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Why Isn't Everybody Dancing (Signed)
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Why Isn't Everybody Dancing (Signed)

by Haas, Maara

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9780888011466
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0888011466
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Winnipeg: Turnstone, 1990. Long soft crease on front cover and a shorter one on rear cover. Poems. Inscribed by author on half-title page to fellow Canadian writer Susan Musgrave "For Susan / who walks with magic / Maara Haas".. First Edition. Thin Trade Paperback Original. Very Good Plus..
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Dreamhouse.

by Habens, Alison.

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9780436202049
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0436202042
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1994. First edition. Trade paperback original with flaps. Bump and associated compression wrinkles at bottom of front spine fold, else fine. Author's first book, a novel.. First Edition.
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The Lost Child and Other Stories (Signed)

by Habib, Mariam

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New York: Vantage, 1978. Collection of fiction and non-fiction pieces by this African writer, born and raised in Tanzania, East Africa. 37 pages. Inscribed by author on the front free endpaper "___ / With warm wishes, / Mariam Habib / Vancouver BC / 11th June '81". First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine.
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The Apollo Murders (First Edition)
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The Apollo Murders (First Edition)

by Hadfield, Chris

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ISBN 13
9780735282353
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0735282358
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Toronto: Random House Canada, 2021. Owner name and phone number top of front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. 470 pages. Author is one of the most seasoned and accomplished astronauts in the world.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Fine.
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The Saturday Book 33

by Hadfield, John (editor)

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New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1973. This US edition printed in Great Britain. This issue contains many articles on Collector's Items, Maundy Gregory, and A Cabinet of Curiosities. 256 pages with many B&W and a few colour illustrations from photos.. First US Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus.
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The Clarity of Voices (Selected Poems: 1974-1981)
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The Clarity of Voices (Selected Poems: 1974-1981)

by Haeck, Philippe

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First Edition in English
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Paperback
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9780919349568
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0919349560
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Montreal: Guernica, 1985. Some fading around spine and a tiny initial and check mark, in red ink, top of first page. Poems by this Montreal writer; translated and with a preface by Antonio D'Alfonso; 116 pages.. First Edition in English. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus..
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Cockroach (Signed First Edition)
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Cockroach (Signed First Edition)

by Hage, Rawi

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9780887842092
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0887842097
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Toronto: Anansi, 2008. Author's second novel; his first "De Niro's Game" won the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Signed by author (signature only) on half title page. 305 pages.. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine.
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Honour Song: a Tribute
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Honour Song: a Tribute

by Hager, Barbara

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9781551920429
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1551920425
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Vancouver: Raincoast, 1996. Metis author focuses on 16 aboriginals from across Canada including Douglas Cardinal, Elijah Harper, Thomas King, Shania Twain and others.. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Fine..
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Captan of the Discovery: The Story of Captain George Vancouver

by Haig-Brown, Roderick

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Revised Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780770510602
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0770510604
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Toronto: Macmillan Canada, 1974. Bound in dull green paper covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Book is clean and unmarked. Dust jacet has a jagged 1" tear top of front panel and associated crease, otherwise is clean and quite nice. Originally published in 1956. Of the "Great Stories of Canada" series by Macmillan. 174 pages.. Revised Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Gordon MacLean.
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Starbuck Valley Winter

by Haig-Brown, Roderick

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Eighth Printing
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Hardcover
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London: Collins, 1968. Bound in medium green paper over boards with gilt lettering on spine. Clean inside and out. Dust jacket has a little wear top of front flap fold and a small faint spot on spine panel. Of the Evergreen Library series, this is the first state which has Toronto also cited on the title page. 254 pages. [Cave A 71 (a)]. Eighth Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Saltwater Summer

by Haig-Brown, Roderick

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UK Reprint Edition
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London: Collins, 1969. Bound in green paper-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Owner name on front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean, unmarled and tightly bound. Originally published in the UK in 1949. This is of the Evergreen Library series of books by Collins. There is no published price on either the front and rear flaps as per Cave A102. . UK Reprint Edition . Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by John Worsley.
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The Farthest Shores (First Edition)

by Haig-Brown, Roderick

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Toronto: Longmans Green & Co., 1960. Bound in illustrated paper over boards; endpapers with decorations; internally clean, unmarked and with sound endpapers. Dust jacket has minor wear to the tips and spine ends, and has a short tear at bottom of front spine fold and associated creasing. This copy is the first state book and the second state dust jacket. Frontispiece illustration by Frank Newfeld is duplicated on the upper board. The dust jacket, unlike the first state which simply has the Newfeld illustration repeated, is a full colour illustration by William Wheeler, that shows men with heavy packs traversing a steep mountain pass. 127 pages. Of the Canadian Pageant series for young readers. [Cave A 156, 1st state book; 2nd state dust jacket). First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Very Good Plus.
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Alison's Fishing Birds (Limited Edition, Signed By V. Haig-Brown)

by Haig-Brown, Roderick L

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Vancouver: Colophon, 1980. Second state binding in medium green cloth (perhaps a more attractive colour than the original grey cloth) with osprey blind stamped on upper board and gilt lettering on spine (Alison is mispelled with two "L"s). Limited to 500 copies overall, this is one of 22 copies of the original sheets bound up 18 years later in 1998. None of the second state copies are numbered, but all were signed by Valerie Haig-Brown. A posthumous publication of a work, written in 1939 or 1940, of a child's encounter with five birds of the west coast; 35 pages. Designed and printed letterpress by Jim Rimmer at Pie Tree Press, who also did the illustrations; the colour linocut tipped to the title page is signed "Jim Rimmer". Preface, written and signed, by daughter, Valerie Haig-Brown. [Cave A194b]. Signed by Editor. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Jim Rimmer.
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The Land is Bright: Script #4, the Seeds of Settlement

by Haig-Brown, Roderick

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(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation [ CBC ]), 1958. Mimeographed sheets, 8 1/2" x 14", printed one-side only consisting of title page, 2 pages of cast of characters, and 49 numbered pages of script. The pages have become unstapled though the original staple is present. There are a couple of marks on the pages and the last three pages are not part of the original mimeographed pages but photocopies of the originals. One of 13 radio play scripts that Haig-Brown wrote in "The Land is Bright" series for CBC. Uncommon.. First Edition. Stapled Sheets. Very Good..
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Panther (Evergreen Library Edition)

by Haig-Brown, Roderick

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London: Collins, 1967. Minor wear to ends of spine, owner name on front free endpaper, a couple of errant pen marks on fore edge of pages, and residual clear tape on front and rear pastedowns where dust jacket had been taped down. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has minor wear along top edge and has same pieces of clear tape along fore edges of flaps (since the flaps are white the clear tape hardly shows). Title originally published in 1946. This copy is the first state book, but presumably the second state jacket as the price has been clipped (the first state jacket had no price). Jacket design by B. L. Driscoll. Cave A16a. First Evergreen Library Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Theyre Lee-Elliott.
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Deep Currents: Roderick and Ann Haig-Brown (Signed First Edition)
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Deep Currents: Roderick and Ann Haig-Brown (Signed First Edition)

by Haig-Brown, Valerie. Foreword By Steve Raymond

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9781551431086
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1551431084
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Victoria, BC / Custer, WA: Orca, 1997. Author is Roderick and Ann Haig-Brown's eldest daughter. She has written an intimate biography of her parents that reveals the private lives behind the public figures. 215 pages of text plus 32 pages of B&W illustrations from photos and a one-page list of books by Roderick Haig-Brown. Signed by Valerie on title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus.
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Silver: The Life Story of an Atlantic Salmon

by Haig-Brown, Roderick L.

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Reprint
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London: Adam & Charles Black, 1963. Navy coloured paper covered boards with silver lettering on spine, owner name on front free endpaper and medium dark strip (about 2" long) on front pastedown and another on the rear pastedown where cello tape had been afixed; tightly bound and otherwise internally clean and unmarked. The dust jacket is price-clipped, darkened on the spine panel, slightly shelf soiled overall, and has dark strips (about 2" long) on the edges of the flaps where previously attached to the pastedowns with cello tape. A reprint of Haig-Brown's first book. . Reprint. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Bernard Venables.
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Return to the River

by Haig-Brown, Roderick L.

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Reprint
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9781550545586
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1550545582
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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1997. The classic story of the Chinok run and of the men who fish it. Originally published in 1946, this edition has a new foreword by Steve Raymond. 248 pages.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Fine..
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Saltwater Summer

by Haig-Brown, Roderick

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First UK Edition, Third Impression
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London: Collins, 1962. Bound in red paper-covered boards, a little bumped top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket has a short split bottom of front flap, a 2" one top of rear flap, a large chip (approx. 3/4" by 1/2") top of spine panel, along with a 1" tear at bottom of chip and some associated wrinkles. Even with these faults the jacket is bright and the front panel displays well. Originally published in the UK in 1949, a second impression followed in 1957, and this is the third. Issued as a Crown Library edition for juveniles. There is no published price on either the front and rear flaps, perhaps indicating an export copy. The rear flap of the dust jacket cites 13 other stories in the Crown Library, starting with "The Boy and the Donkey", and ending with "Sparks Fly".. First UK Edition, Third Impression. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Fair. Illus. by John Worsley.
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Canada's Pacific Salmon

Canada's Pacific Salmon

by Haig-Brown, Roderick

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First Edition
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Ottawa: Department of Fisheries of Canada, 1952. Large format pamphlet, 7 1/4" x 10 1/4", 24 pages including the covers. Corner crease bottom of front cover, and owner name in faint pencil top of front cover. Reprinted from Canadian Geographical Journal. B&W and colour illustrations by Brayshaw. [Cave A120]. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine.. Illus. by Tommy Brayshaw.
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