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DOHERTY, P. C. JOAN OF ARC) Serpent Amongst the LiliesAn Investigation into the Mysterious Woman known as The Maid, Jeanne d'Arc, by a loyal servant to the English Throne, Matthew Jankyn. 1st US in dj.
St. Martin's Press, New York, 1990, ISBN:0312051549
DOHERTY, P. C. The Serpent Amongst the Lilies : [An Investigation into the Mysterious Woman known as The Maid, Jeanne d'Arc, by a loyal servant to theEnglish Throne, Matthew Jankyn]. NY: St. Martin's Press, (1990). First US Printing. Pp. (1)-189,[3]. 8vo, red cloth with silver lettering to spine. An historical mystery novel set in the 15th century, surrounding the mysteryof Joan of Arc. Vg in dj. 25.00
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DOHOLLAU, Heather L'adret du jour
Éditions Folle Avoine, Romillé, 1989, ISBN:2868100546
DOHOLLAU, Heather. L'adret du jour. Frontispiece de Tanguy Dohollau. (Romillé) : Éditions Folle Avoine, (1989). First Edition. Pp (6),1-79(hand numbered),(3). Frontispiece. 8vo, beige wrappers, french flaps, black lettering to front cover and spine. Heather Dohollau, a Welsh poet writing in French, was born in Treherbert, Wales in 1925. She has been living in France since 1947. Slightly cocked, smudging to front cover, else very good. From the library of Canadian scholar and poet, Michael Bishop, with his marginal markings throughout. Uncommon. 35.00
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DOHOLLAU, Heather Les portes d'en bas
Éditions Folle Avoine, Romillé, 1992, ISBN:2868100775
DOHOLLAU, Heather. Les portes d'en bas. Frontispice de Tanguy Dohollau. (Romillé) : Éditions Folle Avoine, (1992). First Edition. Pp (8),9-74,(6). Frontispiece. 8vo, pale green wrappers, french flaps, black lettering to frontcover and spine. Heather Dohollau, a Welsh poet writing in French, was bor n in Treherbert, Wales in 1925. She has been living in France since 1947. Light wear to spine ends and corners, else very good. Inscribed by the author to Canadian poet, Michael Bishop, with Prof. Bishop's marginal markings throughout / Inscrit par l'auteur à le poète canadien, Michael Bishop, avec les taches marginales du Prof. Bishop partout. 35.00
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DORAT, Claude-Joseph Le Celibataire : comédie en cinq actes et en vers, représentée pour la premiere fois par les Comédiens François le 20 Septembre 1775.
Chez Delalain, Libraire, Paris, 1776,
DORAT, Claude-Joseph Le Celibataire comédie en cinq actes et en vers, représentée pour la premiere fois par les Comédiens François le 20 Septembre 1775. Paris: Chez Delalain, Libraire, 1776. Pp 122. Engraved title page. 1/4 blue linen, marbled boards. Very good. 145.00
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DOUCET, Clive Gospel According to Mary Magdalene
Black Moss Press, Windsor, ON, 1990, ISBN:0887532179
DOUCET, Clive. The Gospel According to Mary Magdalene. (Windsor, ON): BlackMoss Press, (1990). First Printing. Pp. (6),7-70,(2). 8vo, illustrated gre en card covers. "This modern-day pilgrimage of two very different women in rural France, at times uneasy in itself, is offset by the tranquility of their surroundings. Doucet brings a natural and simplistic beauty to their journey, turning a tour of artistic and historical attractions to an inner journey of far greater significance." - from the rear cover. Very good. Uncommon. 20.00
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DUBOS, Alain Acadie, Terre Promise : Roman
Presses de la Cité, Paris, 2002, ISBN:2258055695
DUBOS, Alain. Acadie, Terre Promise : Roman. [Paris] : Presses de la Cité, (2002). Pp (12),13-[641],(7). Map. 8vo, illustrated card covers, lettered in red and black. "De 169S à 1755, la grande saga de la famille Lestang, de leurs allies (les Hébert, les Melanson...) et de leurs descendants dans la Nouvelle-France, en Acadie. Arrivés du Béarn, Julien, Catherine, TiPierre et leurs parents débarquent à Port-Royal au printemps 1695. Chacun des enfants va suivre son chemin dans les tumultes de cette France lointaine convoitée par les Anglais. Julien se fond dans le monde sauvage des chasseurs et des Indiens ; Catherine vit des amours passionnées ; Pierre, lui, devient uncorsaire redouté. Leur destin, ainsi que celui de leurs enfants et petits- enfants, sera des plus mouvementés : découverte d'un nouveau monde, passions, mariages et trahisons, exode, lutte acharnée contre les Anglais ou entente avec eux. Tous ont néanmoins ceci en commun : l'esprit conquérant, l'amour viscéral porté à leur nouvelle patrie et la douleur de l'exil, inévitable tragédie à venir... Alain Dubos rend un hommage bouleversant à ces « cousins d'Amérique », ces Acadiens sacrifiés, à leur combat pour leur survie età leur singularité aujourd'hui ressuscitée." (from the back cover). Text i n French. Penned number to front cover, inkstamp, else very good. 15.00
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DUCLUZEAU, Jeanne Anne d'Acadie : roman historique
Editions d'Acadie Ltée, Moncton, N.-B., 1984, ISBN:2760001008
DUCLUZEAU, Jeanne. Anne d'Acadie : roman historique. (Moncton, N.B.) : Edtons d'Acadie, (1984). Pp [1]-260,(4). 8vo, illustrated blue and white card covers. "L'héroine de ce roman, la jeune et belle Anne babin, n'avait que cinq ans au moment du "Grand Derangement." Déportés par les Anglais en 1755, des miliers d'Acadiens se réfugièrent à l'étranger. Anne d'Acadie raconte l'histoire de ceux qui furent accuellis à Chatellerault, en France, en attendant la construction des fermes promises par Louis XV. (from the back cover). Text in French. Very good. 20.00
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DUCLUZEAU, Jeanne Au service du Roi
Éditions d'Acadie, Moncton, 1996,
DUCLUZEAU, Jeanne. Au service du Roi : roman. (Moncton) : Éditions d'Acadie, (1996). Pp 231. 8vo, card covers. "Suivant le désir de son père, le jeuneécuyer Louis de Gannes, sieur de Falaise, quitte sa Touraine natale pour s 'engager dans l'armée de Sa Majesté. Il est reçu dans les Compagnies franches de la marine puis nommé lieutenant d'une garnison détachée en Nouvelle-France. De 1686 à sa mort en 1714, Louis de Gannes défendra avec acharnementles établissements français fondés dans le Nouveau Monde, d'abord au Canad a, puis en Acadie jusqu'à la chute de Port-Royal et, enfin, à l'île du Cap-Breton." Vg-fine. 10.00
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DUHAMEL, Georges Plaisirs et les Jeux. signed.
Mercure de France, Paris, 1957,
DUHAMEL, Georges. Les Plaisirs et les Jeux : Mémoirse du Cuib et du Tioup . Paris: Mercure de France, 1957. Pp. 199. 8vo, printed white card covers. Text in French. Slightly cocked, some minor wear to spine ends, else vg. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title. 30.00
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DUPIN, Jacques. Matière du souffle.
fourbis, Paris, 1994, ISBN:2907374702
DUPIN, Jacques. Matière du souffle. [Frontispice de] (Antoni Tàpies). (Paris) : fourbis, (1994). Trade Edition. Pp (8),9-[36],(4). 8vo, red card covers, french flaps, white paper label printed in black to front cover. Tiny spot to front cover, else a very good to fine copy. Inscribed by the author to Canadian poet, Michael Bishop, with Prof. Bishop's marginal markings throughout / Inscrit par l'auteur à le poète canadien, Michael Bishop, avec lestaches marginales du Prof. Bishop partout. 50.00
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DURAS, Marguerite BRAY, Barbara (trans.) Blue Eyes, Black Hair. First American Edition in dustjacket.
Pantheon Books, New York, 1987,
DURAS, Marguerite. Blue Eyes, Black Hair. Translated from the French by Barbara Bray. New York : Pantheon Books, (1987). First US Edition. Pp. 117. 8vo, pressed beige paper covered boards, beige cloth spine. Rear panel lightly rubbed, else very good, with a few tiny nicks along top edge of dustjacket. 20.00
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DURRELL, Lawrence ALYN, Marc. BARKER, Francine, trans. Big Supposer : A Dialogue with Marc Alyn. First American Edition in dustjacket
Grove Press, 1973,
DURRELL, Lawrence. The Big Supposer : A Dialogue with Marc Alyn. Translatedfrom the French by Francine Barker. Illustrated with Paintings by Lawrence Durrell. New York : Grove Press, (1973). First American Edition. Pp 157, f rontispiece + [8] pp plates. 8vo, black cloth. Very good in very slightly rubbed dustjacket. 25.00
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EASTON, Malcolm MURGER, Henry Artists and Writers in Paris : The Bohemian Idea, 1803-1867. First Edition in dustjacket
Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd, Edward Arnold, London , 1964,
EASTON, Malcolm. Artists and Writers in Paris : The Bohemian Idea, 1803-1867. London : Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd, (1964). First Edition. Pp (4),v-viii,1-205,(3) + frontispiece + 3 leaves of plates. 8vo, blue cloth, dark lettering to spine. "Previous studies of 'Bohemia' have been largely histories of literature. The intention of this lively but scholarly book is to redress the balance, for while Bohemia is primarily a literary conception, ithas had considerable influence upon the artist. Dr. Easton therefore consi ders the emergence during the nineteenth century of the idea of the artist as a Bohemian. He confines his study to Paris and artists whose personalities and theories are reflected in literary works published between 1803 and 1867." - from the dj. Content : Introduction; 1. The Mediator [Maurice Quaï]; 2. Balzac's Artists; 3. Mutual Admiration; 4. Shocking the Burghers; 5. A Philosophy of Despair; 6. Art and Love [Alfred de Musset]; 7. Attic Nights; 8. The Bohemian (I) [Henri Murger, &c]; 9.The Bohemian (II);; 10. Anti-Bohemian; Conclusion . With notes, bibliography and index. Very good in nicked dustjacket. 25.00
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EATON, Evelyn Formac Fiction Treasures) MOODY, Barry M. (intro.) Quietly My Captain Waits. Formac Edition
Formac, Halifax, 2001, ISBN:0887805442
EATON, Evelyn. Quietly My Captain Waits . [Cover adds: Two real-life loversand their impossible relationship in 18th-century Port Royal]. Introductio n by Barry M. Moody. Halifax: Formac Publishing Company Limited, (2001). Pp. (4),v-xi,(7),[1]-365,(1). Illustrated with maps. 8vo, art-illustrated pale green card covers. A volume in the Formac Fiction Treasures series, edited by Gwendolyn Davies. "During the worst years of the French- English struggle in New France, two lovers step out of the shadows of history - Louise de Freneuse, [1668-1711?] married and widowed twice, and Pierre de Bonaventure, [1659-1711] Fleet Captain in the French navy. Their impossible relationship helps them endure the day-to-day struggle at Port Royal." - from rear cover. Very good. 10.00
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EATON, Evelyn. Quietly My Captain Waits. Hardcover, Literary Guild edition
Literary Guild of America, New York, 1940,
EATON, Evelyn. Quietly My Captain Waits. New York: The Literary Guild of America, Inc., (1940). Pp. (6),vii-x,(2),3-365,(1). Map endpapers. 8vo, maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine, gilt and light blue bands to spine, top edge dyed a light blue. "During the worst years of the French- English struggle in New France, two lovers step out of the shadows of history - Louise de Freneuse, [1668-1711?] married and widowed twice, and Pierre de Bonaventure, [1659-1711] Fleet Captain in the French navy. Their impossible relationship helps them endure the day-to-day struggle at Port Royal." - from rear cover of the later paperback edition. Slightly cocked, light spotting to top edge, old price marked to flyleaf in crayon, else very good. 20.00
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EATON, Sara SMITH, Merle ADAMS, Charles Moccasin and Cross. in dustjacket
Copp Clark Publishing Co. Limited, Vancouver / Toronto / Montreal, 1959,
EATON, Sara. Moccasin and Cross. Illustratons and cover design by Merle Smith. Map by Charles Adams. Vancouver / Toronto / Montreal : Copp Clark Publishing Co. Limited, (1959). Pp (6),vii,(1),1-181,(3). Illustrated. Map. 8vo,grey cloth, red lettering to spine, red vignettes to front board. A juveni le novel. "Young Jean is oniy twelve when he accompanies Father Jogues and a small band of Huron Indians up the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers to father Brebeuf's Christion missions to the Hurons at Ossossané. Through young Jean, the reader is caught up in the fearsome tale of valiant voyageurs braving the savage Iroquois menace along the St. Lawrence in the early days of New France to bring supplies to the lonely outpost of Ste Marie in Huronia.From the moment the Iroquois menace leaps from the printed page to the fin al flight of the embattled remnants of the once proud and mighty Huron Indians, Moccasin and Cross carries the reader down an exciting path of high adventure. Readers will appreciate Jean's wild panic when he wakes early one morning to hear the chilling war cries ot the dread Iroquois warriors as they swarm over the flimsy defences of the little mission at St. Ignace in a surprise raid at dawn; they will excite to the description of young Jean's Indian friend, Tondakhra, fleeing an Iroquois war party in an effort to warn the other Huron villages of the Iroquois presence; they will warm to the dignified bravery of men like Father Brebeuf, Father Jogues, Chief Arenio, and the chief's son, Tondakhra. Here is a tale to delignt the most criticaljuvenile reader whose love of high adventure yarns is never satisfied. Ind eed, it's a dandy tale." (from the dj). Very good in edgeworn and torn dustjacket. 15.00
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EDWARDS, Margaret Bunel POTTS, Linda Ocean Between signed pb
Napoleon Publishing, Toronto, 1993,
EDWARDS, Margaret Bunel. The Ocean Between. Toronto: Napoleon Publishing, (1993). Pp 162. Illustrated by Linda Potts with numerous b/w sketches. 8vo, ill. card covers. "The year is 1874. When Isabelle and her family are forced to leave their comfortable life in France for a new life in Canada [...] Isabelle seeks to solve the riddle of her teacher's disappearance, she finds the answer both to that mystery and the uncertainty of her own desires." - from the cover. Author's signature to title page, previous owner's signature not affecting text, rubbed, else vg. 15.00
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