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  • THE MAKING OF A MIND: Letters From A Soldier-Priest 1914-1919. by Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre.
    Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre.
    THE MAKING OF A MIND: Letters From A Soldier-Priest 1914-1919.

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1965) dj. Hardcover - Letters to his cousin Marguerite, written during the first World War, when Teilhard de Chardin, already a Jesuit priest, volunteered for the Army, and spent 4 1/2 years as a stretcher-bearer at the front lines. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre, the Medaille Militaire, and the Legion d'Honneur, but he also began to develop his great vision of the human condition during this time. Translated from the French by Rene Hague. Frontispiece portrait, map. Index, 316 pp.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (gift inscription on front endpaper, creasing to front flap of dj)

    Book ID: 60255
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  • BLUE RAVENS: Historical Novel. by Vizenor, Gerald.
    Vizenor, Gerald.
    BLUE RAVENS: Historical Novel.

    Edition: First printing.

    Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel set the early twentieth century in the days leading up to the Great War in France, and continues in combat scenes at the battles of Chteau-Thierry, Montbrhain, and Bois de Fays in France. After serving in the American Expeditionary Forces, two brothers from the Anishinaabe culture return to the White Earth Reservation where they grew up, but leave for a second time to live in Paris. 285 pp. ISBN: 978-0819574169.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 76541
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  • THE PATRIARCH: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel. by Walker, Martin.
    Walker, Martin.
    THE PATRIARCH: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery novel featuring Bruno, Chief of Police (and the only policeman) in the small town of Saint-Denis in the Dordogne. "Bruno is invited to the lavish birthday celebration of World War II flying ace and national icon Marco 'the Patriarch' Desaix, itÕs the fulfillment of a boyhood dream. But when the party ends in the death of Gilbert, MarcoÕs longtime friend, itÕs another day on the job for the chef de police." A series which celebrates the pleasures of friendship, good food and good wine. SIGNED on the title page. 321 pp. ISBN: 978-0385354172.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (crease to front flap of dj)

    Book ID: 86108
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  • DEADLY SLIPPER: A Novel of Death in the Dordogne. by Wan, Michelle.
    Wan, Michelle.
    DEADLY SLIPPER: A Novel of Death in the Dordogne.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, (2006). The author's first novel - a "literary mystery about a womans search for her long-missing sister [which] takes readers to the ruggedly beautiful Dordogne region of Franceand into the exotic world of orchid-hunting, where the discovery of a new species can be deadly." 301 pp. ISBN: 1400079527.

    Condition: Very near fine.

    Book ID: 67586
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