Condition: Near Fine (see description)

Hothouse -by Brian Aldiss ( ( issued in the USA in a shorter version as The Long Afternoon of Earth )

By: ( 2nd Printing of the 1st Edition ) Aldiss, Brian (Pseudonyms: Jael Cracken, Peter Pica, John Runciman, C.C. Shackleton, Arch Mendicant, & "Doc" Peristyle )

Price: $101.18

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Faber and Faber, 1967, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 1967

Edition: Later Printing

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 168688

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, dustjacket is corner clipped but the price is intact, ---all UK editions are scarce but this one even moreso, really quite uncommon, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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The Sisters Brothers: A Novel -by Patrick deWitt -a signed Copy

By: ( 2nd Printing of the 1st softcover Edition ) deWitt, Patrick (signed) ( de Witt )

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Anansi ( House of Anansi ), 2011, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 2011

Edition: Later Printing

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 168138

ISBN-13: 9781770890329

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------trade paperback, issued simultaneously as the scarce hardcover edition, a Near Fine example with a very small nick at upper spine tip, signed without inscription by deWitt, ---My! What a strange book. Quite odd, but I did finish the copy in my collection, a unique take on the western genre, --- winner of the 2011 Governor General's Award for English language fiction and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize and the Giller, ---any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAI...
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A Jockey's Life: The Biography of Lester Pigott ---by Dick Francis -a Signed Copy

By: ( 2nd Printing of the 1st US Edition ) Francis, Dick (signed and inscribed)

Price: $67.43

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Putnam / G P Putnam's, 1986, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 1986

Edition: Later Printing

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 168058

ISBN-13: 9780399131790

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hard cover, a Near Fine example in a close to Near Fine dustjacket but there is some sunning to the spine so a Very Good/Very Good++ dustjacket, 338 pages, b&w photos, signed and inscribed "Sept 1986 Wilf Morris & his fellow security guards at Bldg 'A' Sea Ranch Club. Very best wishes Dick Francis", ----the Sea Ranch Club was a condo complex in Florida where Dick and Mary Francis would spend part of the year, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)...
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Red's Story -by Red Storey -a signed Copy (signed with RED and BLUE ink) ( CFL - Canadian Football League / NHL - National Hockey League related)

By: ( 3rd Printing of the 1st Edition ) Storey, RED ( Roy Alvin )(signed) with Brodie Snyder

Price: $47.18

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Macmillan Canada, 1994, 1st edition, 3rd Printing : 1994

Edition: Later Printing

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 168858

ISBN-13: 9780771590900

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed "Best wishes Red Storey", 245 pages, RED has signed the RED part of his signature in red ink, b&w photos, ---"Red Storey's NHL career consisted of 480 regular season games and seven consecutive Stanley Cup Finals from 1952 through 1958. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1967, and that was followed by being honoured by Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1986 and was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1992. An immensely popular personality, Storey refereed oldtimers' games and was a popular after-dinner ...
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Image for Tom Thomson ( for an Exhibition at The Art Gallery of Ontario [ AGO ], National Gallery of Canada; Musee Du Quebec; Vancouver Art Gallery; Winnipeg Art Gallery - 2002 to 2003 )( Group of Seven related)

Tom Thomson ( for an Exhibition at The Art Gallery of Ontario [ AGO ], National Gallery of Canada; Musee Du Quebec; Vancouver Art Gallery; Winnipeg Art Gallery - 2002 to 2003 )( Group of Seven related)

By: ( ENGLISH Lanaguage Edition) Reid, Dennis (ed.); Charles C Hill; Andrew Hunter; Robert Stacey; John Wadland; Sandra Webster-Cook Anne Ruggles; Chronology - Joan Murray ( Art Gallery of Ontario [ AGO ] / National Gallery of Canada )( Ross Skoggard related

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia / Toronto, Ontario, Vancouver, BC / Toronto, ON / Ottawa, ON: Douglas and McIntyre / Art Gallery of Ontario ( AGO ) / National Gallery of Canada, 2002, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 2002

Edition: Later Printing

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 167233

ISBN-13: 9781550548983

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( later printing of the First Edition ) large hardcover, about 11.5 x 11 inches, a Near Fine example, a VERY FAINT insignificant splash mark on the upper edge of the text block, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, 386 pages, profusely illustrated with colour examples of TT's artwork, some b&w photos and illustrations, a very nice book, ---"A visually stunning volume, with 140 full-colour plates of the artist's work, and 100 black-and-white photos. Essays are written by art writers and curators, leading authorities on Thomson and his place in the Canadian cultural landscape, and g...
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Tom Thomson ( for an Exhibition at The Art Gallery of Ontario [ AGO ], National Gallery of Canada; Musee Du Quebec; Vancouver Art Gallery; Winnipeg Art Gallery - 2002 to 2003 )( Group of Seven related)

By: ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION ) Reid, Dennis (ed.); Essays By Charles C Hill; Andrew Hunter; Robert Stacey; John Wadland; with Sandra Webster-Cook and Anne Ruggles; Chronology By Joan Murray ( Art Gallery of Ontario [ AGO ] / National Gallery of Canada )

Price: $94.43

Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia / Toronto, Ontario, Vancouver, BC / Toronto, ON / Ottawa, ON: Douglas and McIntyre / Art Gallery of Ontario ( AGO ) / National Gallery of Canada, 2002, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 2002

Edition: Later Printing

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 168500

ISBN-13: 9781550548983

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------large hardcover, about 11.5 x 11 inches, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, a bit of sunning to the spine of the jacket, looks new, 386 pages, profusely illustrated with colour examples of TT's artwork, some b&w photos and illustrations, a very nice book, ---"A visually stunning volume, with 140 full-colour plates of the artist's work, and 100 black-and-white photos. Essays are written by art writers and curators, leading authorities on Thomson and his place in the Canadian cultural landscape, and give the book a complex, critical perspective on Thomson's life. This bo...
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Black Hearts in Battersea, Volume 2 in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Series -by Joan Aiken ( Book Two )

By: ( Later Printing of the 1st Edition ) Aiken, Joan

Price: $26.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Jonathan Cape, 1979, 1st Edition, Later Printing : 1979

Edition: Later Printing

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 167485

ISBN-13: 9780224607056

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------( later printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ price clipped dustjacket, technically this is the 2nd volume in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase series although AIKEN did write a prequel to WOLVES so the 3rd book in the canon overall, a nice copy, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---
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A Pattern Language: Towns - Buildings - Construction/ Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, California

By: ( Later Printing of the 1st Edition ) Alexander, Christopher; Sara Ishikawa; Murray Silverstein; Max Jacobson; Ingrid Fiksdahl-King; Shlomo Angel / Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, California

Price: $80.93

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Oxford University Press / OUP, 1977, 1st Edition, Later Printing : 1977

Edition: Later Printing

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 169415

ISBN-13: 9780195019193

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, a very slight bit of sunning to the spine of the jacket, overall this looks new, 1171 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, ---"You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, or a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction. After a ten-year silence, Christopher Alexander and his colleagues at the Center for Environmental Stru...
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Black Berry, Sweet Juice -On Being Black and White in Canada -by Lawrence Hill ---a Signed Copy

By: ( Later Printing of the 1st Edition ) Hill, Lawrence (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: HarperCollins / Harper Collins / Harper Flamingo / HarperFlamingo, 2001, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 2001

Edition: Later Printing

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 168155

ISBN-13: 9780002000208

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Very Good+ dustjacket with a short tear at upper and lower rear flap fold, ink name and date on verso of front board, signed by Hill without inscription, ---"Lawrence Hill? s remarkable novel, Any Known Blood, a multi-generational story about a Canadian man of mixed race, was met with critical acclaim and it marked the emergence of a powerful new voice in Canadian writing. Now Hill, himself a child of a black father and white mother, brings us Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada, a provocative and unprecedented look at a...
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Image for Steam at Allandale: The Story of a CNR Division Point in the 1950's -by Ian Wilson (signed)( Trains / Locomotives / Railroad / Railways / Canadian National Railway )( Ontario - Hamilton / Burlington to North Bay through Barrie & Orillia )( C.N.R.)

Steam at Allandale: The Story of a CNR Division Point in the 1950's -by Ian Wilson (signed)( Trains / Locomotives / Railroad / Railways / Canadian National Railway )( Ontario - Hamilton / Burlington to North Bay through Barrie & Orillia )( C.N.R.)

By: (2nd Printing Overall, 1st REVISED EDITION ) Wilson, Ian (signed)

Price: $47.18

Publisher: Orillia, Ontario, Orillia, ON: Canadian Branchline Miniatures, 1998, 1st edition, 2nd Printing ( 1st REVISED Edition ) : 1998

Edition: First Revised Edition

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 167727

ISBN-13: 9780968381502

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, very small nick on lower edge of front panel, signed by the author " Ian Wilson Feb 25/07", 192 pages, profusely illustrated with b&w photos as well as quite a few colour, ---this 2nd printing is revised from the 1st printing which contained some errors, ---contents include: Intro; Morning at Allandale; The Newmarket Subdivision to Toronto; The Milton Subd.; The Alliston Subd.; The Meaford Subd.; The Colourful Allandale Division; The Penetang Subd.; The Newmarket Subd. t...
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Image for Alan Garner -The Stone Book Quartet: The Stone Book, Granny Reardun, The Aimer Gate, Tom Fobble's Day ---an omnibus volume containing book 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the series ---a signed copy

Alan Garner -The Stone Book Quartet: The Stone Book, Granny Reardun, The Aimer Gate, Tom Fobble's Day ---an omnibus volume containing book 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the series ---a signed copy

By: (later Printing of the 1st OMNIBUS Edition ) Garner, Alan (signed)

Price: $80.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Flamingo / HarperCollins / Harper Collins, 1999, 1st Flamingo Edition, Later Printing : 1999

Edition: Later Printing

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 169328

ISBN-13: 9780006551515

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------trade paperback, about 5w x 8h inches, a Near Fine copy with just a wee bit of very light rubbing, signed by Garner without inscription, this contains all 4 stories comprising the quartet, uncommon signed, ---172 pages total, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Daimler and Benz: The Complete History -The Birth and Evolution of the Mercedes Benz ( Cars / Automobile / Automotive history)

By: Adler, Dennis; Foreword By Sir Stirling Moss

Price: $26.93

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: HarperCollins / Harper Collins, 2006, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2006

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 168194

ISBN-13: 9780060890261

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 12w x 9.25h inches, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new ---277 pages, loaded with colour photos and advertisement reproductions, some b&w, ---"From the earliest workshop days to the grandest marque in the automotive world, the story of one of the most important enterprises of the twentieth century comes alive in this complete history. --The rich history of Daimler-Benz (now DaimlerChrysler) has its roots in the early experimentation with the use of the internal combustion engine by three men: Carl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler, and William Maybach. B...
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A Ahafonov: Paintings - Sculpture - Watercolours ( Art - Artist / Alexander / Oleksandr Ahafanov )( Ukraine / Ukrainian )

By: Ahafonov, A. ( Oleksandr Ahafanov / Alexander ), Foreword By Pavel Fisher

Price: $67.43

Publisher: No Place of Publication, No Place: No Publisher ( A Ahafonov ? ), No Date (circa 2002 ), 1st Edition, First Printing : 2002

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 168560

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, a Near Fine example, just a wee bit of rubbing, cut-out window on front panel is not torn, unpaginated (about 40 pages), colour examples of Ahafonov's paintings, sculpture and watercolour work, the last date attributed to any of the artwork is 2001 so this book is likely early in the 2000's, side-by-side translation of text in English and ( I assume ) Ukrainian, ---I believethe signature in red ink on the first page is an actual signature, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size...
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Kindred Blood in Kensington Gore --- Philip K Dick in the Afterlife: An imaginary Conversation ---by Brian W Aldiss ---a signed Copy

By: Aldiss, Brian W (signed) (Pseudonyms: Jael Cracken, Peter Pica, John Runciman, C.C. Shackleton, Arch Mendicant, & "Doc" Peristyle )( Philip K Dick related )

Price: $87.68

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Avernus Creative Media, 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1992

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 167765

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) trade paperback size chapbook, a Near Fine / Fine copy, signed by Aldiss on the front cover, a short play which was first performed at a UK PKD Celebration in 1991, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Kindred Blood in Kensington Gore --- Philip K Dick in the Afterlife: An imaginary Conversation ---by Brian W Aldiss ---a signed Copy

By: Aldiss, Brian W (signed) (Pseudonyms: Jael Cracken, Peter Pica, John Runciman, C.C. Shackleton, Arch Mendicant, & "Doc" Peristyle )( Philip K Dick related )

Price: $87.68

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Avernus Creative Media, 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1992

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 168383

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------trade paperback size chapbook, a Near Fine / Fine example, signed by Aldiss on the front cover, a short play which was first performed at a UK PKD Celebration in 1991, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for Mangoes & Curry Leaves: Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka -Signed ( Cook Book / Cookbook / Cooking / Recipes )

Mangoes & Curry Leaves: Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka -Signed ( Cook Book / Cookbook / Cooking / Recipes )

By: Alford, Jeffrey (signed) and Naomi Duguid (signed)

Price: $94.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Random House Canada, 2005, 1st edition, First Printing : 2005

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 169793

ISBN-13: 9780679312802

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Very Good+/Near Fine dustjacket, small flake on spine, short tear at upper flap fold, signed without inscription by both authors on a RANDOM HOUSE CANADA bookplate, 381 pages, colour photos throughout, ---" A roadmap, for cooks and armchair travellers alike, to one of the world?s richest and most diverse culinary regions, by the authors of Seductions of Rice and Hot Sour Salty Sweet. ---From Sri Lanka to Pakistan, from the Himalayan foothills of Nepal and northern India to the lushness of Bangladesh and southern India, the Subcont...
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Seductions of Rice: A Cookbook -by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid ( 1999 Winner Cuisine Canada Cook Book Award )( Recipes )

By: Alford, Jeffrey; Naomi Duguid

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Canada, Canada (likely Toronto, ON ): Random House Canada, 1998, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1998

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 168240

ISBN-13: 9780679309321

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------large hard cover, about 8.25 x 10.75 inches. a Near Fine copy, in a Near Fine dustjacket, ---looks new, 431 pages, colour and b&w photos throughout, ---contents include: Beginning with rice with the rice dictionary; The World of Rice, cultivating and harvesting; White Rice, Black Rice, Congee, the Chinese way; Jasmine, Sticky Rice, Thai Red, the Thai way; Gohan, Sushi, Mochi, the Japanese way; Basmati, Gobindavog, South Indian Red, the Indian way; Chelo, Polo, Pulao, the Central Asian and Persian ways; Pilaf, Paella, Risotto, the Mediterranean way; Yassa, Mafe, Diebou Dien, The Sen...
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The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mount Everest -by Conrad Anker (signed) ( George Mallory )

By: Anker, Conrad (signed) and David Roberts ( George Mallory related)

Price: $94.43

Publisher: New York, N.Y./ New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1999

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 167791

ISBN-13: 9780684871516

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, ---signed and inscribed by the author and world famous mountain climber "Dee "Bob" May the winds of compassion be with you! Conrad Anker", 191 pages, b&w photos, ---"On June 8, 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappeared somewhere near the summit of Mount Everest, leaving open the tantalizing question of whether they had reached the summit of Everest twenty-nine years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. In 1999, climber Conrad Anker discovered Mallory'...
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Atget a Sceaux: Inventaire Avant Disparitions / Musee De L'Ile-De-France ( Eugene Atget / Photographer / Photographs )

By: Atget, Eugene (related); Edited By Ileana Andrea Altmann / Musee De L'Ile-De-France

Price: $94.43

Publisher: Paris, France, Paris, France: Somogy Editions d'Art / Musee De L'Ile-De-France, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2008

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 168015

ISBN-13: 9782757201671

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------softcover, ma Near Fine example, looks new, unpaginated (about 100 pages), examples of Atget's photographs taken at Sceaux, all text is in FRENCH, produced for an exhibition at Musee de L'Ile de France, ---"En 1901, Eugène Atget (1857-1927) photographe du vieux Paris et du patrimoine de ses environs découvre la ville de Sceaux. il y revient à plusieurs reprises jusqu'en 1925, où il explore le parc, alors laissé à l'abandon. En soixante-quatre prises de vues, il réalise parmi ses plus belles images. De son exploration du domaine et de ses passages réguliers dans la ville, il produit d...
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The Heart Goes Last ---by Margaret Atwood ---a Signed Copy ( # 97 of 100 Pre-Publication Signed Copies issued by McClelland and Stewart )

By: Atwood, Margaret (signed -#97 of 100 Signed Copies ))

Price: $134.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart / M&S, 2015, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2015

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 169015

ISBN-13: 9780771009112

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, visually a Near Fine copy but there are some small splash marks and stains to the edges of the text block, in a Near Fine dustjacket, this copy has been signed by Margaret Atwood before the book's release, pre-released by McClelland and Stewart which had MA sign 100 copies of this book which were randomly distributed across Canada, included with each copy is a THE HEART GOES LAST / M&S card congratulating the random buyers who found one of these first signed copies, each card states the number so in this case the card lets the buyer know that they found copy # 97 of 100,...
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Condition: Near Fine (see description)