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Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good -. First Edition. Mass market paperback, x + 437 pages; book read to page 171 with three spine creases ending there, remainder of spine flat/uncreased, tight in binding, covers flat/uncreased, only tiny traces of shelf wear, overall very gently used, very clean and unmarked throughout.…

Soft Cover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. Mass market paperback, x + 437 pages; book is unread, essentially as new except for a hint of shelf wear.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. In good clean condition.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Covers are creased, interior is clean and unmarked. Fiction and Poetry by: Jeremy Akerman, Russell Buker, Silver Donald Cameron, Sheldon Currie, Don Domanski, Clive Doucet, Donna Doyle, Rita Joe, John E.C. MacDonald, Hugh MacLennan, Alistair MacLeod, R.J. MacSween, Farley Mowat, Ellison Robertson and Ray Smith.…

Condizione: FINE. First printing, a trade paperback. A collection of science fiction and fantastic stories by 23 Canadian writers - in addition to the authors listed above, this includes contributions by Margaret Atwood, W.P. Kinsella, Judith Merril and more. SIGNED by Sawyer at his story 'Where the Heart Is." Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good +. First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` The Life and Times of a Nova Scotia Immigrant '. Sometime after 1977 the author moved to Nova Scotia because that place `hasn 't snapped at the seams yet with the gluttony of progress'. Read more about : Bobby Yeager, Congreve, Cape Breton, Chilhowie, firehall dance, earphones, skating rink, Sky King, Margaree Harbour, and Lawrencetown Beach. Text assisted by b/w photos. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with red lettering. Front cover photo is of a magnificent breaking wave. Volume (175 pages) is tight and bright. No names, light wear. Excellent reading copy. Quote (95) : " Three Black gas pump jockeys came through the door on their break. A short, skinny kid with a very conservative Afro saw me sitting alone and came over to join me. ` Are you out of your fucking mind ?' he queried in hushed desperate tone. He was obviously ._._._. .' Size: 8vo. B/W Photographs (illustratore).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` Stories from the Maritimes and Newfoundland. ' Twenty Maritime writers, including the editor contribute to these 232 pages. Back has short bios and acknowledgements to previous publishers. Meet Herb Curtis, Lynn Coady, Donna Morrissey, Budge Wilson, John Steffler, Helen Porter, Wayne Curtis and Bernice Morgan -among others. Some samples of the pieces are : ` The Train Family', `The Boot', `The Party', `Grieving Nan', and `Act of God'. All the stories have a downhome feel and are rooted in a respect of a long history of East Coast people and events. UNillustrated. Cond : Paper wrapper is grey to white with black lettering. The Colville painting on the cover shows two people at the beach. Corners, EDGES, and spine are all sharp. No names, marks, creases, tears, folds, nor bumps. Tight, clean and bright. Collectible copy !! Quote (p. 177) (Dance the Rocks ._._.) : " His breathing was so slow and steady , just like that of a child. I needed to talk, and I guess it didn't matter much if he was awake or not. I'd been feeling guilty for some time about the whole fishing business. Like it was my fault or something that the cod had all gone away. Jim, I said to my sleeping husband, when you said it was all through with the ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Alex Colville (cover) (illustratore). …

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Fifteen writers contribite to this 160 page collection. (Some poetry.) Three of the writers, for flavour, are : Donna Doyle, Clive Doucet, and Jeremy Akerman. (That overlooks Rita Joe, Farley Mowat, and Sheldon Currie. John E.C. MacDonald writes a piece called `Junk'. UNillustrated - save the lobster pots photo on the cover. Paper wrapper is burgundy with white lettering. Colours bright, binding tight. General edge wear. No names nor marks. Minor sticker pull. Excellent reading copy. QUote (p. 36) (Silver Donald Cameron) : " And Phonse with a deft slash rips each fish from vent to gill and throws it to Jud, who scoops the guts out and overboard in one swift motion, tossing the fish into the bin in the center of the cockpit. They gut a fish every six seconds. Every forty feet ._._._. . " Size: 8vo.…