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Death in the Age of Steam. A Mystery.

By: Bradshaw, Mel.

Price: $14.40

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Rendezvous Press.: 2004

Seller ID: 24620

ISBN: 1894917006

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; [4] - 450 - [2] pp. This is the second printing. Signed by the author on the title page, the first page by the way. A Victorain mystery set in the city of Toronto in 1856.; Signed by Author
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Mrs Job.

By: Branden, Victoria.

Price: $9.60

Publisher: London, UK., Victor Gollancz.: 1979

Seller ID: 26793

ISBN: 0575025298

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

8vo - 20 x 12.5 cm.; 238 pp. Brown cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. This author's first book. The book shows mild wear to the head of the spine, otherwise clean and tight. The clipped dust jacket has mild shelf wear to the spine tips.
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Going It Alone, Plays by Women for Solo Performers.

By: Brennan, Kit (editor)

Price: $19.80

Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Nuage Editions.: 1997

Seller ID: 30279

ISBN: 0921833520

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 196 pp. A collection of 32 monologues, some short and some full length plays. Inscribed on title page by editor and playwright, Brennan. Minor wear on card stock cover; text pages clean, binding sturdy.
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Zarkeen.

By: Brennan, Pegeen.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Dunvegan, Ontario., Quadrant Editions.: 1982

Seller ID: 27113

ISBN: 0864950209

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 136 pp. The author's first novel. " . . . a profoundly ironic parable of sexual politics between the People (women) and the Hunters (men) . . . also a highly poetic account of the origins of the artistic impulse". Quite minor wear to the top fore corners of the covers.
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That Thing That Happened.

By: Broadbent, Libby.

Price: $13.50

Publisher: Nova Scotia., Privately published.: 2012

Seller ID: 29208

ISBN: 0988032201

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 305 pp. The author's first novel and a finalist for the Bill Percy Novel Prize of the 34th Atlantic Writing Competition run by the Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia. Signed by the author on the first (half-title) page. Very minor wear to the cover edges, else fine.; Signed by Author
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Sex & Security, (A Frank and Fearless Political Testament by the Honourable Member of Parliament for Kicking Horse Pass).

By: Broadfoot, Dave.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., McGraw-Hill Ryerson.: 1974

Seller ID: 33881

ISBN: 0070777586

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 152 pp. Broadfoot (1925-2016) was a Canadian comedian and satirist. This Kicking Horse parliament member is one of the characters he created and used over the years. Former owner's name and a bit of finger smudging on front endpapers, otherwise, a clean, tight copy. Dust jacket has light edgewear.
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She Would Be the First Sentence of My Next Novel / Elle serait la première phrase de mon prochain roman.

By: Brossard, Nicole.

Price: $9.60

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Mercury Press.: 1998

Seller ID: 24011

ISBN: 1551280574

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

12mo - 18 x 14 cm.; 143 - [9] pp. A bilingual text with English on the rectos (right hand pages) and French of the versos (left hand pages). The English translation is by Susanne de Lotbinière-Harwood. Originally presented as a conference paper in 1992 in Boulder, Colorado at the symposium "Novel of the Americas". The title refers to Brossard's novel "Baroque d'aube" which was published in 1995.
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The Pitok Retribution.

By: Brown, (James) Angus.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Williams-Wallace International: 1982

Seller ID: 17506

ISBN: 0887950183

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

12mo - 19 x 13 cm.; [2] - 102 pp. White card covers with black lettering and black and white illustration by L(eonard) Hutchinson. The author's first novel. Signed and dated by the author (Aug. 16/82) on the title page. Mild soiling to the covers with two small reddish stains on the front at the top and sticker remnants on the bottom fore corner. The interior is clean and the binding is solid.; Signed by Author
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Parricide and Other Weird Ploys: The Tales of Prester Nicol.

By: Burke, Vincent Colin.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta., Commonwealth Publications.: 1997

Seller ID: 18500

ISBN: 1551975386

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

12mo - 17.5 x 10.5 cm.; 202 pp. From the back cover: ". . . an enchanting collection of 101 magical puns from magical times . . .". The back cover is scuffed, otherwise the book appears to have never been used.
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Wintering Over: Stories.

By: Byrnes, Terence.

Price: $6.40

Publisher: Dunvegan, Ontario., Quadrant Editions.: 1980

Seller ID: 27199

ISBN: 0864950012

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

8vo - 20.5 x 14 cm.; 120 pp. A collection of 9 short stories: "Aurora / Anna Marie", "Getting the hang of It", "A Better Life", "Coupal Street", "Listening In", "A Member of the Department", "A Reasonable Man", "Food People" and "Wintering Over". Printed on a laid paper by the Coach House Press. The cover edges show some very light wear and the spine is tad darkened. Otherwise clean and tight.
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Matinees Daily.

By: Byrnes, Terence. (editor).

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Dunvegan, Ontario., Quadrant Editions.: 1981

Seller ID: 27184

ISBN: 086495008X

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 118 pp. An anthology of short fiction. "Casualities" by Sandy Wing, "The Helper" by Miriam Packer, "The Only Place on Earth" by Ludmilla Bereshko, "Mrs. Miller's Return" by Brian Barlett, "Shortly after the Incident on the Haifa - Tel Aviv Road" by Edeet Ross, "Music" by Peter Behrens, "The New Lords" by Angela Monserrate, "Heroes" by Robert Harlow, and "The Mistake" by Mel Dagg. The spine and the cover margins are a tad sunned or darkened, otherwise clean and tight.
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A Kiss Is Still a Kiss (and other stories).

By: Callaghan, Barry.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Little Brown and Company.: 1995

Seller ID: 25319

ISBN: 0316124761

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket

12mo - 19 x 11 cm.; 370 - (6) pp. Light tan cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. First edition and first printing as per the copyright page. Signed on the title page by the author. A collection of 12 stories, several of which had been previously published in various literary journals. All have been revised for this collected work. The text block edges and page margins are lightly tanned as seems to be common with this book. Otherwise both the book and the unclipped dust jacket are fine.; Signed by Author
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When Things Get Worst.

By: Callaghan, Barry.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Little, Brown and Company.: 1993

Seller ID: 25399

ISBN: 0316124648

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; (8) - 191 pp. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. First printing and so stated on the copyright page. Signed by the author in his usual manner, with his printed name crossed out, on the title page. The dust jacket is not clipped with the price on the front flap.; Signed by Author
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The Way the Angel Spreads Her Wings.

By: Callaghan, Barry.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Lester & Orpen Dennys.: 1989

Seller ID: 26073

ISBN: 0886191076

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; (8) - 296 pp. Light ecru cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Stated first edition from the copyright page. Signed by the author in his distinctive style on the title page. Both the book and the unclipped dust jacket show a mere whisper of wear to the spine tips, otherwise fine.; Signed by Author
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The Black Queen Stories.

By: Callaghan, Barry.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Lester & Orpen Dennys.: 1982

Seller ID: 26075

ISBN: 0919630243

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket

8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; (10) - 165 pp. Ecru cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. First edition as per the copyright page. Signed, with a dedication, by the author on the title page. A collection of 14 short stories, 9 of which had been previously published in various literary journals or periodicals. The book shows mild wear to the spine tail. Previous owner's gift inscription on the front free end paper. The unclipped dust jacket has mild wear to the spine tips and a closed tear on the bottom front fore corner with associated creasing.; Signed by Author
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No Man's Meat & The Enchanted Pimp.

By: Callaghan, Morley.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Macmillan.: 1978

Seller ID: 29014

ISBN: 0770517269

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; (6) - 170 pp. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. No additional printings are noted. Two novellas by Callaghan, the first of which, "No Man's Meat", was published privately in Paris in 1931. Previous owner's name on the front free end paper and the head edges of the boards are faded a tad. Otherwise clean and with a tight binding. The dust jacket has minor wear and most of that to the spine tips.
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A Fine and Private Place.

By: Callaghan, Morley.

Price: $6.40

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Macmillan.: 1975

Seller ID: 29032

ISBN: 0770512771

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; 213 pp. Green cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. First edition as per the copyright page. Callaghan's 17th published book. Very minor shelf wear to the spine tips, otherwise clean and tight. The dust jacket has wear to the head edge of the back panel and the spine crown. The spine is also a tad darkened.
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The Tower and the Town.

By: Campbell, Grace.

Price: $11.25

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.: 1950

Seller ID: 29099

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

8vo - 20.5 x 13.5 cm.; (8) - 342 pp. Rose red cloth with black lettering on the front board and the spine. The text block head edge is stained green as issued though quite faded now. First edition as per the copyright page. Previous owner's dated (Xmas - 1951) name on the front free end paper. Minor shelf wear to the externals and that to the spine tips. The unclipped dust jacket is quite worn on the edges and fold lines and the back is soiled.
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Jojo.

By: Caron, Roger.

Price: $11.20

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Stoddart Publishing.: 1988

Seller ID: 29035

ISBN: 0773722084

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; (8) - 180 pp. Cream coloured paper over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. First edition as per the copyright page. Both the book and the dust jacket (unclipped and unpriced) have minor wear to their spine heads and the head edge of the jacket's front panel and the board adjacent to the spine. Otherwise, fine and the book has the appearance and feel of having never been used.
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The Man in the Closet.

By: Carrier, Roch.

Price: $12.80

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Penguin / Viking.: 1993

Seller ID: 24498

ISBN: 0670847771

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; [3] - 177 pp. Two tone cloth (blue on boards, black on spine) with blue lettering on spine. Translated from the original French of 1991, "L'homme dans le placard", by Sheila Fischman. First edition and first printing as per the copyright page. Signed by the author on the title page. The dust jacket is unclipped with the $22.99 price present.; Signed by Author
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Category: Canadian Literature