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Alfred A. Knopf. Fair. 1936. Softcover. Fair to good condition. Stapled format, spine is taped. Covers pull away from staples somewhat inside covers but still attached. Moderate edgewear and several small edge tears/chips. Some watermark stains to covers and first section of pages, soiling to rear. Heavy age tanning to pages and occasional light soiling, old price on contents page. Contents: Paradise by James M. Cain; Choosing the Candidate by H. L. Mencken; Hatrack by Herbert Asbury; The Writing Business by Joseph Hergeshelmer; Jack Dempsey by Jim Tully and several others. ; 8vo; (*lower shipping avail to all locations) [130-osl] .

Ontario: Canada Law Book Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. 18th edition, 1961. Hardcover, no dustjacket as issued. Cover has light wear to edges and corners, corner bumping, light edge rubbing. Pages all intact and clean other than slight soiling outer edge of pages and occasional light spot within book. Light age tanning to pages. 538 pages with index. A Practical Code of General Law for the Business and Professional Man Embodying the Variations of all Ten Provinces. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 538 pages; (1195) Note: due to heavy weight, extra postage will be required. .

Toronto: S. J. Reginald Saunders. Very Good. 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Saunders, Toronto 1944 - Stated first edition. No dustjacket, illustrated covers. Cover has light edge and corner wear, a few small chips around edges, small tears to spine ends. Moderate soiling to covers and outer edge of pages. Pages are intact with occasional light soiling. Inscription inside front cover and very small name stamp inside both covers. Partial paper split at spine inside back cover, but no loose pages. (os) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Sydney: Angus & Robertson Publishers. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. B0000CJI3E . HC/DJ - good/fair. Hardcover has light edgewear, corner bumping, light soiling to outer edge of pages. Cover has a very light stain to bottom right front & back upper edge. Pages are clean except for a light watermark stain to upper edges. Pages are not wrinkled and turn freely. Tape mark on first endpage. Jacket has several small edge tears and chips and watermark stain to rear and inside spine, light soiling. The author's second collection of short stories.18 humourous stories about Australian small town life. (310) ; 8vo; 209 pages .

London: J. M. Dent & Son's. Good. 1907. Hardcover. 3rd Printing 1907. Everyman's Library. Red cloth hardcove would be VG except spine flap is loose on one side, otherwise cover has minor edge/corner wear & bumping and light soiling. Light fading to spine. Foxing to outside edge of pages. Interior pages are clean & tight other than one paper split at spine prior to title page. Pencilled name on first page. 703 pages. "Originally published in 1861. Critically acclaimed as one of the greatest historical novels in English, The Cloister and the Hearth contains a meticulous recreation of 15th-century European life. The plot concerns Gerard Eliason, a young Dutch artist who abandons thought of the priesthood when he falls in love with Margaret Brandt. Gerard's father opposes their engagement and arranges to have his son kidnapped. The young lovers find each other, but Gerard is soon forced to flee..." ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

London: Collins. Very Good. 1960. Hardcover. Very good condition for it's age. No publication date, circa late 1950's to early 1960's. Illustrated boards, no jacket as issued. Cover, which shows a charging cavalry on horseback, has moderate edgewear/edge rubbing, small paper loss at corners, front is clean and bright, light soiling to rear. Pages are clean and intact other than first two pages loose just at bottom corner, approx. 1 inch. Endpage has been neatly taped. Light age tanning to page edges and a couple small edge tears seen. Colour and b/w illustrations. Anthology of boys' adventure stories about the British Infantry, mysteries to be solved, sailing, pets and other topics. Authors include Edward Boyd, Paul Gardiner, John Newton Chance, Hugh Paterson, David Stephen, Jim Kjelgaard, Jane Oliver, Captain Frank Knight, Trevor Holloway, David Stephen, and Thomas Muir. (495) ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 128 pages .

London: J. M. Dent. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1931. Hardcover. Introduction by Dr. John Marshall. Everyman's Library, reprint. Translated by various hands. Hardcover has only very light wear & is clean. Interior pages clean & tight. 262 pages. Jacket Is clean, with light edgewear and a few tiny tears/chips, tanning to spine, not clipped. (400noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

London: Macmillan. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. 0333059026 . HC/DJ - near fine/VG. Macmillan 1965. Very nice condition. Hardcover is clean and unmarked other than a little spotting to top edge and a small number stamp on last page. Jacket has light scuffing, age tanning, light edgewear and light soiling to rear. A satire on the theatre. In Cork Street is the bookshop run by Cosmo Hines and his once notorious wife, the poet Dorothy Merlin.....; 8vo; After a fatal visit to the theatre, accompanied by the reluctant Tom Hariot, to see the latest & least lovely in the current wave of plays, Tom's appalled reaction is to devote himself to writing a play of such unparalleled obscenity and sadism that no manager would dare or wish to present it.....The final battle between Tom & the supporters of his literary Frankenstein's monster is memorably funny...." [405-notosl] .

Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. Good with no dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. No jacket. 88 pages. Moderate edgewear & light soiling to cover, wear a little heavier on spine ends & corners (spine ends are a little bare). Light soiling to outer edge of pages. Interior pages clean & tight other than a few light spots. There is an inscription on blank endpage and a tiny booksellers stamp inside cover. Curly and his friends on the baseball team set out to win the Big Game. Christian themes. (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo .

Saalfield Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1942. Hardcover. Cover very good with light spotting to spine and upper edge, light wear at corners. Pages all intact, and clean other than inscription and small Christmas sticker on endpage. Partial paper split with small tears at spine at front, a little moreso at rear. Contents page has a closed tear at bottom edge. Age tanning to interior. Dave Dawson joins the Air Corps to help fight the Nazis during WWII. Young adult series. [291]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Toronto: Ryerson Press. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Winner of The All Canada Fiction Award. HC/DJ - very good/fair. Hardcover clean, minor edgewear, light soiling outside edge of pages, pages clean and intact other than 2nd endpage has small paper split at spine, no loose pages. Name and small booksellers plate on inside cover. Jacket has wear to edges and several edge chips and tears, tear up the spine and minor soiling on rear. Jacket intact but somewhat fragile. " The story of this magnificent novel centres in the city of Tuom, Germany. But it might be any city. It is the story of a great love in a world that want only to hate. It is the story of what happens to simple people trapped and enslaved, body and soul, by their masters, the Great Planners, Leaders, Overseers, Directors-General. Man wants so little - a bit of bread, a little love. Here is the story of a young man and a girl, who have faith in life, who have no great plans for the world,… Read More

New York: Harper & Bros.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition 1952. Harper & Bros, New York. Hardcover has light corner/spine wear/bumping. Small booksellers plate inside cover, pencilled price erased. Pages clean and intact. Jacket illustration by Robert J. Lee. Jacket has light age tanning, light edgewear and a few small tears, lightly scuffed on back. Price clipped. "The skipper knew and loved two women. One he almost destroyed and the other he married. The third and most dangerous love of his life was the sea, whose surface he sailed and whose depths he explored in fantastic diving expeditions. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 309 pages .

London: Michael Joseph. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. Eighth Printing. Hardcover. B0007E1VFW . HC/DJ - near fine/VG. Michael Joseph 1954, 8th printing. Hardcover is clean and intact, light age tanning to pages and small bookstore sticker inside cover. A little corner bumping. Jacket has light soiling, age tanning and several small tears and chips to edges, not clipped. Hilarious sequel to Doctor in the House. "Dr Richard Gordon signs on as ship's doctor on a ship bound for South America. Needless to say, it is not destined for smooth sailing!" [308-noto] ; 8vo .

Houghton Mifflin. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1961. 2nd Impression. Hardcover. 0395073383 . Signed & inscribed by author on 2nd page "For _____, for ___ later, from Antony Alpers, March 1963". Hardcover book is very good, with fair to poor condition dustjacket. Hardcover is clean with light wear to edges, a little moreso to spine ends and corners, corner bumping. Pages clean and intact, light age tanning. B/w photos. Jacket has numerous tears and chips to edges, light staining to rear, not price clipped. "If dogs are man's best friends, perhaps it is only because he sees less of dolphins. In the great age of Greece, literature and legend sang the praises of these extraordinary creatures of the sea, whose sense of fun, friendliness and gentle grace have always endeared them to man...." ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author .

London: Collins. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. HC/DJ - fine/VG. Pages are clean and tight, with no markings. Cover is clean, with slight soiling outer edge of pages. Dustjacket has light edgewear and a few very small edge chips, one small tear, clipped but price is still intact, light soiling to rear. 254 pages. Tells the story of an actress and her daughter, and the uneasy relationship between them. (400-noto) ; 8vo .

Doubleday. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. Book club edition. Dustjacket has light edgewear and a few small edge tears, very minor soiling, light age tanning. Hardcover has next to no wear, pages clean and intact. Date written on first endpage. 322 pages. "Whether little Valerie Rivard actually had a vision of the Virgin Mary that summer's day on Ile-aux-Erables remained a mystery; but her experience touched the lives of many in the Canadian community on the narrow island in the St. Lawrence River - for, in the years that followed, young Antoine Masson gained a courage he had not known; Celeste Drolet found in this event yet another shattered dream; and Andre Drolet came to know what it was like to love a girl who seemed so far above him........" (400noto) ; 8vo .

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Good+. 1919. Hardcover. Hodder 1919 printing. Small red hardcover, no jacket as issued. Quite good condition for it's age. Wear and bumping to corners and rubbing to edges, light soiling/spotting to outer edge of pages. Interior clean, no loose pages, age tanning to page edges and covers. 324 pages. Description: This deftly crafted Viking tale depicts the terror, tragedy and vanity of life. The ill fated lovers, Eric and "Gudruda the Fair, " fall victim to the jealous Swanhild's sorcery. Eric and his 'thrall' must overcome treachery, bloodthirsty foes, the open sea and blizzards as he battles to win his beloved Gudruda. Will the star-crossed lovers triumph over the fate of the Norns and the spite of Swanhild? [215-noto]; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

London: J. M. Dent. Very Good. 1911. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. First issued in 1906, 4th printing 1911. Small orange cloth hardcover, with gold decoration on spine, in very good condition for it's age. Cover has light soiling, light wear to edges/corners and light soiling to outer edge of pages. Pages are all intact and clean other than previous owner's small name stamp on pages near front. Light age tanning to pages and inside covers. Contents: - The function of criticism at the present time; The literary influence of academies; Maurice de Guerin; Eugenie de Guerin; Heinrich Heine; Pagan & Christian religious sentiment and others... (285noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 380 pages .

New York: Doubleday. New in Good dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. HC/DJ - near fine/good. Hardcover is clean, with all pages intact and no markings, light age tanning to pages and inside covers, bumping to spine ends. Dustjacket has several small edge tears, age tanning, , small stain on front, light soiling to rear, light ink rubbing, not price clipped. Translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman. The story of the author's father - a dandy, a wit, a supreme egoist, a comic despot whose zest for life, sublime self-confidence, and passion for perfection kept his family and friends in a constant state of mingled hilarity and despair ..... ; 8vo; All set in a Louis XIII chateau with its three miles of park wall, its rambling wings, its vast kitchens, two libraries, ranging stables and private horse track. An intimate portrait of a rather fantastic life that came to an abrupt end with the onset of World War II. (430noto,0914) .

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. HG/DJ - very good. Hardcover is clean, very light wear to edges/corners, interior tight and clean other than name written inside front cover. 317 pages. Jacket has protective laminate, light edgewear, light soiling to edges, a little sticker residue on front, not price clipped. "Sam Halkin is an actor, and he tells his story. He is at a critical time in his career, because up to now he has never had the break he deserves and at any moment now, it is going to come....The plot twists and moves entertainingly forward, but under the surface Emyr Humphreys creates a most subtle double image of Sam Halkin...under the irrational hopes and ambitions, there is still something noble, something which is shared by all artists in our time and perhaps by the rest of us who live (in one way or another) on our wits. " ; 8vo .