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The Abramsky Variations.

By: Torgov, Morley.

Price: $4.80

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Lester and Orpen.: 1977

Seller ID: 25205

ISBN: 0919630804

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket

8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; (8) - 175 pp. Blue cloth over boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine. First edition as per the copyright page. The book shows mild wear to the externals and that to the spine tips with a trace of wear to the board corners. The unclipped dust jacket is worn on the head and tail edges with discreet tape repairs made on the inside to small closed tears.
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St. Farb's Day.

By: Torgov, Morley.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Lester & Orpen Dennys.: 1990

Seller ID: 25218

ISBN: 0886193338

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

8vo - 22.5 x 15 cm.; 270 pp. In this story, lawyer Torgov "paints a wonderfully humorous picture of a world he knows a great deal about - the power and greed of Bay Street. In so doing, he gives us a secular saint for our times: Farb, an ordinary, honest man trying to cope with the worst of all possible Fridays." Green paper-covered boards with white spine lettering. Light edgewear on boards; a clean and sturdy text. Dust jacket has a bit of rubbing.
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Canadian Book Review Annual, 1976.

By: Tudor, Dean with Nancy Tudor and Linda Biesenthal. (editors)

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Peter Martin Associates.: 1077

Seller ID: 29086

ISBN: 0383770X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

4to - 25 x 17 cm.; (10) - 389 pp. Mustard yellow cloth over boards with black lettering on the spine and the front board. The reviews are grouped as follows: Reference Materials, Humanities and Applied Arts, Literature, Social Sciences, and Science and Technology with subgroups within each. Six page listing of the contributors followed by a 9 page author index, a 10 page title index and lastly a 6 page subject index. The library markings are a label ghost on the lower spine and a pocket on the back free end paper, Otherwise very clean with a solid binding while showing only mild wear to the sp...
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The Sound of Living Things.

By: Turcotte, Elise.

Price: $6.40

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Coach House Press.: 1993

Seller ID: 23776

ISBN: 0889104379

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 153 - [7] pp. First published as "Le bruit des choses vibantes" in 1991 and translated unto English by Sheila Fischman. First English edition and so stated on the copyright page. This is Elise's first novel.
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Un, deux, trois.

By: Turgeon, Pierre.

Price: $6.40

Publisher: Montreal, Quebec., Editions du Jour.: 1970

Seller ID: 21821

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 20 x 13.5 cm.; 171 pp. The text is in French. Mild shelf wear to the cover edges with like scuffing. The interior is very clean and the binding is solid and sound.
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A Map of Glass.

By: Urquhart, Jane.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., McClelland & Stewart.: 2005

Seller ID: 25176

ISBN: 0771087276

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; (10) - 371 - (3) pp. Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. First edition as per the copyright page. Signed by the author on the title page. The dust jacket is not clipped.; Signed by Author
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The Whirlpool.

By: Urquhart, Jane.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., McClelland & Stewart.: 1989

Seller ID: 25207

ISBN: 0771086555

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; 237 - (3) pp. First published in 1986, this is the second printing. Signed by the author on the title page. The cover edges show very slight edge wear, specifically the top fore corner on the front has a partial dog eared crease best seen in reflected light, otherwise fine.; Signed by Author
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Sanctuary Line.

By: Urquhart, Jane.

Price: $11.70

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., McClelland & Stewart.: 2010

Seller ID: 29969

ISBN: 0771086466

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; (10) - 278 pp. Beige cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. First edition and first printing as per the copyright page. Signed by the author on the title page. Minor wear to the spine tips and the unclipped dust jacket has minor wear to the spine tips and the front fore corners. ; Signed by Author
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Red Dust.

By: Valgardson, W. D.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario., Oberon Press.: 1978

Seller ID: 26068

ISBN: 0887502601

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; 126 pp. A collection of 7 stories set in the Icelandic communities that Valgardson knew as a young boy. The cover edges have some light wear as does the spine. Otherwise very clean with a tight binding.
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The Tent Peg.

By: van Herk, Aritha.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., McClelland and Stewart.: 1981

Seller ID: 24054

ISBN: 0771087020

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 227 - [1] pp. Beige paper over boards with red cloth on spine and gilt lettering on same. Signed by the author on the title page. Previous owner's bookplate on the front free end paper. The spine tips show mild wear, otherwise the book is tight, bright and clean. The unclipped dust jacket has mild wear to the head and tail edges with more moderate wear to the spine tips.; Signed by Author
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The Book of Secrets.

By: Vassanji, M. G.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., McClelland and Stewart.: 1995

Seller ID: 24312

ISBN: 0771087195

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 23 x 15.5 cm.; [10] - 337 - [5] pp. Unclipped french fold flaps on the fore edges of the wraps. First published in 1994, this is the third printing from the following year. Signed and dated in Ottawa by the author on the title page. Gilt Giller Prize medallion printed on the front.; Signed by Author
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AMRiiKA.

By: Vassanji, M. G.

Price: $11.20

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., McClelland and Stewart.: 1999

Seller ID: 24315

ISBN: 0771087233

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; [8] - 412 - [4] pp. Black cloth over boards with blue lettering on spine. First edition as per the copyright page. Signed by the author on the title page. Black remainder mark on the tail edge of the text block. Both the book and the unclipped dust jacket show a trace of wear on the spine tips.; Remainder; Signed by Author
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When She Was Queen.

By: Vassanji, M. G.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Doubleday Canada.: 2005

Seller ID: 24316

ISBN: 0385661762

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; [8] - 254 - [10] pp. Off white paper over boards with brown cloth and gilt lettering on spine. First edition and second printing as per the copyright page. Signed by the author on the title page. Both the book and the unclipped dust jacket show a trace of wear at the spine tips.; Signed by Author
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The Assassin's Song.

By: Vassanji, M. G.

Price: $17.60

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Doubleday Canada.: 2007

Seller ID: 24317

ISBN: 038566351X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

8vo - 23.5 x 15.5 cm.; [8] - 313 - [15] pp. Blue paper over boards with black cloth and gilt lettering on the spine. First edition and first printing as per the copyright page. Signed by the author on the title page. Giller Prize Finalist sticker on the front of the unclipped dust jacket.; Signed by Author
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La Petite Heure.

By: Vigneault, Gilles.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario., Nouvelles Editions de l'Arc: 1979

Seller ID: 16839

ISBN: 2890160041

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 20 x 13 cm.; 202 pp. The text is in French. "1959 - Contes - 1979". Collection of short prose pieces. Blue flapped card stock covers. Light soiling on cover; text tight and clean.
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The Wayside Cross.

By: Waagen, Mary E.

Price: $6.75

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Musson Book Company.: 1924

Seller ID: 12295

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

12mo - 19 x 12.5 cm.; 136 pp. Decorative blue cloth with black/yellow lettering. A novel set in Quebec about the touching history of an abandoned and forgotten wayside cross erected in the mid 1800's at a rural intersection and how a descendant, a lame young lad, changes all that by bringing love back to the village, a love that his ancestor's pride had driven out. The first blank preliminary has been removed as has the last blank page, both done neatly. Previous owner's name stamped on front free end paper and the half title page. Interior is clean and tight while the externals show moderate ...
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Summer At Lonely Beach and Other Stories.

By: Waddington, Miriam.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Oakville, Ontario., Mosaic Press / Valley Editions.: 1982

Seller ID: 6512

ISBN: 0889621586

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 23 x 15.5 cm.; 86 pp. From the back cover: "Waddington is one of Canada's most distinguished and accomplished poets and critics . . . . has published eleven books of poems, a number of works of literary criticism and . . . Numerous articles . . ." This is her first collection of short stories. Inscribed and dated on the half-title page by the author. A trace of shelf wear to the fore corners of the covers.; Signed by Author
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Dream Telescope.

By: Waddington, Miriam.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: London, Ontario., Anvil Press Poetry: 1972

Seller ID: 14301

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; 24 pp. Collection of poetry. Light wear on cover, former owner's name on verso of front cover.
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Seven Love Stories.

By: Walters, Gary.

Price: $11.25

Publisher: Hastings, Ontario., Self-published.: 2013

Seller ID: 32059

ISBN: 1470034921

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; Unpaginated with 76 pages. Termed stories but more like prose-poems. Signed, with an inscription, and dated by the author on the first page. Mild scuffing to the covers, else fine.; Signed by Author
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Zero to Airtime.

By: Watson, Patrick.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Fitzhenry and Whiteside.: 1974

Seller ID: 24481

ISBN: 0889020159

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; [6] - 189 pp. Burgundy cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine. First edition as per the copyright page. Signed by the author, Ottawa, December 1974, on the front free end paper. Previous owner's name on the head margin of the that same end paper and the two lower fore corners, front and back, are bumped. The clipped dust jacket is worn on the spine tips and faded, more so on the spine.; Signed by Author
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Category: Canadian Literature