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New York: Vantage Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Vantage Press 1971. Stated first edition. Near fine hardcover with very good dustjacket. Blue cloth hardcover is very clean, with slight corner, spine edge wear/bumping and slight soiling to outer edge of pages. Interior is clean andtight with no markings. DJ has slight tanning, a few small tears, very light soiling to back, not price clipped. "Robert Morieau, scion of the oil-rich Canadian based Morieau family, roams through Europe seeking an outlet for his restlessness, and his boredom. He grasps frantically at the straw of companionship offered him by Philippe Satin, an actor he meets in Paris, who leads Robert into a homosexual relationship.....; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 301 pages; A series of disappointments splits them, and Robert wends his way into the Russian holocaust and sees the thousands of refugees gathered in camps and fleeing into neighboring countries,… Read More

New Jersey: Amwell Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Leatherbound Hardcover. B0032RKNIM . African Hunting Heritage Collection. Limited edition, #848 of 1,000. Signed by Jim Rikhoff, Editor & President of The National Sporting Fraternity Ltd. Dark grey leather hardcover in cloth slipcase, cloth endpages, gilt decoration. Hardcover is clean and unmarked other than previous owner's name stamp (very small) inside covers and in one spot within book. There is also a small ink "x" on front endpage. Cover is clean with gilt decoration. It has light wear at bottom spine ends, slight wear to upper corners and ribbon marker. Slipcase has age tanning to edges and light stain to bottom of spine area, possibly coffee or tea stain, light rubbing to corners. ; African Hunting Heritage Collection; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; (*Note - book is very heavy. Extra postage will be required to cover insurance and extra weight. Please contact us if you would like an exact… Read More

Hamilton, Ont.: Art Gallery of Hamilton. Very Good+. 2007. First Edition. Softcover. 0919153860 . Ex-library book, but still in great condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact, no markings. Cover has very light wear to edges and corners. Colour illustrations. 65 pages. The first comparative analysis of contemporary artforms of two cultures: the Inuit people of the Canadian North and the Sami people of northern Scandinavia. Both function as single cultures across national boundaries, yet the Sami have long had regular contact with European civilization. In their contemporary artistic manifestations, both show connections with earlier times as well as clear indications of change. (360os,0514) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 65 pages .