Crossing the Line: Short Stories by Elias, David

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: Orca, 1992. 147 pages. Square tight copy with a small paint smudge on top left corner of front cover and spine, and covers show light wear. Signed with insciption on title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Inscribed by author. Presumably first edition. 147 p. Some minor edgewear, particularly a bit of rubbing to the top rear corner of spine, but otherwise Fine, possibly unread. From the back: In a tiny farming community next to the U.S. border in southern Manitoba, the characters in David Elias' collection of short stories are constantly "crossing the line" — between reality and fantasy, childhood and the adult world, sanity and insanity. The imaginary yet nonetheless real line that divides two countries symbolizes the lines, visible and invisible, that must be crossed at crucial points in their lives.

Orca Book Publishers, 1992-06. Paperback. Good.

Fine 1st printing trade paperback. SIGNED, dated and inscribed by the author. French flaps, 5.5" x 8.5", 147 pages. In a tiny farming community next to the US border in southern Manitoba, the characters in these stories are constantly "crossing the line" between reality and fantasy, childhood and the adult world, sanity and insanity.