Fiction, Short Stories from Bytown Bookery

McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771006802 . Brown Hardcovers in Near Fine condition, tightly bound, bright & unmarked pages. Very light bottom spine end bumping. The DJ is Very Good+, unclipped. "In these nine dazzlingly inventive and rewarding stories, Margaret Atwood's signature dark humour, playfulness, and deadly … Read more about this item

Penguin Canada. Very Good. 1989. Mass Market Paperback. 0140112049 . Paperback in Very Good condition, squared, tightly bound with clean & unmarked pages, cover edgewear and scuffing. "Findley exposes the sharp changes in the traditional institutions of love andmarriage and family through a vivid terrain of images and insightful stories." ; 6.90 X 4.40 X 0.70… Read more about this item

Collier Books. Very Good. 1987. Trade Paperback. 0020165609 . Trade paperback. Very Good, tightly bound with an unmarked text. Cover scuffing and edgewear. "Ann Beattie's finest short story collection. In finely crafted narratives, Beattie writes of women nursing broken hearts, men looking for love, and married couples struggling to stay together." ; 8 X 5.20 X… Read more about this item

New American Library, Signet. #L1181. Very Good+. 1962. 1st Printing. Hardcover. B000RBOP58 . Pictorial hardcovers in Very Good++ condition. The binding is tight, pages are clean & unmarked, light foxing to the covers. Contents: Introduction by W. D. Howells -- A branch road -- Up the coolly -- Among the corn-rows -- The return of a private… Read more about this item

London, England: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0340405384 . Stated 'First Printed" 1988. Grey hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. Near Fine condition with a solid spine and a bright, unmarked text. The DJ is unclipped and is in Very Good condition. "The expected never happens… Read more about this item

London, England: Constable. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0094666008 . Black Hardcovers, silver titles to the spine. Very Good with a solid binding and a clean, unmarked text. Two paste marks to the front free end paper and the pages have age tanning to the edges. The DJ is unclipped and in Very… Read more about this item

New York: Avon Publishing. Very Good. 1948. Paperback. Stapled wraps in Good condition. The pages are tightly bound and the pages are unmarked, there is heavy age tanning to the pages. The cover is stained and has a pencil mark and a small black date stamp on it. 12 short stories set in a tropical location. … Read more about this item

Penguin BOOKS LTD. Very Good. 1995. Paperback. 0146000161 . A smaller sized Trade Paperback in Very Good condition with a solid binding and an unmarked text. Wear to the covers with light creasing and edgewear. "This collection of short stories includes "Why I Live at the P. O." , "Death of a Travelling Salesman", "Shower of Gold"… Read more about this item

W W Norton. Very Good+. 1990. Hardcover. Trade Paperback in Very Good++ condition. Pages are tightly bound and unmarked, covers show moderate cover wear and corner bumping. "The Safety of Objects kidnaps readers into a world of emotional science fiction where reality and the surreal mix in a disturbing vision of the way we live now. … Read more about this item

London, England: Minerva. Very Good+. 1992. Paperback. 0749391367 . Trade Paperback. A very clean, unmarked book with a solid binding. Light spine creasing with moderate cover scuffing. "A complete collection of Coward's short stories, 20 in all, spanning 50 years of his working life. "; 8 X 4.90 X 1.50 inches; 630 pages .

Knopf Canada. Fine. 1993. Paperback. 0394227336 . A Trade Paperback with French Flaps in Near Fine condition. Previous owner's name is written on the front free end paper. "You Never Know is the new collection of stories from Isabel Huggan, author of The Elizabeth Stories. Set in Canada, Kenya and France, the tales deal with the … Read more about this item

WW Norton. Very Good. 2001. Paperback. 039332253X . A Near Fine Trade Paperback, tight, bright & unmarked with very moderate cover edgewear. " Kafka Americana has achieved cult status. Norton now brings this reimagination of our labyrinthine world to a wider audience. In an act of literary appropriation, Lethem and Scholz seize a helpless Kafka by… Read more about this item

Toronto, Ont: Somerville House. Very Good+. 1995. Paperback. 189589753X . Trade Paperback with French Flaps in Very Good condition. A bright & unmarked text with moderate cover scuffing and edgewear. "Roaring Girl is a radiant collection of stories that reminds us--uproariously, sometimes spookily--how susceptible are the most ordinary lives to total upheaval." Wwinner of the Governor-General's… Read more about this item

Penguin Modern Classics. Very Good+. 1969. Paperback. B001THR9LQ . A Mass Market Paperback. Very Good with a tight binding, a clean, unmarked text. Tanning to the pge edges with cover edgewear. "In "After the Fireworks" a writer is pursued by a girl, an admirer of his work. "The Rest Cure" tells the story of a woman whose… Read more about this item

Anchor Canada. Very Good. 2006. Paperback. 0385661444 . A Very Good Trade Paperback. A solid binding with a clean, unmarked interior. Some wear to the cover edges and cover scuffing. "Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures welcomes readers into a world where the most mundane events can quickly become life or death. By following four young medical students… Read more about this item

Dell. Fine+. 1975. Mass Market Paperback. 0440204321 . Mass Market in Fine+ condition. Tight, bright & unmarked with an uncreased spine. "These stories, inspired by Bach's lifelong passion for flight, filled with memories of friends from the past and friends not yet met, are woven together with warmth, honesty and courage. With signs and signals, coincidences… Read more about this item

London, England: Andre Deutsch Ltd. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0233985840 . Black hardcovers / gilt titles to the spine. In Near Fine condition, pages are tight and clean, small sticker reside on the front free end paper. First Edition. The DJ is unclipped, no markings or tears, moderate cover wear.… Read more about this item

Ottawa , Ont: Chaudiere Books. Very Good. 2007. Paperback. 0978160142 . Trade Paperback . A Fine book with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked text. "The response to Decalogue: ten Ottawa poets (2006) , we decided to follow up with Decalogue 2: ten Ottawa fiction writers. Because we are the capital city, Ottawa as a whole… Read more about this item

Penguin Paperbacks. Very Good. 1990. Paperback. 0140133461 . Trade Paperback in Very Good+ condition, pages are tight and unmarked with a black remainder mark to the bottom page edges. "The theme of Alice Mattison's wonderful collection of short stories is the intense bonds people form as they make their way through life: bonds among family, between… Read more about this item

Phyllis Bruce Books / Harper Collins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 0002005840 . Grey hardcovers with silver titles to the spine. A tightly bound First Edition with light sunning to the top and bottom cover edges. The DJ is unclipped and in Very Good+ condition. "FRANCES ITANI RETURNS to her roots … Read more about this item