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The Novel: Language and Narrative from Cervantes to Calvino
by Brink, Andre
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- Used - Near Fine +
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- No DJ Issued
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- First U.S. Printing
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- 1998
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- Card Covers
- ISBN
- 9780814713303
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$54.00
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New York: New York University Press, 1998. First U.S. Printing . Card Covers. Near Fine +/No DJ Issued. Uncorrected Proofs. The South-African novelist and professor traces a sweeping analysis of 500-year history of the novel, from Don Quiote, thorugh classic works of the 18th and 19th centuries and modern and post-modern texts of the 20th century. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Shaman Bulldog: A Love Story
by Renaldo Fischer with Michele St. George
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1996
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- Original Wraps
- ISBN
- 9780446520294
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$13.00
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New York,: Warner Books, 1996. First Printing . Original Wraps. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. A story of a feisty bulldog named Faccia Bello, "beautiful face," who, in his short time in the world rescues his master from a spiritual malaise, teaching him how to become truly alive. Advance Reviewer Copy. 104pp.
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$13.00
A 60 anos de la liberacion de Auschwitz: Reflexiones en la prensa Mexicana
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2005
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- Soft cover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$45.00
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Mexico, 2005. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Spanish text co-publication of Tribuna Israelita and Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminacion. Light pen impression (but no ink marks) on cover. Pages clean. 174 pages.
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$45.00
Country of My Skull
by Antjie Krog
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1998
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- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780958419512
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$29.00
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Random House South Africa, 1998. Soft cover. Near Fine. Country of My Skull captures the complexity of the work of South Africa's Truth Commission in a uniquely personal narrative that is harrowing, evocative and illuminating. The author is a journalist and poet. 286 pages. Minor scuff to top edge of cover and about 9 pages ends. 8vo… Read more about this item Item Price
$29.00
Latvju Tekstilmaksla (Latvian Tapestry )
by Kalniete, Sandra
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1989
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- Hardcover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$42.00
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Riga, Latvia: Liesma, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. Tri-lingual (Latvian, Russian and English) hardover portraying Latvian professional textile art and artists. 280pp. Heavy 4to (over 9¾" - 12" tall) Brilliant color photos and some B&W photos of artists. Cover slightly loose from binding at top spine edge but pages clean and tight.… Read more about this item Item Price
$42.00
Fault Lines: Journeys Into the New South Africa
by Goodman, David
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780520217362
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$22.00
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Berkeley and Los Angeles: University Of California Press, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. David Goodman, a journalist and activist who has witnessed South Africa's struggles since the darkest days of apartheid, chronicles the nation's historic transition to democracy. Says Desmond Tutu: 'A searingly honest book by someone who… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
Beyond the Gulf War: Muslims, Arabs and the West
by Abu-Laban, Bahy & M. Ibrahim Alladin (Editors)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No DJ Issued
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1991
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- Printed Wrappers
- ISBN
- 9780969480211
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$22.00
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Edmonton, Alberta: MRF Publishers, 1991. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No DJ Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Political Scientists, international law and security specialists, philosphers and diplomasts discuss the justice of the Gulf War, the contribution (or lack of) to world peace and the use (or abuse) of the United Nations. 'Critical but… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
Manual of Child Psychology
by Carmichael, Leonard (Ed.)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- No Dust Jacket
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- Second Edition
- Published
- 1954
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- Cloth
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$24.00
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New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1954. Second Edition . Cloth. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. A classic compilation with papers by Terman, Lewin, Margaret Mead, Gesell, John Anderson and many others. Nineteen authored chapters on child psychology topics. 22 contributors. [First published 1946]. Printed olive cloth with painted dark green spine and front labels. Weight = 2.0… Read more about this item Item Price
$24.00
The Medical Treatment of Peptic Ulcer
by George Gordon McHardy, M.D.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$42.00
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Springfield,Illinois: Charles C.Thomas, 1963. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A Monograph in American Lecture in Abdominal Viscera. Publication Number 542 - American Lecture Series Pale, blue hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Pale, blue DJ with black text on front and back. 78pp. Physician's stamp on front and back inside cover. DJ has… Read more about this item Item Price
$42.00
Cezanne
by Klingsor, Tristan-L
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- Used - Good +
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$43.00
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London: John Lane The Bodley Head. First Edition . Hardcover. Good +. From The Masters Of Modern Art Series. Translated by J,-B Manson, Assistant Keeper of the Tate Gallery. With 40 B&W plates and 62 pages of text. Hardcover with blue boards and black lettering. Some soiling to cover and gentle rippling of board surface. Top page edge… Read more about this item Item Price
$43.00
Sailing Ships
by George Wallace
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1972
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- Illustrated Wraps
- ISBN
- 9780039265588
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$12.00
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Toronto: Holt, Reinhart and Winston, 1972. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. Themes in Art series. The book explores the concept of design as it is seen in the development of ships and nautical instruments. B&W and colour photos and illustrations. Edgewear and minor cover curling. Pages clean and tight. 92pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$12.00
Mass Communication and Mass Deception
by Arnold Itwaru
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- Used - Very Good -
- Published
- 1989
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780921680024
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$15.00
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Toronto: Terebi Publications, 1989. Trade Paperback. Very Good -. Incisive analysis of exisitng mas communication theories as well as the socio-political process of this type of communication. Dr Itwaru demonstrates the ways in which the mass media and corporate architecture serve to suspend critical evaluation and in this underpinning of perception dominate thier unsuspecting clientele. Some edgewear and… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
Caernarfon Castle and Town Walls
by Taylor, A. J.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1989
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- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780948329425
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$10.00
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Cardiff, Wales: Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, 1989. Soft cover. Near Fine. Revised Edition. 48-page glossy colour guide to this ancient,spectacular castle which has roots in Roman fortification from 1000 years previous. Includes maps, photos and drawings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$10.00
South Africa / Disarmament / Aid / Development / Terrorism / Nuclear and Natural Disaster: Where Do We Stand?
by Peter Desbarats and John Southerst, Editors
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- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1987
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- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780771408878
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$16.00
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London, Ontario: The Graduate School of Journalism, UWO, 1987. First Edition . Soft cover. As New. From the annual Encounter series hosted by the Graduate School of Journalism, University of Western Ontario. Canadian and international journalists discuss terrorism, disaster, disarmament, development, Africa and South Africa. 112 pages.
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$16.00
STUDENT DAYS - The University of Western Australia Student Guild: A Collection of Memoirs
by Quinlivan, Julie (Ed.)
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- Used - Very Good
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- No DJ Issued
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1988
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- Illustrated Wraps
- ISBN
- 9780959712414
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$22.00
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Guild of Undergraduates - University of Western Australia, 1988. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good/No DJ Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A collection of memoirs from the Student Guild published during the University of Western Australia's 75th Anniversary celebrations. 144 pages with B&W photos and illustrations. Minor edgewear and minor creasing… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
St. Margaret Queen of Scotland: 1045-1093
by Margaret Challenger
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Hardcover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$28.00
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Self Published . Hardcover. Very Good+. A brief history of the life of St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland, wife of Malcolm. Blue cloth hardcover with gold gilt lettering. Book is in very good condition, with clean, tight pages. No dust jacket. This is an unusual book that has no publishing information. The illustrations are by the author… Read more about this item Item Price
$28.00
Contemporary Approaches to Ibsen: Reports from the Fourth International Ibsen Seminar, Skien 1978
by Daniel Haakonsen, Ed.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good+
- Published
- 1979
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9788200019374
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$29.00
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Norway: Universitetsforlaget, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. This volume of the Ibsen Yearbook gathers the papers delivered at The Fourth International Ibsen Seminar, held in Skien on May 22-28, 1978. The main topic of the seminar was "Henrik Ibsen's drama -- psychological, social or existential?" Discussions centered on three plays: Ghosts, Rosmersholm and John Gabriel Borkman. Very slight… Read more about this item Item Price
$29.00
ACACIA TERRACE
by Ker Wilson, Barbara
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Scholastic Printing ,1990
- Published
- 1988
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- Pictorial Cover
- ISBN
- 9780590428859
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- 1
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$15.00
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New York: Scholastic Inc., 1988. First Scholastic Printing ,1990 . Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. David Fielding. Elegant history of Acacia Terrace in Sidney, Australia through the lives of one family living there from the 1860s to after World War II. Full-color illustrated glossy boards. Reinforced for library use, 15 rich, colourful paintings by award-winning… Read more about this item Item Price
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Political Report of the CPSU Central Committee to the 27th Congress of The Communist Party of the Soviet Union
by Gorbachev, Mikhail
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- Used - Good
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- 1986
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- Soft cover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$10.00
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Novosti Press Agency Publishing, 1986. Soft cover. Good. Report delivered by the then Secretary-General of the CPSU Central Committee on Feb. 25, 1986. Issued by the USSR Embassy Press Office, OTTAWA. Cream softcover has several crinkled corners, edgewear, staining.and rubbing. Pages clean and tight. 111pp. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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$10.00
