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Contact 1952 - 1954
by Gnarowski, Michael
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1966
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- Card Cover
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Montreal, QC: Delta Canada, 1966. Card Cover. Very Good/-. Being an Index to the contents of 'Contact' a little magazine edited by Raymond Souster, together with notes on the history and the background of the periodical by Michael Gnarowski plus "Some afterthoughts on 'Contact' Magazine" by Raymond Souster. Light shelf wear and light sunning to front and spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Oz-Story Magazine No. 3
by Maxine, David & Eric Shanower
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1997
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- Soft cover
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- 9780964498846
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€54.73
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Hungry Tiger Press, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Signed by Editor David Maxine & Assistant Eric Shanower. Some of the stories in this volume: 'Ozma sees herself' by Edward Einhorn, 'Buffalo Dreams' by Jane Mailander, 'King, King! Double King!' by Ruth Plumly Thompson, 'The Glass Dog' by Frank L. Baum and many more. Glossy illustrated soft cover, illustrated… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bibliographia Oziana - Revised and Expanded
by Hannff, Peter E. & Douglas G. Greene, Dick Martin, James E. Haff, David L. Greene
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- As New
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- As New
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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The International Wizard of Oz Club, 1988. Hardcover. As New/As New. A concise bibliographical checklist of the Oz books by L. Frank Baum and his successors by Douglas G. Greene and Peter E. Hanff. Founded and Continuing the Baum Bugle Checklist by Dick Martin, James E. Haff and David L. Greene. Red cloth, black titling to front and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Baroque Horrors: Roots of the Fantastic in the Age of Curiosities
by Castillo, David R.
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- Used - Very Good
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- 2012
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- Soft cover
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- 9780472034918
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Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press, 2012. Soft cover. Very Good/-. 'Baroque Horrors' turns the current cultural and political conversation from the familiar narrative patterns and self-justifying allegories of abjection to a dialogue on the history of our modern fears and their monstrous off-spring." Glossy soft cover, black titling to front and white titling to spine,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Guide to British Historical Manuscripts in the Huntington Library
by Huntington Library
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1982
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- Hardcover
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- 9780873281171
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San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/-. A comprehensive survey of the Huntington Librarys's research collections of British hiistorical manuscripts, which range in date from the eleventh to the twetnieth century. Green cloth with gilt titling to front and spine, 448 pages. Minor shelf wear. On some orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping… Read more about this item Item Price
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Shakespeare and the Mystery of God's Judgments
by Hunter, Robert G.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good+ to Very Good-
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- First Edition.
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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- 9780820303888
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Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1976. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+ to Very Good-. Hunter maintains that the impact of the Protestant Reformation on the Elizabethan mind was in great part resonsible for the emergence of the outstanding tragedies of the age. Brown cloth, gilt titling to spine, 208 pages. Minor shelf wear with a minor… Read more about this item Item Price
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Descant 164, Spring 2014: Cartooning Degree Zero
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- Used - Very Good
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- 2014
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- Soft cover
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Toronto, Ontario: Descant Art & Letters Foundation, 2014. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Cartooning Degree Zero: The Graphic Literature Issue. Descant 164, Spring 2014, Volume 45, Number 1. A quarterly publication Glossy white soft cover with line drawing illustration, blue ffep, illustrated throughout, 258 pages plus 14 pages of advertisement. Minor edge wear. For some international orders we will… Read more about this item Item Price
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Personal Best: Representative Poems and Prose Passages from the Masters of Written English, in Which They are Judged to Have Been Most Themselves
by Maud, Ralph, Editor
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- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
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- 1992
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- Card Cover
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1992. Card Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. A personally chosen anthology of poetry and prose, printed for private circulation, limitation unstated, by Ralph Maud, Department of English, Simon Fraser University, on the occasion of his mother's 91st birthday. Brown card cover with black titling and illustration within a simple border on front, 137 pages. Spine lightly sunned, stained… Read more about this item Item Price
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Writings for John Doheny
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- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
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- Good
- Published
- 1993
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- Soft Cover in Wraps
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Vancouver, B.C.: Samm Izdat' Press, 1993. Soft Cover in Wraps. Good+ to Very Good-/Good. Subtitled on title page: "Presented to John Doheny On the Occasion of His Retirement from The Department of English, University of British Columbia, By his Friends, Colleagues, Students and Family." White soft cover without titling, illustrated with a few black and white illustrations and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Andromache of Euripides, The, An Interpretation
by Dovacs, Paul David
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Soft cover
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- 9780891303909
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Chico, California: Scholars Press. Soft cover. Very Good-. Book is No. 6 of The American Philological Association's American Classical Studies, edited by John Herington. This study is the author's attempt to understand the artistic intent of Euripides in his play, the Andromache. Illustrated green soft cover with white titling on spine and front, 117 pages. Minor edge wear,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Annotated Bibliography of Geology of the Sedimentary Basin of Alberta and of Adjacent Parts of British Columbia and Northwest Territories, 1845-1955
by McCrossan, R.G. Et al
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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Calgary, Alberta: Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. Blue hard cover with gilt titling on spine, list of errata taped to end paper, 499 pages, fold-out black and white map at back of book. Upper text block edge has a couple of pale smudges, cover has minor shelfwear, end paper foxed where errata was taped… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sears List of Subject Headings, Canadian Companion
by Haycock, Ken & Lynne Isberg
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1978
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- Hardcover
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New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. This book is "to be used with the 11th edition of Sears list of subject headings, published in 1977." Brown cloth with green titling on spine and front, 50 pages. This is an ex-library book with the usual library markings, very minor wear to spine ends and corners. Book… Read more about this item Item Price
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Provincial's Book About Book Production
by Rockman, Arnold, Editor
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- Hardcover
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Provincial Paper, Limited,. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This short book does not pretend to be an exhaustive guide to the history and techniques of book design and production.The publisher felt that there was a need for a handy reference work to which neophyte editors, designers and production personnel could refer." Red cloth… Read more about this item Item Price
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Century of Science Publishing, A - A Collection of Essays
by Fredriksson, Einar H., Editor
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- Used - Very Good
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- Soft cover
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- 9781586031480
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Amsterdam, the Netherlands: IOS Press. Soft cover. Very Good. Book is a collection of essays on science publishing by multiple authors. Colourfully illustrated brown soft cover with white titling on spine and front, 312 pages. Cover has minor shelf wear, there is a very pale smudge on leading text block edge, otherwise this handsome book is clean, bright… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sobota: Design Binder
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1991
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- Card Cover
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€56.62
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Dallas, Texas: The Bridwell Library, 1991. Card Cover. Very Good/-. The Birdwell Fine Bindings Series. Sobota: Design Binder, 21 June - 7 September. A Catalogue of an exhibition in the Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Galleries. Introduction by Jarmila Sobota. Marbled card cover, staple binding, black and white as well as full colour photographs, altogether 35 examples of Jan Sobota's… Read more about this item Item Price
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Horace Walpole and France: Vol. I - Walpole the Francophile
by Barrell, Rex A.
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- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
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- Good
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- 1978
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- Hardcover
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- 9780806209692
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New York: Carlton Press, Inc, 1978. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/Good. Book is inscribed by the author. Book is a study of the famous British man of letters, an astute observer of human nature, local customs, literature and history, giving the reader a remarkable complete portrait of an enigmatic and intriguing figure. Blue cloth with black titling on… Read more about this item Item Price
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Daughter's Way, The: Canadian Women's Paternal Elegies
by MacDonald, Tanis
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- Used - Very Good
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- Pictorial Cover
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- 9781554583621
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Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfred Laurier University Press. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. Book is an original, absorbing, and long-overdue critical examination of the way Canadian female poets have written against the grain of the male elegiac tradition. Colourfully illustrated glossy hard cover with black, white, red, yellow titling on front, black and yellow titling on red spine, 269 pages. Cover… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ghost Story Index
by Siemon, Fred
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1967
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- Soft cover
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San Jose, California: Library Research Associates, 1967. Soft cover. Very Good. Subtitled: An Author-Title index to more than 2,200 stories of ghosts, horrors, and the macabre appearing in 190 books and anthologies. Tan cover with brown titling on front and spine, brown illustration on grey in an oval cut-out, grey end papers, unpaginated. Cover is basically clean with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Journal of Popular Culture, Volume 5, No. 4, Spring 1972
by Browne, Ray B.
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- Used - Good to Very Good
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- 1972
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- Soft cover
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€22.65
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Urbana: Universaity of Illinois Press, 1972. Soft cover. Good to Very Good. Science Fiction Special." Book contains articles on various aspects of culture, popular poetry, and science fiction. Illustrated red soft cover with black titling on spine and front, 241 pages. Cover has light edge wear, light shelf wear, spine lightly sunned, book is clean and bright, binding… Read more about this item Item Price
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Orlando Furioso & Its Predecessor, The
by Edwards, E.W.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1924
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- Hardcover
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€49.07
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London: Cambridge University Press, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good-. Off-white boards with an over-all orange design, green cloth spine with green titling on white spine label, leading and bottom text block edges are untrimmed, many pages uncut, 175 pages. Cover has light edge wear and is lightly sunned around edges, text block edges darkened, spine, including label, are sunned,… Read more about this item Item Price
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