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Wolves, Whales and November Gales
by Wolber, Joseph G. And Rose, Otto K.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781413799842
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
- Item Price
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SGD 145.14
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Baltimore: PublishAmerica, 2006. Light to moderate rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except author's signature on title page, and two pages (170-171) where a reader has made a few corrections in ink of punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Strange thing about this fellow is that he has written at least 11 books… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 145.14
Clockwatcher
by Farish, Blair
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780969358909
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 7.96
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Cranbrook, B.C.: Dewdney Pub, 1988. Very light wear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except "West Coast Book Contest 1988" on title page. First hand account of a man who survived a plane crash, underwent months of hospitalization and operations for burns and fractures, eventually reestablishing his career as a physiotherapist. The… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 7.96
Batter My Heart
by Roddan, Sam
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 12.01
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Vancouver: United Church of Canada, 1975. No wear to covers except color fading due to light on top of front and on spine. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. Name stickers of two former local owners at top of first two leaves. 177 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo -… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 12.01
Rooster in the Cathedral: Reflections of a Pilgrim While Walking to Santiago
by Myers, Paul
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781896754789
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 19.52
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Quebec: Shoreline, 2009. Bumping to corners and thumbing of forward edge. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 161 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
SGD 19.52
H.H.Stevens, 1878-1973 (Canadian biographical studies)
by Wilbur, Richard
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780802033390
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 29.03
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1977. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to blue boards. Spine sound and hinges tight. Interior tight and unmarked. 244 pp.. First. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Textbook. Item Price
SGD 29.03
Small Sacrifices: A True Story of Passion and Murder
by Rule, Ann
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780453005401
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 27.03
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U.S.A.: New American Library, 1987. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to either dj (not price-clipped) or boards. Interior tight and unmarked. 487 pp.. First. Quarter Bound Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
SGD 27.03
The Life of the Founder
by Konko Kyotosha Foundation
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 139.14
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Konko Japan: Konko Kyotosha Foundation, 1962. Book is in pristine condition, but slip case shows some edgewear. Bilingual (Japanese/English) biography of Ikigami Konko Daijin (Bunjiro Kawate). 133 pp.. First. Cloth in Slipcase. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
SGD 139.14
Lewis Thompson, Journals of an Integral Poet, Volume One 1932-1944
by Thompson, Lewis
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780971780613
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 25.02
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U.S.A.: Fourth Lloyd Productions, 2006. Covers show tiny corner bumps and have a creased rear upper corner affecting also the last few leaves. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 496 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
SGD 25.02
Ma'am Jones of the Pecos
by Ball, Eve
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 45.04
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Tucson AZ: Univ of Arizona Press, 1969. Dj, not price clipped, has three minor tears tape repaired on inside. Green cloth boards with gilt titles are fine condition. Interior is tight, untanned, unmarked except former owner's name and date on half-title page. Map endpapers. 238 pp.. First. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 45.04
Denys Arcand: L'ange Exterminateur Biographie
by La Rochelle, Real
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9782760912113
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 34.03
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Montreal, PQ: Lemeac, 2004. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked, appearing to be unread. This book is written in the French language, it is not in English. 386 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
SGD 34.03
Through the Sunshine
by Propp, Dan
- Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780973193404
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 9.96
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Richmond, BC Canada: Self Published, 2002. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight, unread, unmarked except author's signature on title page. 122 pp.. Signed by Author. First. Trade Paperback. New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
SGD 9.96
Roy Vernon Sowers: A Life In Rare Books
by Mason, Roger Burford
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Trade
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780968166048
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 19.02
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toronto, Ontario, Canada: Subway Books, 1997. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. Limited printing of 950 copies. Publisher's info sheet included. 93 pp.. First Trade. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
SGD 19.02
Earth Fell on My Sentences
by Juza, Ulrike
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 2011
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9783950290530
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 39.04
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Vienna: Self Published, 2011. Moderate rubbing, bumping and shelfwear to covers. Small stain lower page edge. Interior tight and unmarked except a long donor's note on flyleaf. 340 pp.. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
SGD 39.04
Twenty Years Behind Red Curtains , The Biography of a Prostitute
by Dean, Nancy; as told to Jack Powers
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 39.04
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Chicago: Newstand Library, 1959. Two impressions at upper front edge and two more slightly lower on upper rear seem to have been part of the mechanized printing process. There is a tiny bump at lower front spine fold. Otherwise this book is as new. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight, unmarked, crisp still, apparently unread, though… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 39.04
The Spiral Road: Reflections Of Life Journey And Travel, Turned Pilgrimage
by Buck, Laurel
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781896754284
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 14.01
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St Anne De Bellerue, Quebec, Canada: Shoreline, 2003. Light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except author's inscription on title page.. Inscribed By Author. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
SGD 14.01
When I Was Young
by Massey, Raymond
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780887801129
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 9.01
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Halifax, NS, Canada: Goodread Biographies, 1983. Tiny bit of cover rubbing along spine folds but little other wear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight, unmarked except faint trace of moisture stain at lower right corner. 24 pp section of B&W photos. 269 pp.. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 9.01
Tina Modotti: Between Art and Revolution
by Argenteri, Letizia
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780300098532
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 24.02
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Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 2003. Dj shows light wrinkle at head of spine. Red cloth boards and interior are pristine. Included loose is a postcard featuring a photographic portrait of Modotti by Edward Weston. 329 pp.. First. Cloth. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
SGD 24.02
Measure of the Year
by Haig-Brown, Roderick L.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780888946966
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 19.02
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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1990. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear, but fading of cover color along spine due to light exposure. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked, apparently unread. 260 pp.. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Woodcock, George (intro). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
SGD 19.02
The Led Zeppelin Biography
by Yorke, Ritchie
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780846701033
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 33.53
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Methuen, 1976. Covers show light shelfwear, moderate rubbing, a small stain, discoloration due to age, and light soilage. There are small creases to front and rear lower corners, but no tears, splits or chips. Spine is straight and uncreased. Interior is tight and has no markings except gifter's words and date on… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 33.53
Burt Lancaster: A Singular Man
by Karney, Robyn
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780747522164
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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SGD 37.04
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London: Bloomsbury, 1996. Dj, not price clipped, shows no wear except a very slight wrinkle front edges. Spine sound and hinges tight. Interior tight, unmarked, crisp. Profusely illustrated, mostly with b&w photos but some in color. Gift quality. 192 pp.. First. Cloth. As New/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
SGD 37.04
