No Such Place Lasts Summerlong Poems

By: Andrejs Eglitis Velta Snikere

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Youlgrave, International Poetry Society & Hub Publications Ltd.: 1974

Seller ID: 000985

67pp. Some slight edgewear to spine and extremities, otherwise, a very good, clean, tight copy. Translations by V. Snikere, introductionn by Derek Stanford. "The poems of Andrejs Eglitis are frequently the production of strong patriotic imagination and this is one of the elements that has been responsible for hiswide reputation among his countrymen --- It has been said of Miss Snikere that she writes "subconciously conceived poems bearing the stamp of surrealism. Man... View more info

Alias Grace

By: Atwood, Margaret

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart Inc.: 1996

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed by Author

Seller ID: 001753

470 pp. Unread. Signed by Atwood on title page. An attractive copy. "Margaret Atwood has always written her characters from the inside out. She knows them: in their hearts, their bones. For many years now she has been a stylist of sensuous power. In Alias Grace she has surpassed herself, writing with a glittering, singing intensity. " (NYRB Hilary Mantel) View more info

Silent Churches

By: Babris, Peter

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Arlington, Research Publishers: 1978

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 004074

531pp. Bibliography. A very good, clean bright, tight unread copy. Some very minor edgewear to dj. "Through the aid of many institutions (e.g. Institutum Balticum, Radio Liberty Research, Radio Free Europe) and individuals the author has gathered a vast amount of factual information on the current state of religion in communist Eastern Europe. He has examined it warily and illustrates that the churches are not silent - the title is ironic but the faithful are all un... View more info

Manfreds (Manfred)

By: Bairons, Lords (George Gordon Byron, Baron)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Riga, Gramatu Zieds: 1940

Seller ID: 003073

168pp. Light brown pressed coth. Almost as new. An attractive copy. illustrated by O. Noritis. Translated by Andrejs Johansons with an substantial afterword in Latvian "". Bairona dzive un dzeja" pp 127 -168" xxx View more info

The Latvian Legion Selected Documents

By: Baltais, Mirdza Kate

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Toronto, Amber Printers and Publishers: 1999

Seller ID: 003638

169pp. A very good, clean, bright, tight copy. "Baltais's book casts considerable light on the situation of the Legion by examining it in terms of what really happened, rather than of political dogma. This involved consulting original documents, something that has been lacking in some analyses that have condemned all members of the Legion as war criminals by virtue of membership of the Legion alone. This book is well-organized and well written. It draws balanced conclus... View more info

Der Tag A Play

By: Barrie, J.M.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London New York Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton: 1915

Seller ID: 003808

39. [1]. [7] pp. including publisher's advertisments with " Printed 1915 in Great Britain at the Edinburgh Press 68 Old Bailey, London, E.C." on the bottom of unnumbered page [40] Gilt lettering on spine. Front cover partially "sunned", Neat acquisition date on margin of t.p. else a very good, clean, tight, unmarked copy. No dust jacket. This edition without the sub title " The Tragic Man". "Barrie’s Der Tag (1914), a short play --- ,was first produced, as par... View more info

Latvian Poetry

By: Baumanis, Arturs [Compiled and Edited by]

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Augsburg, A. Baumanis: 1946

Seller ID: 002889

133pp. "An anthology of Latvian lyrics in English versions, including the Story of Latvian poetry with sidelights on the history of Latvia by ... J. Burtnieks. ( a substantial introductory essay ). Some minor age wear to cover. A good+, sound, solid clean but yellowed paper copy. View more info

Collected Poems

By: Bernard Spencer

Price: $17.00

Publisher: London, Allan Ross Ltd.: 1965

Seller ID: 003868

96pp. A very good, clean, bright, tight copy with acquisition particulars neatly inscribed on tp. Dj with a small chip on front cover and on rear enclosed in mylar protetor, else an attractive copy. " Spencer was a distinctive voice in 20th-century English poetry, and a central figure in the Personal Landscape group of wartime Cairo writers. He spent much of his time, in Greece, Egypt, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Austria, the settings for many of his poems. ---- his ex... View more info

The Chinese Art of Tea

By: Blofeld, John

Price: $24.00

Publisher: London, 1985

Seller ID: 001482

169pp. An attractive almost as new, bright, tight copy "Its tone is reflective and its pace suitably unhurried for its topic and theme. A skilled interpreter of Asian culture, John Blofeld provides a mixture of lore, poems, legends, travel narratives (often during WWII in the "Bohea" or Wu-I mountains of Fukien), ceremonial suggestions, and practical advice. Tea, in the Chinese version, emphasizes conversation, contemplation and conviviality, if far less... View more info

Watcher of Men The Selected Poems (1947-1966)

By: Bourinot, Arthur S

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Arthur S. Bourinot: 1966

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 003888

127pp. SIGNED by author on tp. Neat previous ownership on ffe.Some light sunning on spine and edges, inconspicuously inscribed aquisition information on t.p. Else a very good, clean, tight, unmarked copy. " Winner of the Governor General's award for poetry in 1939 for frank poems about the depression and the coming war he is also known as " "a deft versifier enthralled with the beauty of nature, a major subject of both his poems and his paintings." Smaller, lighter b... View more info

The Black Book of Communism Crimes, Terror Repression

By: Courtois, Stephanie (et al)

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Cambridge, Harvard University Press: 1999

Seller ID: 003915

857pp. Translated from the French. A very good, clean, bright, tight copy. " ... reveal the actual, practical accomplishments of Communism around the world: terror, torture, famine, mass deportations, and massacres. Astonishing in the sheer detail it amasses, the book is the first comprehensive attempt to catalogue and analyze the crimes of Communism over seventy years." Heavy book, Some additional postage required. View more info

The Whispering Roots

By: Day Lewis, C

Price: $19.00

Publisher: London, Johnathan Cape: 1970

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 003869

58pp. Very good priceclipped dj. Acquisition particulars neatly inscribed on t.p., else an attractive, clean, bright, tight copy. "C. Day Lewis is the first Poet Laureate to regard himself as 'an expatriate son of Ireland'. In his new book he shows himself freshly aware of the voices that come to him from his Anglo-Irish heredity and early environment. Besides elegant and charactersitic evocations of persons and places he had known in Ireland, there are several poe... View more info

Latvia In Transition

By: Dreifelds, Juris

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 1996

Seller ID: 003314

214pp. Neat ownership sig. on ffe. else avery good, clean, tight copy "Of greatest concern, according to Dreifelds, is the need for Latvia to be constantly vigilant against its large neighbor to the east, and to develop a strong support network in the West of economic, and if necessary, military backing should Russia (again) become aggressive - this book is excellent for students and other readers wishing to gain a focused understanding of Latvian independence and ... View more info

The Baltic Dilemma The Case of the de Jure Recognition by Australia of the Incorporation of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union.

By: Dunsdorfs Edgars

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Robert Speller & Sons: 1975

Seller ID: 003975

302pp. Very slight bump to lower front corner. A very good, clean, tight, bright copy. Dj, likewise very good. " The refusal by most free nations to grant the USSR de jure recognition of its rape of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is a most important matter of principle.Professor Dunsdorfs well documented book should help Australia return to the moral basis in foreign affairs previously characterizing its history and serve as a warning to other nations to avoid lapsi... View more info

A Key to Modern British Poetry

By: Durrell, Lawrence

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Norman, University of Oklahoma Press: 1952

Edition: First American Edition

Seller ID: 003909

209pp. Third printing 1972. Some light wear to dj. Acquisition info. discreetly inscribed on tp. Else a clean, bright, tight unmarked copy. Although the poetry referred to is no longer "modern", it is still quite significant as are Durell's particular insights. "The author opens his discussion with an examination of the connection between Einstein's theories of relativity and modern poetry. He then considers the effect of psychology---- theories have radically alte... View more info

Tarantula

By: Dylan, Bob

Price: $33.00

Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company: 1971

Seller ID: 003910

137pp. Second Printing 1971. Includes contemporary newspaper article clipping ( In Praise of an American genius named Bob Dylan ) Some light wear to dj extremities, tiny closed tear, otherwise an attractive dj. Aquisition info. discreetly inscribed on tp. else a very good, clean, tight, unmarked copy. "a combination of stream of consciousness prose, lyrics, and poetry that gives fans insight into one of the most influential singer-songwriters of our time. Written in 1... View more info

Sanskrit Historical Phonology A Simplified Outline for the Use of Beginners in Sanscrit

By: Edgerton, Franklin

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New Haven, American Oriental Society: 1946

Seller ID: 001981

31pp. Covers show some light age toning, else a very good, clean, unmarked copy. "It is intended to furnish in as simple a form as possible, the barest essentials of the subject: just what it seems to me a beginner must have in order to get a sound view of the basic system---" ( Author) View more info