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Captured by the Vikings
by Torill Thorstad Hauger; Marlys Wick Paulsen (trans.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Perfect-bound softcover
- ISBN
- 9781550810332
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$18.56
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English (translated from Norwegian). 160 p.; 21 cm.
Though from a school library, has only mild shelfwear and sticker residue on covers and some unobtrusive library markings to title page, but otherwise internally Fine.
From the back cover:
Reim and his sister, Tir, are slaves to a mighty earl in tenth-century Norway. Their existence is a bitter and harsh one, with… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Lion in the North
by John Prebble
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Smyth-sewn Hard Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$21.65
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344 p.; ill. (some color); 26 cm
Red cloth hardcover with gilt lion emblem and gilt lettering to spine, shows minor shelfwear and, being ex-library, it has the expected internal stamps, pocket, etc., but no external ones and is otherwise Near Fine, clean & crisp. Dust jacket shows some edgewear and is price-clipped, but otherwise Near Fine. Generously illustrated with facsimiles,… Read more about this item Item Price
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De Rome D'or Au Monde
by [various]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- [c. 1950]
- Binding
- Cloth Hard Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$51.03
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(Voir en bas pour la traduction en français.)
Presumably first edition.
French language. xxiv, 344 p. ; ill. (some colour); 29 cm.
Red cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and logo, shows moderate wear, including bumping, discolouration, etc. The binding is rather dry and will crack if overly stressed, pages are starting in a few places. The book is liberally illustrated, in black and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London
by Great Britain. Department of the Environment.Peter Hammond
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- 1987, 1990
- Binding
- Staple-bound soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$13.60
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52 p. ; ill. (colour); 30 cm.
Paperback book has some mild shelfwear as well as creasing to covers and throughout, but otherwise Very Good.
Table of Contents:
THE MAKING of THE TOWER
Fortress and Palace
Arsenal, Treasury and Mint
State Prison
Garrison and Showplace
Tourism and Tradition
THE BUILDINGS of THE TOWER… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le palais de l'Élysée (La Revue Française, Supplément au n° 192)
by Georges Poisson
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- October 1966
- Binding
- Staple-bound Soft Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$51.03
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(Voir en bas pour la traduction en français.)
French language. [16] p.; ill. (some colour); 31 cm.
Softcover staple-bound with moderate wear to spine and edges, including small tears and worn areas, some page-curl, etc. Profusely illustrated with colour and black-and-white pictures, the interior bears only a few minor library markings and a taped bookplate stating that it was… Read more about this item Item Price
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Panorama chrétien nºs 1-57, 70-129 et Panorama aujourd'hui nºs 1 - 13 (périodiques reliés) [Christian Panorama and Panorama Today (bound periodicals)]
by René Finkelstein, Robert Masson (éds.), et al. (L'Union des œuvres ouvrières catholiques de France [The Union of Catholic Workers' Works of France])
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Première édition [First Edition]
- Published
- 1957-1969
- Binding
- Bound periodicals (hardcover)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$8,506.10
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(Voir en bas pour la traduction en français.)
Rare collection.
This set of periodicals was originally bound for the library of one Monseigneur Maurice Baudoux (1902-1988), Officer of the Order of Canada and archbishop of Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. He was awarded the honour of the OC for his work in the western provinces on behalf of French Canada. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le Tympan de la Cathédrale d'Autun (Archives Sonores de la Musique Sacrée, Serie XI: Documents AMS 5008) [The Tympanum of Autun Cathedral (Sound Archives of Sacred Music, Series XI: Documents AMS 5008)] [Vinyl Record]
by Denis Grivot (author), Albert Lejeune (composer), and Anita Cartier (vocals)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Hardcover album with softcover book with smyth-sewn binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$119.07
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[Voir en bas pour une description en français.]
RARE.
Presumably first thus.
20 p.; ill.; with 33 1⁄3 RPM record. French language. Red hardcover album with gilt lettering to cover, a pocket inside with a profusely illustrated softcover book, including its original dust jacket, and an opening in the side for the vinyl record.
Ex-library, the cover shows some scratches… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Miniatures [7 issues, plus 3 extra sheets of stickers]
by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Distributed by The Book-of-the-Month Club
- Published
- 1948, 1949, 1950
- Binding
- Staple-bound with card covers
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$85.05
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Will sell as individual items if requested.
A discontinuous set of 7 vintage albums (plus 3 extra sheets of stickers). All albums have their stickers already affixed and the covers show very mild shelfwear and a few light marks (though book H is also bent at the top corner) but otherwise are Near Fine.
Please see images for condition and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Indiscreet Muse
by (various)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1946
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$21.65
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Presumably first edition.
128 p. Please see images for condition as well as table of contents.
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Irish toasts
by Karen Bailey
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- 01/10/1987
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780877014690
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$5.10
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58 p.; ill. (colour).
Covers slightly bowed, with mild wear, but internally Fine. See images for preview of contents.
From the back:
Here's to you and yours
and to mine and ours,
And if mine and ours ever come
across you and yours,
I hope you and yours will do
as much for mine and ours,
As mine and ours… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ink and Steel (The Stratford Man, Vol. 1)
by Elizabeth Bear
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 2009-06
- Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780451462794
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$5.10
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First thus, first printing.
441 p.
Light shelfwear with mild discolourations to foredge, but otherwise Fine, in unread condition.
From the back:
Kit Marley, poet, playwright, and spy in the service of Queen Elizabeth, has been murdered. His poetry and plays were infused with a subtle magic that maintained her rule, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Published
- April 11, 2006
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780763625290
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$11.90
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267, [21] p.; ill.; includes promotional material with excerpt from The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. John Newberry Medal gold seal on front cover.
Trade paperback with deckle edge has some sticker residue to covers and very, very mild shelfwear, otherwise Fine.
From the copyright page:
The adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Book of Time (With Bonus Features)
by Guillaume Prevost; William Rodarmor (trans.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Scholastic paperback printing
- Published
- 2008
- ISBN
- 9780545103787
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$10.20
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First thus, first printing stated. Holographic front cover.
213 p. and 10 leaves of bonus material, including an interview, discussion points, and a preview of the sequel. Some shelfwear, internally Near Fine.
From the back:
A statue. A coin. An old book.
They look as dusty as everything else in Faulkner's Antique Books. But when Sam Faulkner slipsthe coin into the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of the Runestaff [4 Volume Set] (The Jewel in the Skull, The Mad God's Amulet, The Runestaff, The Sword of the Dawn)
by Michael Moorcock
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Revised
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Mass Market Paperbacks
- ISBN
- 9780886771751
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$136.08
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The Jewel in the Skull [ISBN 0-88677-175-7]
223 p. Very minor shelfwear, but otherwise Fine, being a copy which has obviously never been read.
From back cover:
"Those who dare swear by the Runestaff must then benefit or suffer from the consequences of the fixed pattern of destiny that they set in motion. Several such oaths have been sworn in the history… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Outstretched Shadow (The Obsidian Trilogy, Book 1)
by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Mass Market
- Published
- 2004
- ISBN
- 9780765341419
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$6.80
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Covers show some minor wear to extremities and slight spine crease, otherwise Very Good+ to Near Fine with gilt embossed title (hence it did not scan well, thus the third image is to show the cover title better but it is a stock image and does not represent the condition of this copy).
727 p. [THICK VOLUME may require extra… Read more about this item Item Price
A$6.80
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King's Quest
by Tom McGowen
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1984
- ISBN
- 9780880380799
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$74.89
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First printing stated, First Edition.
157 p.; ill. Very minimal signs of external wear, but no creasing to spine and otherwise Fine. Perfect gift for a die-hard D&D fan.
From the introduction:
In this story, you are Sparrow, a young juggler who, together with his brother, Jay, travels from town to town performing your act at inns and fairs in order to… Read more about this item Item Price
A$74.89
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An Excellent Mystery
by Ellis Peters
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Warner Futura
- Published
- 1993
- ISBN
- 9780751502213
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$26.29
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253 p.; some creasing to spine and very minor cover/edgewear, otherwise Near Fine in highly decorative gilted cover.
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In 1141 England is still torn by the civil strife caused by the struggle for the throne between King Stephen and the Empress Maud. Among the victims of the carnage is the Abbey of Hyde Meade, totally destroyed. Its… Read more about this item Item Price
A$26.29