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Dylan Thomas: His Life and Work

By: ACKERMAN, John

Price: $18.50

Publisher: London, Oxford University Press: 1964

Seller ID: 16264

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

Life of Dylan Thomas and an examination of the extent to which his poetry and prose were influenced by their author's Welsh environment and both Anglo-Welsh and English literary conditions. 201pp, frontis portrait. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. No wear to green cloth boards. Dustjacket has edge wear to spine and minor wear at tips. Weight, 480g.
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Northrop Frye: A Visionary Life

By: ADAMSON, Joseph

Price: $5.95

Publisher: Canada, ECW Press: 1993

Seller ID: 848

ISBN: 1550221841

Binding: Wrappers

Condition: About 'As New'

A volume in the 'Canadian biography series'. Herman Northrop Frye (1912 - 1991), Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. 93pp, photo illustrated. An 'almost as new' copy - bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, square binding, no spine or wrapper creases or marks. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. Images available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations.
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The Oxford Book of Creatures

By: ADCOCK, Fleur and SIMMS, Jacqueline Editors

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Oxford Univ Press: 1996

Seller ID: 34539

ISBN: 0192142267

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Reference work on Animals in Literature. 387pp. Hardcover in blue cloth with dustjacket. About as issued - bright, clean and unmarked. Weight, 642g.
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Worthy Dr. Fuller

By: ADDISON, William

Price: $13.50

Publisher: London, J. M. Dent: 1951

Seller ID: 13928

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Biography of Thomas Fuller, author of 'History of the Worthies of England' and other books. 298pp, photo illustrated. Very bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Only the previous owner's details on ffep keeps this from Fine. Dustjacket is similar with the exception of a 1" split to the fold of the dustjacket at back. [580g]
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Epping Forest. Its Literary and Historical Associations

By: ADDISON, William

Price: $6.50

Publisher: London, Dent: 1947

Seller ID: 34370

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good VG

History of Epping Forest in England, and discussion of some of its literary associations. 240pp with 32pp of photo illustration. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Hardcover in green cloth with only slight wear to tips. Tight, square binding. Weight, 428g.
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Epping Forest. Its Literary and Historical Associations

By: ADDISON, William

Price: $6.50

Publisher: London, Dent: 1947

Seller ID: 34371

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good VG

History of Epping Forest in England, and discussion of some of its literary associations. 240pp with 32pp of photo illustration. Interior is bright & clean. Gift inscriptions to ffep, otherwise unmarked. Hardcover in green cloth with only slight wear to tips. Tight, square binding. Weight, 428g.
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Charles Lamb

By: AINGER, Alfred

Price: $9.95

Publisher: London, Macmillan & Co.: 1888

Seller ID: 17902

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Very Good

Biography and literary criticism of Charles Lamb [1775-1834]. 226pp. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Old, owner's signature to title page.No damage to hinges. Red cloth shows minor wear only, as well as faded spine. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 400g.
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English Letters of the XIX Century

By: AITKEN, James - Editor

Price: $4.00

Publisher: UK, Pelican: 1946

Seller ID: 052801

Binding: Printed Wrappers

Condition: VG+

A selection of letters from literary figures of 19th century England. 188pp. Clean, unmarked copy, interior pages browned. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Pelican A164. Weight, 101g. Many items under 500g qualify for inexpensive Lettermail Rates within Canada. Items under 250g qualify for similar rates to the USA.
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Thomas Hardy: The "Dream-Country" of His Fiction

By: ALEXANDER, Anne

Price: $16.00

Publisher: USA, Vison and Barnes and Noble: 1987

Seller ID: 040688

ISBN: 0389207128

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About 'As New'

Critical studies series. 190 p. ; 23 cm. Includes index. An 'as new' copy - bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, square binding and a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 380g.
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The Prince and Letters

By: ALFIERI, Vittorio

Price: $8.95

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press: 1972

Seller ID: 34292

ISBN: 0802001726

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

Translation of Alfieri's 1788 Treatise maintaining that only in perfect freedom can supreme poetry be born. 168pp, illustrated. Book is bright and fresh, almost 'as new'. Dustjacket is very slightly soiled with one 1" closed margin tear. Weight, 590g.
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Poe and the British Magazine Tradition

By: ALLEN, Michael

Price: $8.50

Publisher: New York, Oxford University Press: 1969

Seller ID: 24997

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: VG+

The author discusses edgar Allan Poe and his 'connection' to the British literary/magazine culture. 255pp. Bright, clean copy. Ink signature to verso of ffep otherwise unmarked. Sound, square binding. No wear to cloth Unclipped dustjacket showing only very minor wear. Weight, 440g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to...
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Hans Christian Andersen; A New Life

By: ANDERSEN, Jens

Price: $19.95

Publisher: New York, Overlook Duckworth: 2005

Seller ID: 040974

ISBN: 158567642X

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

Translated from the Danish by Tiina Nunnally. 'Delving deeply into archives and correspondence, Jens Andersen sheds new light on Hans Christian Andersen's writings - the 156 published fairy tales, as well as the novels, short stories, dramas, poetry, and non-fiction - and on the writer whose own life had many aspects of the fairytale' [goodreads]. 624 p., [32] p. pl. : ill. ; 24 cm. An 'as new' copy -bright, clean and unmarked, still fresh. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards or the unclipped dustjacket. NOT a remainder. Unpacked weight, 927g. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post a...
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Posthuma Noveller

By: ANDERSSON, Dan [1888-1920]

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Stockholm, Tidens Forlag: 1934

Seller ID: 041144

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: VG+

Four posthumous works in the Swedish language - Korta Histotier; Efterlamnade Noveller; Chi-mo-ka-ma; Litteraturkritik. 387pp, photo portrait frontis. Bright, clean, unmarked interior, marbled endpapers, full-leather binding on semi-flxible boards, gilt titles and decoration, all edges gilt. Scans always available. Weight, 422g.
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Posthuma Noveller

By: ANDERSSON, Dan [1888-1920]

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Stockholm, Tidens Forlag: 1941

Seller ID: 041146

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: VG+

Writers and Society During the Rise of Russian Realism

By: ANDREW, Joe

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Humanities Press: 1980

Seller ID: 039825

ISBN: 0391017101

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Four Russian writers are covered - Pushkin, Lermontev, Gogol and Belinsky. OCLC Number: 5564501. xv, 190 p. ; 22 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. About 'as new'. Weight, 452g.
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Alle Werke Sind Wegg: Festschrift Fur Walter E. Riedel

By: AREND, Angelika & SYMINGTON, Rodney - Editors

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Victoria, University of Victoria, Dep't. Of Germanic & Russian Studies: 2001

Seller ID: 22260

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: As New

Essays in honor of Walter E. Riedel, long-time German-Canadian educator & scholoar at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, a specialist in German & German-Canadian literature, in German Expressionism, and in the work of Walter Bauer. Essays in both the English language and the German language. 204pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, about 'as new'. Weight, 310g.
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Persuasions, The Jane Austen Journal; No 18, 1996

By: AUSTEN-LEIGH, Joan et al - Editors

Price: $7.95

Publisher: USA, Jane Austen Society of North America: 1996

Seller ID: 054939

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Fine

Annual Journal of Jane Austen Studies. No 18 from 1996. 208pp. Bright, clean copy. Unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creasing. Weight, 286g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. No taxes on Canadian, American or Overseas Orders. Images always available.
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Persuasions, The Jane Austen Journal; No 19, 1997

By: AUSTEN-LEIGH, Joan et al - Editors

Price: $7.95

Publisher: USA, Jane Austen Society of North America: 1997

Seller ID: 054940

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Fine

Annual Journal of Jane Austen Studies. No 19 from 1997. 256pp. Bright, clean copy. Unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creasing. Weight, 352g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. No taxes on Canadian, American or Overseas Orders. Images always available.
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Fecondite d'Emile Zola: Roman a These, Evangile, Mythe

By: BAGULEY, David

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press: 1973

Seller ID: 17234

ISBN: 0-8020-5270-3

Binding: Decorated Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

French language text. 274pp, photo frontis. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. nmarked. Dustjacket has very minor edge wear, slight ripple to front panel. Weight, 630g..
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The Later Auden: From New Year Letter to About the House

By: BAHLKE, George W.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: NJ, USA, Rutgers University Press: 1970

Seller ID: 26492

ISBN: 0813506638

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: Near Fine

Book concentrates on W. H. Auden's poetry from 1939 on. 208pp. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. No wear to cloth. Price-clipped dustjacket shows some edge wear, minor rubbing and one small tape repair to lower margin of front panel. Weight, 540g.
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Category: Literary Criticism