Search Results: Modern First Editions from JWMah

NY: Simon and Schuster, 1971. (USA) First Printing No marking, the top edge black dye is slightly mottled (from raindrops?), hinges fine, covers clean, Very Good in unclipped Good (-) only Dj with two 1.25 tears to back panel , small tear to head of spine, and to foot of spine, the dj spine panel orange colour is faded; Dj is in mylar sleeve. Orange cloth, [1-10] 11-226pp. "This novel is about the romantic possibilities of a public library in California". (1.5 JM HOQ 101/a2. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good (-). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Vantage Press, 1992. (USA) First Edition blk cloth, 437pp. A novel set in the 1950's world of movie intrigue. Small numeric notation to endpaper, otherwise Fine in unclipped Fine (-) Dj. (2.4 JM HOQ 103/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Alfred A Knopf, 2014. (CAD) 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the title page: "For Sam, Ann-Marie MacDonald", no othe rmarkings, Fine in unclipped Fine (-) dust jacket with a pin prink sized faint gray mark to the white part of the front of the jacket.(Unobtrusive). Dj is in mylar sleeve. Grey hardback with yellow spine, patterned endpapers, 384pp. From the jacket: As a child, Mary Rose suffered from an illness, long since cured and "filed separately" in her mind. But as her frustrations mount, she experiences a flare-up of forgotten symptoms which compel her to rethink her memories of her own childhood and her relationship with her parents. With her world threatening to unravel, the spectre of domestic violence raises its head with dangerous implications for her life and that of her own children. (2.1 JM 0322. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine (-). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2004. (CAD) Stated First Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR on a separate title page from another book, laid-in to this book. No markings, as New in unclipped as New Dust jacket. Navy blue boards, 243pp. This is the 11th novel from the award-winning author of CLARA CALLAN. (1.6 JM HOQ 103/b5. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2003. (CAD) SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page, stamp to bottom edge of pages indicating that this is a complimentary copy,no other markings, Fine(-) in Fine(-) Dj. Boards, 308pp. This is a tale of small-time horse-scams. First Printing (1.9 JM HOQ 102/4. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine (-)/Fine (-). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complimentary Copy.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2000. (CAD) First Edition blk bds, 311pp. Ondaatje's important new novel. Co-winner of the 2000 Giller prize; Winner of the Prix Medicis in France for foreign literature; Winner of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize for fiction; Winner of the 2000 Governor general's Award for fiction. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to title page. Very Fine in like Dj, as new, unread. (1.7 JM ITXx46. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2000. (CAD) First Edition blk bds, 311pp. Ondaatje's important new novel. Co-winner of the 2000 Giller prize; Winner of the Prix Medicis in France for foreign literature; Winner of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize for fiction; Winner of the 2000 Governor general's Award for fiction. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to title page. Very Fine in like Dj, as new, unread. (1.7 JM ITXx46. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2000. (CAD) First Edition blk bds, 311pp. Ondaatje's important new novel. Co-winner of the 2000 Giller prize; Winner of the Prix Medicis in France for foreign literature; Winner of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize for fiction; Winner of the 2000 Governor general's Award for fiction. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to title page. Very Fine in like Dj, as new, unread. (1.7 JM ITXx46. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 2005. (CAD) First Printing INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: "To---/ with my best wishes / William Deverell/ Nov 3/05/ Vancouver" , no other markings, Fine, as New in unclipped Fine Dust jacket. Boards, 410pp. A novel by one of Canada's best ( and most irreverently funny) crime and mystery writers. (2.0 JM LVR 202/b1. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Oblong.

Toronto: Viking Penguin, 1991. (CAD) 1st printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page, no other markings, Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket in mylar sleeve. Boards, 309pp. This is thr author's debut novel, a love story set in the turbulent days of the Bolsheviks. (2.2 JM HOQ 100/b5. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2005. (CAD) First Printing Long INSCRPTION BY AUTHOR on the title page, no other markings, several pages are creased, thus Near Fine in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket. Boards, 407pp. B&W illus. This novel is based on the 1872 expedition of the USS Polaris which set out in 1872 to plant the American flag at the North Pole. The expedition failed, and the survivors were cast adrift on sea ice near Ellesmere Island. Using this premise, the novel focuses on the lives of three of the survivors. (2.0 JM HOZ 401/5. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Toromto: Knopf Canada, 2014. (CAD) 5th printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the title page, no other markings, Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Boards, 321pp. This nvoels about two loving sisters, one of whom is a world-reknown pianist and the other a divorced and broke free-spirit, was the 2014 ScotiaBank Giller Prize finalist. (1.6 JM HOQ 100/a2. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

NY: Delacorte Press, 2009. (USA) 1st printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, no other emarkigns, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 424pp. A dark, funny novel in which a hearing imparied librarian tries to contact her partner-in-occultism, Daisy who is dead. (1.9 JM HOQ 102/b1. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2006. (CAD) 1st printing. Warmly INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR and signed as "Anne", no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket with crease to spine panel. Boards, 477pp.This novel about the relationship between two sisters is set in Toronto. (2.2 JM HOJ 304/2. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2006. (CAD) 1st printing. Warmly INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR and signed as "Anne", no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket with crease to spine panel. Boards, 477pp.This novel about the relationship between two sisters is set in Toronto. (2.2 JM HOQ 103/b3. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Toronto: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 2007. (CAD) First printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, then "20 October 2007, Vancouver", no other markings, Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Boards, 372pp. This is Winter's second novel: dramatically written, "in which the Newfoundland landscape ,,,is painted in simple and beautiful strokes". (1.9 JM HOQ 103/b3. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Canada: Random House of Canada, Limited, 2005. (CAD) First Printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR with his tiny signature to the title page, no other markings, Fine in unclipped Fine Dj. hardcover, 360pp. This is Barnes's novel on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and George Augustus Anson. (2.0 WL HOZ 402/b2. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2007. (CAD) 1st printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page, no othe rmarkings, Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Boards, 314pp, plus glossary, I believe this is the sixth novel from the award-winning author. (2.0 JM HOZ 402/4. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: MacMillan, 1970. (USA) First British Edition. dark brown bds, 207pp. 8 short stories. Fine in clipped Fine Dj. protected in mylar cover. A nice copy. (1.5 JM LVR 206/5. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1985. (CAD) First printing of the Canadian First edition. No markings, there is a long wrinkle to the cloth of thr spine (a manufacturing fault) otherwise Fine in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 246pp. Black Robe is an account of the 17th-century encounter between the Huron and Iroquois the French called "Les Sauvages" and the French Jesuit missionaries the native people called "Blackrobes," This may be Brian Moore's most striking book, which so well captured both the intense--and disastrous--strangeness of each culture to one another. The novel was adapted into the 1991 film Black Robe directed by Bruce Beresford, for which Moore wrote the screenplay. (1.6 JM HOQ 102/3 or 2. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".