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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada - Canada Publishing Corporation BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Light Moisture Damage. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. MAPS AND ENDPAPERS BY: Paul J. Pugliese. SYNOPSIS: Iran, February 1979, a critical moment in history, a time of ferment and revolution when mobs become judges, executions replace trials, old friends become sudden enemies, wives turn against husbands, and Iranians and foreigners alike wait fearfully for the next dread ruling - this is the setting for James Clavell's breathtaking fifth novel in his world-famous Asian Saga. Whirlwind takes place in a mesmerizing period of twenty-four tumultuous days just after the Shah has left. The life-and-death struggle of rival factions to take control has resulted in a civil war in which few know who is on what side - or for how long. What is known is the fanatical hatred on… Read More

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. BOOK NUMBER: 1B4. MAPS AND ENDPAPERS BY: Paul J. Pugliese. SYNOPSIS: Iran, February 1979, a critical moment in history, a time of ferment and revolution when mobs become judges, executions replace trials, old friends become sudden enemies, wives turn against husbands, and Iranians and foreigners alike wait fearfully for the next dread ruling - this is the setting for James Clavell's breathtaking fifth novel in his world-famous Asian Saga. Whirlwind takes place in a mesmerizing period of twenty-four tumultuous days just after the Shah has left. The life-and-death struggle of rival factions to take control has resulted in a civil war in which few know who is on what side - or for how long. What is known is the fanatical… Read More

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Light Moisture Damage. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. BOOK NUMBER: 1B4. MAPS AND ENDPAPERS BY: Paul J. Pugliese. SYNOPSIS: Iran, February 1979, a critical moment in history, a time of ferment and revolution when mobs become judges, executions replace trials, old friends become sudden enemies, wives turn against husbands, and Iranians and foreigners alike wait fearfully for the next dread ruling - this is the setting for James Clavell's breathtaking fifth novel in his world-famous Asian Saga. Whirlwind takes place in a mesmerizing period of twenty-four tumultuous days just after the Shah has left. The life-and-death struggle of rival factions to take control has resulted in a civil war in which few know who is on what side - or for how long. What is known is the fanatical hatred on all… Read More

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Moderately Creased; Moderately Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. CONTENTS: Book I Dunpeldyr; Book II Camelot; Book III Applegarth; Book IV Bryn Myrddin; The Legend; Author's Note. SYNOPSIS: Arthur is King by right of drawing the sword Caliburn from the stone. Now he plunges into fierce warfare against the Saxon enemy, fighting to achieve the "small miracle" of unity and independence that Britain alone attained among the dependencies of a crumbling Roman Empire. Merlin, the King's adviser whom men call "enchanter", is once again the narrator of Mary Stewart's third magnificent and haunting novel of Dark Age Britain. He is present at only one of Arthur's twelve great battles, for his story tells of a different kind of warfare against more subtle and dangerous enemies.… Read More

Toronto: The Copp Clark Company, Limited, 1902. BOOK: Loose Hinges; Corners, Spine Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Heavily Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Missing. By Gilbert Parker, Author of Pierre and His People, When Valmond Came to Pontiac, The Trail of the Sword, The Trespasser, etc. SUB-TITLE: Being the Memoirs of Captain Robert Moray, Sometime an Officer in the Virginia Regiment, and Afterwards of Amherst's Regiment. MOVIE TIE-IN: This novel was the basis for the 1914 silent film of the same name. CONTENTS: I. An Escort to the Citade II. The Master of the King's Magazine III. The Wager and the Sword IV. The Rat in the Trap V. The Device of the Dormouse VI. Moray Tells the Story of His Life VII. "Quoth Little Garaine" VIII. As Vain as Absalom IX. A Little Concerning the Chevalier de la Da-Rante X. An Officer of Marines XI. The Coming of Doltaire XII. "The Point Envenomed Too!" XIII. "A Little Boast"… Read More