Search Results: Titles starting with D from The Mortuary Korps

IPC, 1983. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (auction)

MacMillan, Toronto,, 1968. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (jimdisc)

McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1989. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (jimdisc)

First edition, first printing. 216 p. Red-orange hardcover with 1/4 cloth binding and red lettering to spine. Book shows some edgewear/bumping (see photos) but is internally Fine. The dust jacket also has edgewear, including a small tear, but is otherwise Near Fine and housed in a removable protective sleeve. Please see photos.From the dust jacket: Susan Musgrave is one of Canada's foremost poets whose work has been described as mesmerizing, startling and brilliant. When her first novel, The Charcoal Burners, was published in 1980, critics compared it favourably to works of Margaret Atwood, Marian Engel and Leonard Cohen. THE DANCING CHICKEN represents yet another departure for this daring writer. It casts a satiric eye on the alliances and misalliances of small-town institutions and families, specifically the Holmes family. Cod Holmes, who considers himself unhappily married to Nora, is on the verge of falling in love with Ursula, who is slightly mad. He is also spectacularly unfaithful with nurse… Read More

First Edition.
120 p.; ill. Scarce book with minor scrapes/shelfwear to dust jacket. Heel and tip of spine slightly bumped, otherwise Fine. From dust jacket:
In Dangerous Luck, David Makow brings into focus the profound questions as to whether a person's life unfolds by his own volition, circumstances, fate, or luck.
A teenager when the Nazi war machine rolled into his native Poland, he survived on his wits and his ability to make quick decisions that turned out to be the correct ones.
His first fortunate decision was made as the German army approached the city of Lodz, where he lived. While many were leaving by foot or horse cart, he decided to remain with his parents and wait for the Germans to arrive. Those who left were strafed mercilessly by German aircraft on the road to Warsaw. Another lucky decision was to move to the interior of Poland just before the Lodz ghetto was established.
In 1942, when the Holocaust began, he made his most amazing choice. Instead of trying to get as far as he… Read More

(Voir en bas pour la traduction en français.)

Presumably first edition.

French language. xxiv, 344 p. ; ill. (some colour); 29 cm.

Red cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and logo, shows moderate wear, including bumping, discolouration, etc. The binding is rather dry and will crack if overly stressed, pages are starting in a few places. The book is liberally illustrated, in black and white as well as with colour plates. There is a dedication and minor library markings to ffep and title. From the library of Monseigneur Maurice Beaudeaux (1902-1988), it contains a few instances of commentary written by him (e.g. see pictures).

Besides owning an extensive book collection, Beaudeaux was an Officer of the Order of Canada and archbishop of Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. He was awarded the honour of the OC for his work in the western provinces on behalf of French Canada.

Large and heavy: may require extra postage fees.

INDEX

FIRST PART
- "Aurea Roma"
- Predestination of the Eternal City
- The… Read More

174 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers, with some marking/staining to rear cover/spine, but internally clean, bright, and tightly bound. Pink foredge.See listing images for synopsis on rear.

376 p. ; ill. (4 plates). Dark cloth hardcover with black lettering is worn, slightly shaken, mildly soiled, aged, etc., ffep excised. From Macmillan publishers: Desert of Wheat is a thrilling and romantic tale of sabotage in the wheat fields of the Pacific Northwest during World War I. A passionate novel of patriotic and anti-union propaganda, it portrays the anxieties of the young country threatened by a foreign war after the closing of the frontier. Grey captures the heart of a nation at the brink of a century of change. May require small amount of extra shipping due to size of book.

503 p. Minor shelfwear [top edges were missed in scanning, but are in similar state as bottom edges] and a few pages have been accidentally dog-eared, otherwise Near Fine and obviously never been read. The author notes that she has set the story in an imaginary locale in the real-life east coast of Norfolk, between Cromer and Great Yarmouth.Among her many accomplishments, P.D. James "entered the Home Office as Principal, working first in the Police Department concerned with the forensic science service and later in the Criminal Policy Department ... has twice been the winner of the Silver dagger Award of the Crime Writers' Association and in 1987 was awarded the Diamond Dagger Award for services to crime writing."From back cover:A serial killer of women is on the loose in a remote area of the Norfolk coast. Overshadowing the bleak landscape and the lives of the local community is the Larksoken nuclear power station, run by the charismatic Alex Mair. Commander Adam Dalgliesh, who is staying at his… Read More

First Edition, First Printing. 119 p.; ill. (colour). Profusely illustrated. Black cloth hardcover with gilt lettering to spine is in new-looking condition except for slight rubbing to tip of spine and covers are slightly bowed; damp has caused some wrinkling throughout, but the book remains clean, bright, and tightly bound. Dust jacket shows mild shelfwear. From the dust jacket flap: Diana Remembered is a celebration in words and pictures of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. Including photographs from her early life, the wedding, the trips abroad where Diana enchanted dignitaries and ordinary people alike, to the sad funeral on Saturday 6 September, Diana Remembered is a beautiful memorial to the woman who touched so many lives.

139 p.; ill.; 20 cm. 1979 translation.
Well-bound softcover with illustrations throughout, once owned by the Manitoba Genealogical Society. There are the expected library markings and shelfwear, including a small tear to bottom of cover, and a few dogears throughout, but otherwise quite Fine internally.
From the rear:
This diary is, at one and the same time, both a fascinating social history and the self-portrait of a most sensitive man. It was written in Irish between 1827 and 1835 by Humphrey O'Sullivan, while living in Callan, Co. Kilkenny. He followed his father's calling when he became a hedgeschool master but later went on to be-come a prosperous businessman and philanthropist. No aspect of life escaped his attention, from the dire poverty and degradation of the peasantry to the flora and fauna of the region. O'Sullivan's notation of life in Ireland is to be found in manuscripts now in the Royal Irish Academy.

32 p.; illustrated (B&W), with covers in colour. Contents previously published in the Chicago Tribune, 1963.Minimal shelfwear, with tiny (2mm) tear to back cover, and corner clipping on pp. 9-16 (manufacturing error?) otherwise Near Fine, clean, bright, and tightly bound (possibly unread).

Macmillan Pub Co, 1977 1976. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (jimdisc)

Whitman Publishing Co., 1963. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1967. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (auction)

RARE. One hardcover album complete with 5 album sleeves, containing 5 records, plus 2 loose sleeves containing 4 additional records that belong to another album collection. The albums contain recordings of real Canadian school children singing popular songs.The album covers/binding are in extremely poor condition (detached, stains, tears, etc.), but the actual internal album sleeves are Near Fine. The loose sleeves for the additional records have some wear, creasing, and marking.The records themselves appear to be in very good condition, but we do not have access to a record player and cannot guarantee their playability. Please see images and, if required, contact us for further images or video footage of the records in different lighting conditions. If you are definitely interested in purchase, but only on the condition that it is guaranteed, let us know and we will attempt to have them professionally verified.MAIN ALBUM Dominion Records Music Activities for Elementary Grades, Sing and Play a Happy… Read More

(Voir en bas pour la traduction en français.) Presumably first edition. This set of French-language religious volumes (except No. 1, which is English) comes from the library of the Grey Nuns and of the Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba. As such, they contain the usual stamps, stickers, numbering, etc. Some volumes have protective jackets, but in general the exteriors are worn, including but not limited to scuffs, abrasions, and sunning, and a number of them have light dampstains and warping. In a few volumes, the binding it starting but, barring this, the books are internally Very Good+ to Near Fine, clean, crisp, and bright. Contain bibliographies and appendices. Some have a few illustrations (e.g. graphs). Please refer to listing images and contact us for access to over 150 pictures of this collection: an effort was made to capture all flaws as well as the table of contents for each volume. Due to the size and weight of this set (12 lbs, 12.5 x 9.25 x 8.4 shipping box) the buyer should… Read More

Hyperion, 1995 1993. Paperback. Paperback Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

First edition, first printing.
431 p. ; 24cm.
Cream hardcover with dust jacket, gilt lettering to fabric spine, cocked but otherwise Fine, with pictorial endpapers and text block with deckled edges.
From the back:
FIRST THREADFALL!
Sorka glanced over her shoulder, and terror lent strength to her arms as she urged the mare to greater efforts. They were nearly to the ledge, nearly to what little safety it offered from the hissing silver fall that splatted so ominously across the woods they had only just left. Sean forced Cricket under the ledge. Suddenly both horses ceased resisting their riders and began to press Sean and Sorka against the inner wall, whinnying in abject terror. Peering around the frightened horses' heads, Sean and Sorka could actually see the long, thin threads plunging into the water. On the shoreline, the thick clumps of tough bushes they had ridden through only moments before were no longer visible, covered by a writhing mass of "things" that seemed to enlarge as they watched.… Read More

Editions du Centurion, 1979. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."