02000012
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