Search Results: Fiction from Bazaar of Books

"The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel." by Paulo Coelho. [New York:] Harper One, [2010]. First edition. unpaginated. fully illustrated in colour. Hardcover, quarter brick cloth with gold boards (bottom corners worn, worn spot to top of back cover, top of spine split, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (top of spine has couple of short tears).Very good condition.Size: 8 5/8" x 6" (21.5cm x 15cm).

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (#838) by George Orwell. [Harmondsworth, Middlesex]: Penguin Books in association with Secker & Warburg, [1955]. First published 1945 by Secker and Warburg Ltd. Published in Penguin Books 1951. Reprinted 1952, 1954, 1955. pp. 120 + 8 pp. advertising. Paperback (both top edge & spine darkened, some wear to top & bottom of spine, covers bit soiled and with marks, indentation to top corner of front cover, all pages toned, otherwise interior is unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 7 1/8" x 4 3/8" (18cm x 11.5cm).

"The Bar Sinister" by Richard Harding Davis. Illustrated by E. M. Ashe. Toronto: The Copp, Clark Co., Limited, 1903. pp. 108. 7 colour illustrations, tissue paper on frontispiece. Hardcover, tan cloth, turquoise title on front cover, & spine, with coat of arms (hinge partially cracked but still tight, spine bumped & frayed, corners bent & worn, few marks to cover, bookseller's label on rear endpaper, owner's signature and price on front free endpaper).Good condition.Size: 7 3/4" x 6" (20cm x 15cm)

"Barometer Rising" by Hugh MacLennan. Toronto: Collins, [1941]. pp. 326. First Popular Edition. Hardcover, red cloth, silver title on spine (owner's signature on title page, typed book review inserted which had been taped to the front end paper, spine faded, top edge stained, top & bottom of spine frayed, corners bent & worn, edgeworn, small dent to back cover, waterstains to inside back cover, interior is unmarked). No dust jacket.
Good condition.Size: 8 3/8"x 5 3/4" (21cm x 14.5cm). This is a "romantic-realist" work of fiction by Canadian author Hugh MacLennan. One of his earliest works, it depicts life in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the First World War and the catastrophic events of the Halifax Explosion. It is considered a pivotal work in the history of Canadian fiction.

"Borstal Boy" by Brendan Behan. London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., [1958]. First Edition. pp. 343. frontispiece photo. of author. Hardcover, maroon cloth with silver title on spine (corners bent on front cover, 2 worn spots on cover's edge, few marks, some light foxing to margins, shelf wear to covers, owner's stamp on front free endpaper, original bookseller's invoice inserted). dj., unclipped (bit tattered and chipped, foxed- mostly inside dust jacket, spine darkened). Dust jacket design by B. S. Biro.Very Good condition. (dust jacket- Good condition).Size: 8 5/8" x 5 7/8" (22cm x 15cm).Born in Dublin in 1923. Joining the IRA at sixteen, he was imprisoned in the U.K. and in Ireland. While in prison he learned to speak Irish. His first play, "The Quare Fellow" was performed in Dublin in 1954. The Irish play, "An Giall" debuted in 1958. It's English version, called "The Hostage" was very successful. The novel, "Borstal Boy" became an international bestseller. It was based on his experiences… Read More

"The Box of Daylight" by William Hurd Hillyer and with drawings by Erick Berry. First edition. New York: Junior Literary Guild/ Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1931. pp. 179. many black illus. Hardcover, red cloth with black title and decoration on front cover, and black title on spine (corners worn & bent, spine bumped & worn, covers soiled and scuffed, fore-edge is uncut, some foxing on pages and bottom edge). No dust jacket.Good condition.Size: 8 3/8" x 5 3/4" (21.5cm x 14.5cm).

"The Bronte Sisters: The Complete Novels." [London: CRW Publishing Limited, 2006]. pp. 892. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth and all edges gilt, with a ribbon bookmark. (corners and top & bottom of spine worn, fore edge has a few marks, interior unmarked). dw. (bit worn). Very good condition.Size: 12" x 9 1/2" (30.5cm x 24cm).*Note: This is a large, heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote, even if in Canada or the United States.

"The Calendar Epic: A Novel of the Merchant Marine" by James Kubeck. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1956]. Second Impression. pp. 318. Hardcover, quarter grey cloth, blue boards with blue title on spine (spine bumped & frayed, corners bit bent, dampstained to rear endpapers, binding loose, otherwise interior is unmarked). d.w., unclipped (spine worn & chipped, some wear to corners, inside of dust jacket is very stained and inside back cover is dampstained and wrinkled).Good condition.Size: 8 5/8" x 5 3/4" (22cm x 15cm).

"Canadian Short Stories." Selected and with an Introduction by Robert Weaver. London: Oxford University Press, 1960. First edition. pp. 420. Hardcover, blue cloth with coat of arms, gilt title on spine (spine bumped, lower corners bent, light staining to covers, some foxing to edges, price on front free endpaper & mark, otherwise interior is clean & unmarked, publisher's deboss on back cover). dj. (wrinkled, waterstain on front, back cover soiled & marked, some wear especially to spine, inside jacket- some foxing and marks from book cloth).Very Good condition.Size: 6 1/8" x 3 7/8" (15.5cm x 10cm).

"The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham." (2 vols. in slipcase). Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., [1952]. pp. 955 (vol. 1); pp. 681 (vol. 2). Hardcover, grey cloth with gilt title on spine, 2 vols. in black slipcase, boards with paper label (both volumes appear to be unread: Vol. 1- faint mark on back cover, interior is pristine; Vol. 2- flaw in cloth across front & back covers, interior is pristine. Slipcase- few light marks on label, wrinkle on top of case, some wear to one corner, some separation of top and side of case, at top end, but not very noticeable). Very Good condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 5 7/8" (21.5cm x 15cm)- book dimensions only.++ PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy set of books. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your location. Postage will be extra.

"The Confessions of Aubrey Beardsley: A Novel" by Donald S. Olson. London: Bantam Press, [1993]. pp. 423. some b. & w. illus. (some photos). Hardcover, black cloth with silver titles on spine (few smudges on fore & bottom edge, otherwise no wear, or marks to covers or interior). dw., unclipped (sticker residue on front cover, slight wear to top).Very good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/4". (24cm x 16cm).

"The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monsarrat. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Originally published in 1951. pp. 510. Hardcover, green cloth with blindstamped decoration on front cover and gilt decoration & title on spine, fore edge rough cut (corners square, spine faded some, top of spine bumped, top edge foxed & bottom edge marked some, interior is clean & unmarked, publisher's deboss on back cover). dj. (worn at top of spine & tiny tear, darkened at spine and along edges of flaps, also darkened on inside of dustjacket esp. spine, small mark/stain on front cover).
Very Good condition.
Size: 8 5/8" x 6" (22cm x 15cm).

"The Dalkey Archive" by Flann O'Brien. London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1964. First edition. pp. 222. Hardcover, green boards with gilt title on spine (corners straight, foxing on top edge, small stain at bottom of back cover, interior is clean and unmarked). d.j., unclipped (soiled, bit worn, toned on inside of jacket with some foxing).Very Good condition.Size: 8" x 5 1/8" (20.5cm x 13cm).

"Ethan Frome" by Edith Wharton. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1922]. pp. 195. Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt title & decoration on front cover. Gilt on spine title is worn or mostly missing (corners bent & rubbed, top edge soiled, spine & back cover dampstained also a little on front cover, spine bumped & bit frayed, endpapers foxed, rear endpaper soiled & with price, previous owner's name and address on front free endpaper, owner's signature on title page, interior is clean & unmarked otherwise). dj. (worn & chipped, especially top & bottom of spine, few marks on front cover, stains to back cover, spine is darkened, a few short tears).
Good condition.
Size: 6 3/4" x 4 5/8" (17.5cm x 12cm).

"A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway. Introduction by Ford Madox Ford. New York: The Modern Library, n.d. (c.1940s). pp. 355. Hardcover, grey cloth, green label on front with gilt title, also green label on spine with gilt title (spine bumped and frayed, top & fore edge are foxed, 2 lower corners bent, corners worn, some marks or wear on back cover, price on half-title page, otherwise the interior is clean & unmarked). No dustjacket.Good condition.Size: 7 1/4" X 5" (18.5cm x 12.5cm)

"The Fencepost Chronicles" by W. P. Kinsella. First edition. [Don Mills, Ontario]: Totem Press (Collins Publishers), [1986]. pp. 190. Paperback (covers slightly darkened, text margins toned, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 7 3/4" x 5 1/8" (19.5cm x 13cm)

"Gabrielle Amethyst" by F. W. Musgrave. Toronto: William Briggs, 1908. pp. 246. Author inscription on front free end paper, signed by author. Hardcover, light blue cloth with decorative cover of green, white & gilt, gilt title on cover & spine (covers unmarked, corners slightly rubbed, bottom of spine bumped & light wear, some foxing on front & back end papers, bookseller's pencilled note on front free end paper, interior clean & unmarked).Very good condition.
Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/8" (19.5cm x 13cm).

"The Gaspards of Pine Croft: A Romance of the Windermere" by Ralph Connor. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1923]. First edition. pp. 318. Hardcover, green cloth with black title on front & spine. Note: front & back covers are of the same design, with title, author, etc. (spine bumped & bit worn, corners bent, owner signature on front free endpaper, dampstain to first pages- most visible on half-title page, toning to pages). d.j. (covered with Brodart plastic cover, chipping to top & bottom of spine, wear & some creases along jacket edges, stain on back cover, some loss at top of back cover, 1 1/2- inch tear at front cover edge).Good condition.Size: 7 3/4" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).

"A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles. [New York]: Viking, [2016]. pp. 462. Hardcover, grey boards with red titles on spine. (in as new condition, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (in as new condition).As new condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).

"Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. New York: The Macmillan Company, [1936]. Book Club Edition. pp. 689. Hardcover, grey boards (corners bumped, spine frayed & bumped, stain on top edge).dw. (worn, chipped, tears, missing pieces and waterstained).
Size: 8 ½" x 5 7/8" (21.5cm x 14.5cm).Good condition (Dust jacket is Fair condition).Margaret Mitchell, born in Atlanta Georgia, wrote this classic novel, set during the Civil War, telling the story of Scarlett O'Hara and her struggle to save the family plantation. The well-known classic movie, upon which it was based, starred Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland.