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A.  [5287] Cornwell, Bernard. Sharpe's Sword . 
London: Collins. Sm. 8 vo., 319 pp. 1st Edition. 
1983. Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca Campaign June and 
July, 1812. The 4th title in the Richard Sharpe series, 
and by far the most scarce--only about 500 copies 
apparently printed of the 1st edition. Red cloth. 
Some cocking of spine; slight edgewear; o/w a VG+  
copy in a VG pictorial d.j. that is price-clipped 
and has some minor scratches and chipping. 
A fine value.                          SOLD

Catalog Report

Modern Fiction : 62 Books

[4846] Arnason, David. 50 Stories and a Piece of Advice . Winnipeg, Manitoba: Turnstone Press , Signed by Author. Abt. 5-1/4 x 8-1/4" tall, 155 pp. (1982) Contains an unusual bunch of short fiction. "Fifty Stories and a Piece of Advice" is itself a collection of one-line to one-paragraph snippets. Other stories include: "The Washing Machine", "The Indian, the Dancer and the Sailor", "They Went Berrypicking", "The Sunfish", "A Letter to History Teachers", "Binary Lovers", "A German Lunatic on Top of the CPR Building", plus more. This copy SIGNED by the author on the title page. Glossy heavy card wraps. Minor chipping of edges; poor paper is browned; prev. owner's bookplate on inside front cover; o/w a G+ or better copy. $15.50

[2949] Atwood, Margaret. Blind Assassin, The. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Hard Cover. Tall 8 vo., 522 pp. 1st Can. Ed. (2000) Published simultaneously in N.Y. and Lon. The Booker Prize Winner for 2000. An intimate family drama with epic proportions. One of Atwood's best. Black paper-on-boards. Slight edgewear; one little nick to bottomedge of front cover; two pages bent just at the upper tip; o/w a Near Fine copy in a VG+ pictorial d.j. $11.50

[4831] Browne, Courtney. Taipan and the Pillow Book . Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, Hard Cover. 12 mo., 263 pp. 1st Edition. July, 1956. A riotous tale of a young bachelor, Britisher William Adams, in Japan. Grey/Red pictorial cloth. Slight edgewear; o/w a VG+ copy in a VG matching d.j. $17.00

[4991] Byrne, Edward . Aporia . Toronto: Fissure Point Blank, Signed by Author. Abt. 6-1/2 x 7-1/2" tall, 49 pp. 1st Edition. June, 1989. Limited edition of 500 copies. Short pieces of prose and philosophizing. This copy SIGNED by the author on the title page. Card wraps. Some minor chipping and discolouring of covers; o/w a VG copy. $15.00

[4295] Caldwell, Erskine. Weather Shelter, The . New York and Cleveland: World Publishing (an NAL book), Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 190 pp. 1st Edition. 1969. A novel set in Tennessee about racial segregation. Gold paper-on-boards with Rust cloth spine. Minor edgewear; o/w a VG+ clean, tight copy in a VG+ price-clipped d.j. $10.00

[4671] Calvino, Italo. cosmicomics . London: Jonathan Cape, Abt. 5 x 7-3/4" tall, 153 pp. The scarce "Proof Copy" of the 1st British Edition, 1969. (Probably issued late 1968 to the trade.) Rose-coloured stiff card wraps decorated with the Jonathan Cape collophon device and with a paper paste-on on the front panel with the description of the book (same as the description on the front inside flap of the dustjacket but different typeface and layout and with "February" at the bottom). Some fading of spine and minor discolouration of edges; o/w a VG+ copy in a Good Only decorative d.j. (same as for the 1st U.K. edition hardcover I presume) but with "PROOF ONLY Provisional publication date 20th February 1969" printed on rear inside flap. D.J. has a few short tears--one taped--plus some staining and rubbing. The d.j. is abt. 1/4" oversize for this proof copy. $165.00

[1551] Chase, Nicholas. Locksley. Lon.: Heinemann, . Hard Cover. 8 vo., 280 pp. 1st ed. 1983. An exciting rendition of one of England's most famous legends: that of Robin Hood. This story is acted out against a background of civil war, and takes "Robert Godfrey Bouvier Atheling, Knight Equerry, Fourth Earl of Locksley" from the Holy Crusades of Richard the Lionheart to the outlaw camps of Sherwood Forest. Written by brothers Christopher and Anthony Hyde, this copy is INSCRIBED on the title page by Christopher Hyde in 1984. Green cloth. Slight edgewear; corners bumped; poor quality paper has browned in margins; o/w VG in slightly chipped and rubbed VG+ pictorial d.j. $24.00

[5279] Clarke, Austin and Callaghan, Barry. Austin Clarke Reader . Toronto: Exile Editions, Soft Cover. Signed by Author. Abt. 6 x 9" tall, 351 pp. 1st Edition (1996) Edited by Barry Callaghan. Preface by Rinaldo Walcott. Norman Mailer commented: "And so on one goes, alternately congratulating and cursing Austin Clarke, but changing the workings of one's own mind." Includes Stories, "Tom" Clarke columns, plus Essay, Poems, Memoirs and Interviews. This copy INSCRIBED to Jean Pearas on the title page in 2003. Pictorial glossy stiff card wraps. Minor edgewear and rubbing; a few corners turned; o/w a VG or better copy. $18.00

[5278] Clarke, Austin and Callaghan, Barry. Passage Back Home: a Personal Reminiscence of Samuel Selvon . Toronto: Exile Editions, Soft Cover. Signed by Author. Abt. 6 x 9" tall, 160 pp. 1st Edition. 1994. This memoir of Clarke's time in Selvon's company is the attempt to recapture his outstanding contribution to West Indian literature. A few photos. This copy INSCRIBED by Clarke on the title page and dated 1997. Pictorial stiff card wraps. Minor edgewear and rubbing; o/w a VG+ clean copy. $40.00

[5287] Cornwell, Bernard. Sharpe's Sword . London: Collins, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 319 pp. 1st Edition. 1983. Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca Campaign June and July, 1812. The 4th title in the Richard Sharpe series, and by far the most scarce--only about 500 copies apparently printed of the 1st edition. Red cloth. Some cocking of spine; slight edgewear; o/w a VG+ copy in a VG pictorial d.j. that is price-clipped and has some minor scratches and chipping. A fine value. SOLD

[4329] Cornwell, Bernard. Sharpe's Triumph . New York: Harper Collins, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 291 pp. 1st U.S. Edition (1998). The return of the brave English sergeant, Richard Sharpe, this time in India in the Battle of Assaye, September, 1803. The 15th Sharpe novel. No one writes more gripping battle scenes than Bernard Cornwell. Blue paper-on-boards with Black cloth spine. Minor edgewear; o/w a VG+ copy in a VG+ pictorial d.j. with some rubbing. $18.50

[4163] Cornwell, Bernard. Stormchild. New York: Harper Collins, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 358 pp. 1st U.S. Edition (1991). Another action-packed thriller from this popular author. The protagonist, Tim Blackburn, from a quiet hamlet near the English Channel, sets out in the company of an American journalist (attractive of course) in his sloop "Stormchild" to Patagonia where he hopes to persuade his daughter to return to England with him. Grey paper-on-boards with Black cloth spine. Slight edgewear; black remainder mark on bottomedges near spine; two corners bumped; o/w a VG to VG+ copy in a VG pictorial d.j. $14.00

[5284] Cornwell, Bernard. Harlequin: The Grail Quest. London: HarperCollins, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 372 pp. 1st Edition. 2000. Historical adventure writer Cornwell introduces Thomas of Hookton, an archer in the English army who came across the Channel to lay waste the towns and countryside, and fight in the first major battle of what was to become the Hundred Years' War. Navy cloth. 2 corners bumped; poor paper somewhat discoloured; o/w a VG+ copy in a VG+ pictorial d.j. with minor rubbing and edgewear. $20.00

[5285] Cornwell, Bernard. Sharpe's Prey . London: HarperCollins, Hard Cover. Signed by Author. 8 vo., 260 pp. 1st Edition. 2001. Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807. Map endpapers. Black cloth. This copy SIGNED by the author on the title page. Cocked slightly; slight edgewear; one minor bump in edge of rear board; poor paper slightly discoloured; o/w a VG+ copy in a VG+ pictorial d.j. with one small taped tear. $37.50

[5286] Cornwell, Bernard. Sharpe's Honour . London, Toronto, etal : Collins.
Signed by Author. 8 vo., 320 pp. 1st Canadian Edition. 1985. The Vitoria Campaign, Feb. to June, 1813. The sixth title in the famed Richard Sharpe series. This copy INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Printed in the U.S. and with the Canadian/American d.j. showing Sharpe and other characters on the front panel (the Canadian printing withour price.) Brown paper-covered boards with Cream cloth spine. Slight edgewear; pages 31-32 with minor rippling in margin due to some dampness; o/w a VG+ copy in a VG pictorial d.j. with minor edgewear and a couple of very short tears; crease in front panel. $150.00

[5081] Courtenay, Bryce . Power of One . New York: Random House, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 518 pp. 1st U.S. Edition (1989) "An exceptional storyteller's stirring saga of the will to win." Blue paper-on-boards with Blue cloth spine. Minor edgewear and rubbing; gift inscription on reverse of half-title; o/w a VG or better copy in a G+ price-clipped d.j. with minor chipping and wrinkling. $22.00

[2894] De Berg, Jeanne. Women's Rites: Scenes from the Erotic Imagination . New York: Grove Press, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 119 pp. 1st U.S. edition. 1987. Under a pseudonym, the author draws on her own experiences to dramatize the mysteries of the twin passions of dominance and submission. Blue paper-on-boards with Blue cloth spine. Slight edgewear and rubbing; o/w Near Fine in VG+ d.j. with slight chipping and rubbing. $8.80

[2437] De La Roche, Mazo. Jalna. Toronto: Macmillan, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 347 pp. 1st Can. Ed. 1927. The first novel in the famous Whiteoak series. Blue cloth with Orange lettering. Some crinkling of top and bottom of spine; moderate edgewear and rubbing; a few pages roughly opened with little bits missing from edges; the odd minor margin stain; prev. owner's name on f.e.p.; o/w G+ to -VG. $14.00

[4983] Desjardins, Martine. Fairy Ring . Vancouver, B. C.: Talonbooks, Signed by Author. Abt. 5-1/2 x 8" tall, 223 pp. 1st English edition. 2001. Translated by Fred Reed and David Homel. A somewhat dark novel in the form of letters, set in Nova Scotia in 1895. This copy SIGNED by Martine Desjardins on the half-title in 2001. Glossy stiff card wraps. Slight edgewear and rubbing; o/w a Near Fine copy. $15.00

[4162] Deverell, William. Platinum Blues. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Sm. 8 vo., 261 pp. 1st Edition (1988). A thriller set in California, with lawyer Oliver Gulliver pushing a music piracy suit and ending up in a situation where bodies are dropping all around him. This copy SIGNED by Deverell on the title page. Lt. Grey cloth. Minor discolouring of bottom edges; o/w VG+ in a VG d.j. with some minor chipping and rubbing. $17.00

[2697] Dodge, Jim. Fup. New York: Simon & Schuster, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 95 pp. (1984) 1st Ed. by a mainstream publisher. A classic American "tall tale" set in northern California, featuring a cranky 99-yr.-old man named Tiny, his gentle grandson, Jake, and a 20-lb. hen mallard duck named "Fup". Tan paper-on-boards. Minor edgewear; remainder dot on bottomedges; o/w VG+ in a VG pictorial d.j.with minor chipping and soiling. $7.00

[2638] Durrell, Lawrence. Sauve Qui Peut. London: Faber & Faber, Hard Cover. 12 mo., 82 pp. 1st Ed. thus. 1966. Another collection of "Antrobus" stories, featuring Antrobus himself and the other dips: Polk-Mowbray, De Mandeville, Dovebasket, the butler Drage and some new characters including the widow Mole. B/w illus. by Nicolas Bentley. Pink cloth. Minor edgewear; slight soiling of topedges; o/w VG+ in a VG pictorial d.j. with some chipping and soiling. $15.00

[4882] Esquivel, Laura. Swift as Desire . New York: Crown Publishers, Hard Cover. Signed by Author. 12 mo., 207 pp. 1st Edition (2001). Translated by Stephen Lytle. A loving tribute to her father, by the author of "Like Water for Chocolate". An enchanting, bittersweet story in which the author shows us how keeping secrets will always lead to unhappiness and how communication is the key to love. This copy SIGNED by the author on the free front endpaper. White paper-on-boards with Blue cloth spine. Slight edgewear; small Red remainder dot on topedges; o/w a Near Fine copy in a VG+ pictorial d.j. $22.00

[3563] Fletcher, Verne. Captain Gentleman. Tor. and Winnipeg: Harlequin Books, Abt. 4-1/4 x 6-1/2", 256 pp. 1st Edition Thus, June 1954. #303. "Only once during the tempestuous years of her disguise did she discard men's clothing to reveal herself as a woman of startling beauty, only to return once again to her role of the pirate, whose dandified ways earned "him" the name "Captain Gentleman". " Glossy pictorial wraps. Wrinkling of spine; circular stain on rear cover; usual discolouring of the paper; o/w a tight, clean VG copy with a nice bright image on front cover of sword-wielding pirates. $7.00

[4818] Gabaldon, Diana. Fiery Cross, The . Toronto: Doubleday Canada, Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Tall 8 vo., 979 pp. 1st Can. Edition (2001). American author Gabaldon gives us the exciting 5th volume in the popular Outlander series, featuring 18th-century Scotsman James Fraser and his 20th-century time-traveling wife, Claire Randall. This copy with an author-signed bookplate affixed to the half-title. Red paper-on-boards with Black cloth spine. Slight edgewear; minor ding to top and bottom of spine; o/w a VG+ copy in a Brodarted VG+ d.j. $25.00

[3561] Garth, Will. Masked Rider. Tor. and Winnipeg: Harlequin Books, Abt. 4-1/4 x 6-1/2", 192 pp. 1st Edition Thus, March 1953. #220. Glossy pictorial wraps. Moderate cover wear; paper discoloured as usual; o/w a G+ copy. $6.00

[5137] Gillen, Brendan. High Noon in Stewart: Irish Trouble in Northern Canada . Cranbrook, B.C.: Ballymote Books , Signed by Author. Abt. 6 x 9" tall, 278 pp. 1st Edition (2008). A rollicking Irish-Canadian novel wherein Martin Maguire hooks up with a lovely Canadian woman while passing through Stewart, British Columbia, only to discover that she's the girlfriend of the local RCMP officer. Can you spell Get-Out-of-Town! This copy SIGNED by the author on the title page. Glossy stiff card wraps. Slight edgewear and rubbing; covers slightly curled; o/w a VG+ clean copy. $12.50

[3378] Godden, Rumer. Cromartie V. The God Shiva Acting Through the Government of India . London: Macmillan, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 170 pp. 1st Edition. 1997. Rumer Godden returns to India with this story, the country that has been the inspiration for many of her greatest works. Set on south India's exquisite Coromandel coast, this entrancing modern-day morality tale is also a touching love story. Red cloth. Minor edgewear; o/w VG+ in a VG pictorial d.j. $15.00

[2043] Godden, Rumer. China Court: the Hours of a Country House. London , Toronto & New York: Macmillan and Co./St. Martin's Press, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 325 pp. 1st Ed. 1961. Five generations of Quins have lived in China Court, a house built in a remote village on the Cornish moors by Eustace Quin in 1840 and named after the china clay works from which the family draws its prosperity. With great dexterity, the author combines the Then and Now. Rose coloured cloth. Moderate edgewear; o/w a VG clean solid copy in VG d.j. with two short taped tears and some chipping and soiling. $9.00

[3045] Hemingway, Ernest. True at First Light . New York: Scribner, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 320 pp. 1st Edition. (1999) Edited with an Introduction by Patrick Hemingway. A blend of autobiography and fiction, this chronicle is of Hemingway's final African safari and is his last unpublished work, written when he returned from Kenya in 1953. Includes a Swahili Glossary. Green paper-on-boards with a Black cloth spine. Slight shelf-wear; o/w a Near Fine copy in a pictorial VG+ d.j. with slight rubbing. $10.00

[4973] Humphreys, C.C.. Absolute Honour. Toronto Ontario: McArthur & Co., Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. 8 vo., size, 312 pp. 1st softcover edition. 2006. Another rip-roaring, swashbuckling adventure story featuring Jack Absolute. This copy SIGNED boldly on the title page by the author, a resident of Vancouver, B.C. Pictorial stiff card wraps. Minor chipping; minor wrinkle in spine; "Signed by Author" sticker on upper right corner of front cover; a VG or better copy. $15.50

[5112] Kadrey, Richard . Aloha from Hell: a Sandman Slim Novel . New York: Harper Collins (Harper Voyager book), Soft Cover. Abt. 5 x 7" tall, 438 pp. 2011. Uncorrected proof copy of the 3rd Sandman Slim novel. Some minor chipping and rubbing of the pictorial card wraps; o/w a VG+ copy. $19.50

[4157] King, Stephen. Hearts in Atlantis . London: Hodder & Stoughton, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 499 pp. 1st English Edition. 1999. This interesting King novel is composed of 5 interconnected, sequential narratives set in the years between 1960 and 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the Vietnam War. Dark Blue cloth. A Near Fine copy in a VG+ d.j. with slight chipping and rubbing. $10.00

[4353] Kinsella, W.P.. Shoeless Joe. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., Hard Cover. Signed by Author. 8 vo., 265 pp. 1st U.S. Edition. 1982. Kinsella's most famous book, it was the basis for Kevin Costner's "Field of Dreams" film. SIGNED "Bill Kinsella" on the half-title. Charcoal paper-on-boards with Gold embossed baseball figure on front cover; White linen cloth spine with Gold lettering. Green e.p.'s. Three tiny indentations to bottom edges of covers; o/w Near Fine in VG+ d.j. that has some indentations on spine (perhaps where something was pressed against it...not affecting spine of book); some minor edgewear and a small chip missing from rear outer bottom corner; NOT price-clipped. $225.00

[4261] Lindsay, Douglas. Last Fish Supper, The . Inverness: Long Midnight Publishing, Abt. 5 x 7-3/4" tall, 287 pp. 1st Edition. 2006. The story of Barney Thomson and his search for a quiet town in which to settle. Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae might have done but for a string of strange occurences. An entertaining Scottish voice. Glossy pictorial wraps. Minor chipping of edges; four pages with a bit of rippling in margins; o/w a VG+ clean copy. $9.00

[3545] Maclean, Alistair. Force 10 from Navarone. London: Collins, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 254 pp. 1st Edition. 1968. An exciting sequel to Maclean's blockbuster book "The Guns of Navarone". Keith Mallory, Andrea and Dusty Miller are parachuted into war-torn Yugoslavia, ostensibly to rescue a division of trapped Partisans. In fact, it is to convince the Germans that a major Allied assault on Yugoslavia is impending and thus draw off troops from the Italian front. World War Two fiction at its best. Brown cloth. Minor edgewear; minor spotting of topedges; o/w VG in G+ price-clipped d.j. $11.00

[2736] McNeer, May. Bloomsday for Maggie. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 246 pp. 1st Ed. 1976. The story of a young woman reporter in Florida during the prohibition era. Several b/w illus. by famed artist Lynd Ward. Mauve cloth. Light staining to parts of spine and rear cover; slight spotting of topedges; o/w G+ in G+ pictorial, price-clipped d.j. $9.00

[4188] Montgomery, L. M.. Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans . Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 256 pp. 1st Collected Edition (1988). Edited by Rea Wilmshurst. Most of the 19 stories in this collection pre-date "Anne of Green Gables". The use of the word "orphan" here includes more than children. Only 7 of the stories are about the very young. There are school girls and boys alone in the world, lonely young working men and women, middle-aged people wanting someone to care for; and older men and women whose lives are empty of love and family. In her usual way, Lucy Maud finds warm and loving homes for all her lonely characters. A few b/w drawings. Mauve cloth. Near Fine copy with a VG+ dust-jacket that has just a couple minor scratches on the back. $22.50

[4187] Montgomery, L. M.. Road to Yesterday. Toronto, New York, et al: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 251 pp. 1st Edition (1974). Lucy Maud Montgomery's son, Dr. Stuart MacDonald, discovered this unpublished manuscript of 14 stories among his mother's papers. It bore the title, "The Blythes Are Quoted" and was divided into two parts, each part composed of a narrative introduction describing an evening in the Blythe family home in Avonlea when they would sit around and listen to stories and poems. Only one poem has been kept in this publication, but all the stories. This book becomes an enlargement, a filling-out of the Anne stories and the backgrounds for Lucy Maud's other books. Some of the stories are: "An Afternoon with Mr. Jenkins"; "Retribution"; "A Dream Comes True"; "The Cheated Child"; "Penelope Struts Her Theories"; and "Here Comes the Bride". Rose colour cloth. Slight edgewear; slight discolouring of foredges; a small stain on each of the front and rear endpapers from where the dust-jacket was taped; o/w a VG copy in a price-clipped VG d.j. $25.00

[4691] Montgomery, L. M.. At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 228 pp. 1st Edition. Edited by Rea Wilmshurst. The 6th volume of L.M. Montgomery's rediscovered stories to be published by McClelland and Stewart. A pleasing collection of 18 "happy-ever-after" stories. Pink cloth. Slight edgewear; minor ding to top and bottom of spine; o/w a VG+ copy in a VG+ d.j. Publisher's stamp on title page proclaiming it a Complimentary Review Copy, Not for Resale. $18.50

[4868] Ondaatje, Michael. Coming Through Slaughter. New York: W.W. Norton, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 156 pp. (1976) 2nd printing of the author's second novel. A fictionalized account of Buddy Bolden, the first of the great trumpet players in the early jazz era of New Orleans. Brown paper-on-boards with Beige cloth spine. Slight edgewear; 2 corners bumped; prev. owner's name on half-title; o/w VG in VG d.j. (bottom corner of front flap clipped but $6.95 present at top of flap). $29.00

[4228] Peretti, Frank. Oath. Dallas, London, Vancouver: Word Publishing, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 550 pp. 1st Edition Thus (1995). A Special Collectors' Edition. Something sinister is at work in Hyde River, an isolated old mining town in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Once again, Frank Peretti has crafted a spellbinding novel filled with tension and suspense building to a crescendo of raw-edged terror. Black/Wine cloth. Minor edgewear; o/w a VG+ copy in a VG+ d.j. $10.00

[3562] Plaidy, Jean. Beyond the Blue Mountains. Tor. and Winnipeg: Harlequin Books, Abt. 4-1/4 x 6-1/2", 254 pp. 2nd printing, June 1951. #113. A pot-boiler from respected historical novelist Plaidy. "To Kitty Kennedy, lusciously beautiful and virtually alone in the brutal England of George III, fate was not kind." Glossy pictorial wraps have tawdry slave-block illus. (see photo at left). Spine wrinkled and chipped; rear cover wrinkled and chipped; paper discoloured as usual; abt. a G+ copy. $7.00

[5025] Plaidy, Jean. Queens of England Series: 6 Volumes. London: Fontana/Pan/HarperCollins, Mass Market Paperback. Abt. 4-3/8 x 6-7/8"tall, 295 to 576 pp. each. 3 Fontana editions, one Pan and two HarperCollins, all printed in London, England. The 6 assorted titles gathered here are: Queen of This Realm (#2 in series); Courts of Love (#5); The Reluctant Queen (#8); The Pleasures of Love (#9); William's Wife (#10) and Rose Without a Thorn (#11). Stiff card nicely-illustrated wraps. Some minor chipping; paper somewhat discoloured; o/w VG to VG+ copies. Price for all 6 volumes. $40.00

[1992] Ponicsan, Darryl. Cinderella Liberty. London: W.H. Allen, Hard Cover. 8 vo., l79 pp. 1st Br. Ed. 1973. An hilarious novel by the author of "The Last Detail". John Baggs, Yeoman Second Class, U.S. Navy lands in a hospital and his records disappear. He's granted "Cinderalla Liberty": out-patient by day, but he must be back by midnight . Blue cloth. Slight wear and fading to edges; small sticker on f.e.p.; o/w VG+ in chipped, slightly-discoloured VG d.j. $9.00

[5237] Preston, Tom. Sabre Brigade United Nations . Indiana: Self Published, Soft Cover. Signed by Author. Abt. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2" tall, 401 pp. Probable 1st and only edition (1994), printed by Xlibris Corp., a print-on-demand or vanity press type company. This is a work of fiction and the cover blurb states "...it is the first of its kind shedding a whole new light not just on international peace-keeping, but the role of the Platoon Commander and soldier once in combat". The author was a serving soldier in Royal Engineers and Airborne in the British Army. This copy is INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title and also SIGNED by the author on the title page (name actually printed by the author) plus the saying "Si Vis Pacem Poma Bellum". Blue stiff card wraps. Front cover slightly curled; minor chipping and rubbing; o/w a VG or better copy. $15.50

[3051] Saroyan, William. Places Where I've Done Time. New York and Washington: Praeger, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 182 pp. 1st Ed. 1972. An autobiographical work rich in Saroyan characters. Red cloth. Slight wear and fading of edges; o/w a VG copy in a VG price-clipped, pictorial d.j. $10.00

[2893] Slung, Michele (Ed.). Fever: Sensual Stories By Women Writers. N.Y.: Harper Collins, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 220 pp. 1st Edition. The editor, with this book and others, shows that she is adept at searching out original works of creative sensuality. Lt. Blue paper-on-boards with Dk. Blue cloth spine. Slight edgewear; slight ding to bottom of spine; o/w VG+ in VG+ pictorial d.j. that is price-clipped and slightly rubbed. $9.00

[5021] Steinbeck, John. Ten Oosten Van Eden (East of Eden). Belgium: Uitgeverij Agathon, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 582 pp. (1977) Trans. into Dutch by Clara Eggink. Black cloth. Minor edgewear and rubbing; poor paper somewhat discoloured; prev. owner's name on f.e.p.; o/w VG without d.j. $15.00

[4496] Stong, Phil. State Fair. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 266 pp. (1945) This photoplay edition from the "Film Classics Library" has three 2-page fold-out photos from the 20th Century Fox musical plus two more 2-page movie stills on the endpapers. Published simultaneously with the opening of the film, starring the lovely Jeanne Crain, as well as Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes and Vivian Blaine. An unabridged edition of this American classic. Orange cloth with Gold stamped carousel on front cover and Black and Gold titling label on spine. Minor edgewear and soiling; poor paper somewhat discoloured; o/w VG in a Poor pictorial d.j. with chipping and taping and a chunk missing from lower spine. Attractive front panel of the d.j. has the stars' photos superimposed on colourful fair artwork. See photo at left. $11.00

[2385] Stuart, Jesse. Jesse Stuart Harvest. N.Y.: Dell, 4 x 6-/2" paperback, 288 pp. 1st pb. ed. 1965. Eighteen superb stories by one of America's best-loved writers. Stuart has made the people of the hill country of eastern Kentucky live for us, in the novels and short stories he has written about them. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Minor chipping and rubbing; o/w VG+ clean, tight copy. $6.60

[4995] Thomas, Ian. Bequest . Ancaster, Ontario : Manor House Publishing, Signed by Author. 8 vo. size, 288 pp. 1st Edition. Oct. 2006. Thrilling first novel by musician Thomas. This copy boldly INSCRIBED by Thomas on the title page. Glossy pictorial stiff card wraps. Slight edgewear; minor damage to bottomedges of a few pages; o/w a VG+ copy. $14.50

[4915] Valgardson, W.D.. Bloodflowers: Ten Stories . Ottawa: Oberon Press , Signed by Author. Abt. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2" tall, 122 pp. 1st Edition (1973) Some of the stories included in this collection are: Bloodflowers; An Act of Mercy; Brothers; First Flight; and The Burning. This copy SIGNED by the author on the f.e.p. Decorative stiff card wraps. Slight edgewear and discolouring of covers; some discolouring of edges; o/w a VG copy. $12.50

[5266] Various. F. Scott Fitzgerald Review, Volume 1, 2002. Hempstead, NY: F. Scott Fitzgerald Society/Hofstra University , Soft Cover. Abt. 6 x 9" tall, 240 pp. 1st Edition (2003) Articles include: "Say It Ain't So, Jay: Fitzgerald's Use of Baseball in The Great Gatsby" by Robert Johnson Jr.; "The Real Jay Gatsby: Max von Gerlach, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Compositional History of The Great Gatsby" by Horst Kruse; "A Fitzgerald Autobiography" by Scott Donaldson; plus several reviews and more. Glossy pictorial stiff card wraps. Slight edgewear; minor fading of front cover; o/w a VG+ copy. $20.00

[2892] Villefranche, Anne-Marie. Secrets D'amour: Erotic Memoirs of Paris in the 1920's. N.Y.: Carroll & Graf, Hard Cover. Sm. 8 vo., 182 pp. 1990. No price on jacket so could be Book Club. Handsome, young Armand Budin has too many lovers in his life. Grey paper-on-boards with Black cloth spine. Slight edgewear; o/w Near Fine in VG rubbed pictorial d.j. $7.70

[4869] Waelti-Walters, Jennifer. Fairy Tales and the Female Imagination. Montreal: Eden Press, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 161 pp. 1st Edition (1982). "...a perceptive analysis of seven French and French Canadian women writers whose novels illustrate the pervasive influence of fairy tales on women's lives". Blue cloth. Slight edgewear; prev. owner's name blacked out on f.e.p.; a card-pocket attached to inside rear cover but no library markings; o/w VG+ in a VG pictorial d.j. with faded spine and edges (a common flaw of this particular book). $23.00

[4996] Walter, Chris . Shouts from the Gutter. Vancouver, B. C.: GFY Press, Signed by Author. Abt. 5 x 8" tall, 232 pp. 1st Edition. 2007. A collection of stories portraying drunks, punks, junkies and whores, living and dying on the streets and in the cheap boarding houses of Vancouver and other cities. Walter tells stories with crudeness, empathy and humour. This copy SIGNED by Walter on the half-title page. Glossy pictorial stiff card wraps. Slight edgewear and rubbing; gift inscription on a front free endpaper; o/w a Near Fine copy. $15.00

[3557] Westcott, Jan. Captain for Elizabeth. Tor. and Winnipeg: Harlequin Books, Abt. 4-1/4 x 6-1/2", 320 pp. 2nd printing, July 1952. #164. A fictional version of the third voyage around the world by Captain Thomas Cavendish--"a lusty novel of piracy, stolen treasure and women abandoned to the unknown". Minor chipping and soiling of pictorial wraps; some wrinkling of spine; paper discoloured as usual; o/w a G+ copy. $6.00

[4352] Whyte, Jack. Uther. Toronto: Viking/Penguin, Hard Cover. 8 vo., 809 pp. 1st Edition. 2000. Another great historical novel from Whyte, featuring Uther Pendragon, cousin to the sorcerer Merlyn and father of Arthur, the future King of Britain. Grey cloth. Couple indentations in spine; slight edgewear; o/w a VG+ clean copy. $15.00

[3556] Williams, Ben Ames. Great Oaks: Southern Beauties, Untamed Indians and Bloody Pirates. Tor. and Winnipeg: Harlequin Books, Abt. 4-1/4 x 6-1/2", 318 pp. 2nd printing, Apr. 1952. #152. A novel about early days of hardship on the Georgia Coast. Minor edgewear; spine wrinkled and stained; pages discoloured as usual; still a nearly VG copy that's tight and clean. $6.00

[4554] Woodford, Jack. Illegitimate. N.Y.: Beacon Signal , Abt. 4-1/4 x 7" tall, 153 pp. plus publisher's list. 1st Can. Edition (1963). Number One in Beacon-Signal's exclusive new series. "The famous "Kinsey Report" novel of uninhibited Mary Lou Fenton who came to New York a virgin...and quickly made up for lost time." Stiff card wraps. Minor edgewear; o/w a VG or better clean copy. $9.00

[4990] Yeldham, Peter. Bitter Harvest. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Pan MacMillan Australia, Mass Market Paperback. Abt. 4-1/2 x 7" tall, 657 pp. plus publisher's ads. 1st Pan Edition. 1997. "From the stunning vineyard landscape of the Barossa Valley to the vibrant colour of Sydney, "A Bitter Harvest" is an epic saga reaching from the Federation years to the battlefields of World War I." Pictorial stiff card wraps. Some chipping and creasing to covers; the poor paper is discoloured; o/w a G+ to -VG copy of an uncommon title. $21.50

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