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10 African Folk Tales, Volume II
Barika, J. T.; Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon: Mu. Geom. Bari and Co.,
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Staple binding. Small stain near spine on front cover and first few pages. Includes comprehension questions and syntax at end of book. 52 pages. 5 1/2 by 8 inches in size. The Ten African Folk Tales are: Sense - Pass - Chief; The Kite and his Wine; Why Kobo has no Tail; Princes Chungong; The Wonderful Gorilla; The Invincible Tortoise; Why the Lizards often Nods; Nita and the Monkeys; The Marriage of Aka-Fing and King Tekwi The Great. Book ID # 005130
A Blue Boy in a Black Dress
Rigelhof, T. F.; Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1995. ISBN: 0778010147
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Bump on rear cover near bottom of spine. Shelfwear and rubbing to covers. Governor General's Literary Award sticker on the front cover. Text is tight and bright. 107 pages. 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches in size. Book ID # 009003
A Book of Days for the Literary Year
Jones, Neal T. (ed); New York: Thames and Hudson, 1984. ISBN: 0500013322
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Light shelfwear and rubbing. Thin ribbon bookmark. Small price sticker on rear cover. Bright, clean. Black and white and color illustrations. Not paginated, organized by date. From book "Being a Compendium of Literary Lore Including Notable Quotations, Scores of Birthdays, Myriad Marriages, Some Romance (& Quite a Few Deaths) - All Relating to the Literary Life - Profusely Illustrated with Photographs, Paintings and Drawings". ISBN-13: 978-0500013328. Book ID # M04000010
A Case In The Alps
Baumann, Margaret; Winnipeg: Harlequin Books, 1963.
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Harlequin Romance #778. Shelfwear and rubbing. Small stain at top edge. Small black ink mark on front cover. Some pages dog-earred. Page edges are red in color. Bookstore stamp on title page. 191 pages. Book ID # 002014
A Celibate Season
Shields, Carol and Blanche Howard; Regina, Saskatchewan: Coteau Books, 1991. ISBN: 1550500244
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Paperback with french folds. Crease on spine. Two very small stains on first blank page and first page of review exerts. 191 pages. 6 by 9 inches in size. Shields is a winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and Governor General's Award. Book ID # 003693
A Chance to Win
Rome, Margaret; Winnipeg: Harlequin Books, 1969.
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Original Title: The Lottery for Matthew Devlin. Harlequin Romance #1307. Slight spine lean. Notation in ink on back cover. 190 pages. Book ID # 002001
A Christmas Carol: A Condensation of the Book by Charles Dickens
Dickens, Charles; Montreal: Reader's Digest Association (Canada) Ltd., 1967.
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Stapled bound. Small scar on front cover. Edgewear and rubbing to covers. 55 pages. 5 by 7 inches in size. Book ID # 003667
A Christmas Carol: In Three Staves - a Dramatized Adaptation of Charles Dickens' Celebrated Christma
Baker, George M; Boston: Walter M. Baker Company, 1902.
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Booklet. Sunning to back cover and spine. Some creasing to both covers. 24 pages. 5 by 7 1/2 inches in size. One of a series of "Baker's Plays. An unusual curiosity for the collector of Dickens' classic Christmas Carol. Book ID # 003989
A Collection of Canadian Plays Volume 4
Kalman, Rolf (ed); Toronto: Bastet Books, 1975. ISBN: 0889240132
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good.Ex-library copy. No dust jacket. Yellow covers with illustration on front cover and black and red lettering on spine. Bowed covers. Spine lean. Spine has come loose from the text block, but both hinges are holding. Shelfwear. Library markings: 2 stamps and pocket on ffep; and stamp on title page. Illustrations. 8 3/4 by 11 1/4 inches in size. Weighs over 1 kg. Plays: Land of Magic Spell by Larry Zacharko; Which Witch is Which by Beth McMaster; The Clam Made a Face by Eric Nicol; Nuts & Bolts & Rusty Things by Fred Thury and Robert Galbraith; King Grumbletum & The Magic Pia by David Kemp; Professor Fuddle's Fantastic Fairy-Tale Machine by Alan Egerton Ball and Paul Bradbury; Cyclone Jack by Carol Bolt; Billy Bishop & The Red Barn by Leonard Peterson; Masque by Ron Cameron and Catalyst by John Ibbitson. Book ID # E02000009
A Complicated Kindness
Toews, Miriam; Toronto: Vintage Canada, 2005. ISBN: 0676976131
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Light shelfwear and rubbing. Bright, clean. 246 pages. From book "...award-winning novel explores the ties that bind families together and the forces that tear them apart.". Book ID # K05000037
A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories
Singer, Isaac Bashevis; New York: Fawcett Crest, 1973. Reprint. ISBN: 0449234657
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Mass market paperback.Crease on spine. Shelfwear, rubbing and some discoloration to covers. Page edges are yellow in color. Light browning to pages. Previous owner's name on inside of front cover. 319 pages. Fawcett Crest book number 2-3465-7. A collection of stories from the author, including: A Crown of Feathers, The Captive, Property, The Bishop's Robe, Lost, Her Son, The Dance, and more. ISBN 13: 978-0-449234-65-5 . Book ID # M01000048
A Division of the Spoils
Scott, Paul; London: Panther Books/Granada Publishing, 1984. ISBN: 0586043063
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Shelfwear and rubbing to covers. Creasing on spine. Light browning to pages. 598 pages. 4 1/4 by 7 inches in size. Book ID # 011929
A Fable
Faulkner, William; Illustrated by Lee, Robert J.
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1976. Limited Edition.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Gilt decorated boards. Four raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Gilt edges, silk endpapers and ribbon bookmark. 462 pages. 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches in size. Book ID # E06000002
A Face Illumined
Roe, E. P.; London: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited,
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good.No dust jacket. Front hinge weak. Previous owner's name on back of frontispiece. Slight edgewear to covers. Spine lean. Rumpling near bottom of front cover and some scratching to back cover. 464 pages. 5 by 7 3/4 inches in size. Book ID # 012435
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Murdoch, Iris; Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1978. Reprint. ISBN: 0140033327
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Mass market paperback. Shelfwear and rubbing. Crease on front cover, near spine. Creasing on rear cover. Wear at top and bottom of spine. Light browning to pages. 447 pages. From book "Rupert and Hilda are perfectly matched; their only worries, a drop-out son and Morgan, Hilda's unstable sister, just back from America.". Book ID # M02000152
A Far Cry From Kensington
Spark, Muriel; London, England: Penguin Books, 1989. ISBN: 0140108742
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Shelfwear, rubbing and some discoloration to covers. Small nick at top and bottom of spine. Tanning to pages. 189 pages. From book "Her story is about principles, literary and other, though love makes a gentle entry too....". ISBN 13: 978-0-140108-74-3. Book ID # M01000104
A Fine and Private Place
Callaghan, Morley; Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1975. ISBN: 0770512771
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has a large closed tear on front panel and small closed tears and chips at edges. Green hardcover with gold lettering on spine. Light edgewear and rubbing to covers. 213 pages. 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches in size. Book ID # 008538
A Flag on the Island
Naipaul, V. S.; Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1981. ISBN: 0140029397
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Shelfwear and rubbing. Small abrasion and part of a price sticker on rear cover. Tanning to pages. 213 pages. From book ".....a middle-aged American accidentally revisits the Caribbean island where he spent the war as a go-getting, girl-getting, GI.....But after twenty years, the island has become a five-star calypso paradise....and Frankie's erstwhile victims are more than ready for his unexpected return.". ISBN 13: 978-0-140029-39-0 . Book ID # M01000041
A Friend from England
Brookner, Anita; London, England: Jonathan Cape, 1987. ISBN: 0224024434
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Shelfwear and rubbing to book and dj. Spine has come unglued from the text block, but both hinges are intact. Remainder mark at bottom edge. Browning to pages. 205 pages. From book "When Rachel became involved in the lives of the Livingstones it was with an acute appreciate of the engulfing warmth of their home - rooted, furnished and nourished as it was by an opulent domesticity, fuelled by ferocious central heating.". ISBN-13: 978-0224024433. Book ID # M05000081
A Fugue of Cinderellas
Guinness, Bryan; Melbourne, London and Toronto: Heinemann, 1956.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has large closed tear, repaired with tape on the inside, on the front panel; small chip at top of spine; shelfwear and rubbing. Dark blue book with gold lettering on front cover and spine.The front free-endpaper and half-title page have been removed. Light shelfwear and rubbing. Bright, clean. Dust jacket (wrapper) design by Roland Pym. 137 pages. From dj "...three Cinderellas, Prunella, Ann and Angelica, follow after one another in pursuit of the reader's sympathy, each with a transposition of stepmothers and godmothers.". Book ID # A01000056
A Gathering of Saints
Hyde, Christopher; New York: Pocket Books, 1996. Advance Uncorrected Proof.
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.This is an Advance Uncorrected Proof copy of this novel, which was published in 1996. Shelfwear and rubbing. Tight, bright and clean. 417 pages. A serial killer known as Queer Jack stalks London during the dark days of the Blitz. Book ID # J07000049
A Gentleman of Courage
Curwood, James Oliver; Toronto: The Copp Clark Co., Limited, 1924.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good.Red hardcover with black lettering on front cover and spine. Fading to spine. Edgewear to covers. Both hinges started. Previous owner's gift notation, dated 1924, on ffep. No illustrations. 342 pages. 5 by 7 1/2 inches in size. Book ID # 004717
A Gift of Sky
Ghan, Linda; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1988. ISBN: 0888332548
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex-library copy with usual library markings.. 183 pages. 6 by 9 1/4 inches in size. From front panel of dj "Life and landscape are inextricably bound in this evocative description of the coming of age of a prairie community". Book ID # 002220
A Good House
Burnard, Bonnie; Toronto, Ontario: Phyllis Bruce Book/HarperPerennialCanada, 2000. ISBN: 000648526X
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Light shelfwear and rubbing. Small stain at bottom edge. Crease on front cover, near top edge. Bright, clean. 283 pages. Giller Prize sticker (1999 winner) on front cover. From book "....a rich portrait of an ordinary smalltown family from the 1950s to the 1990s. She has created people we can all recognize and a story that is as moving as it is profound.". Book ID # 001297
A Good House
Burnard, Bonnie; Toronto: Phyllis Bruce Book/HarperPerennialCanada, 2000. Later Printing. ISBN: 000648526X
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Light shelfwear and rubbing to covers. Giller Prize sticker on front cover. Text is tight and bright. 283 pages. From book "....a rich portrait of an ordinary smalltown family from the 1950s to the 1990s. She has created people we can all recognize and a story that is as moving as it is profound.". Book ID # 012256
A Good House
Burnard, Bonnie; Toronto: HarperFlamingo Canada, 1999. ISBN: 000225526X
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Light shelfwear to covers and dj. 1999 Winner of The Giller Prize (sticker on front of dj). A tight, bright and clean copy. 283 pages. Book ID # 013244
A Heart Speaks
Spencer, LaVyrle; New York: Jove Books, 1986. Later Printing. ISBN: 0515090395
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Shelfwear and rubbing. Light browning to pages. 331 pages. ISBN 13 - 9780515090390 . Two love stories in this single volume, namely Forsaking All Others and A Promise to Cherish. Book ID # K08000109
A Hero Travels Light
Barnes, Lilly; Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1986. ISBN: 0887506372
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Two light marks from price stickers on front cover. Shelfwear and rubbing to covers. Text is tight and bright. 162 pages. 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches in size. Book ID # 009002
A Jest of God
Laurence, Margaret; Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1966.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket has scratch on front panel; shelfwear and some discoloration. Brown hardcover with gold lettering on spine. Black line near bottom edge of front cover. Bump at top and bottom of spine. Light shelfwear and rubbing to covers. Browning to page edges and pages. 202 pages. 5 1/2 by 8 1/4 inches in size. From dj "With unerring taste and genuine insight, leavened by a salty humour, she conveys the hungers of mind and body in a lonely human being and the muted jubilance of her first steps toward self-liberation.". Book ID # 011388
A Kind of Armour
Humfrey, Michael; London: John Murray, 1985. ISBN: 0719541980
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has a large closed tear starting at top of spine and some sticker residue on front panel. Grey book with gold lettering on spine. Small remainder mark at bottom edge. Text is tight and bright. 136 pages. 5 3/4 by 8 3/4 inches in size. Book ID # E11000005
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