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  • OLYMPIA. by Bock, Dennis.
    Bock, Dennis.
    OLYMPIA.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Toronto: Doubleday, (1998). SIGNED first edition - True first edition of this Canadian author's first book, a collection of seven interconnected stories. Drawing on imaginary out-takes from Leni Riefenstahl's film on the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, these tell the story of post-war German immigrants. Winner of the 1998 Canadian Author's Association Jubilee Award, the first annual Danuta Gleed Award for best first collection of stories by a Canadian author, and the British Betty Trask Award for best first book of fiction by an author under 35. SIGNED by author on title page. 252 pp. ISBN: 0-385256981.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers with self flaps.

    Book ID: 82749
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  • THE LUXURY OF EXILE. by Buss, Louis.
    Buss, Louis.
    THE LUXURY OF EXILE.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    London: Jonathan Cape, (1997). SIGNED first edition - The author's first book, winner of the 1996 Betty Trask Award. Charlies Wooldridge, a "mildly shady antique dealer" has acquired an antiquarian book shop, and finds his life changed drastically when he discovered it contained a cache of letters which describe an encounter with Lord Byron. SIGNED on the title page. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-22404317X.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (usual toning to the pages).

    Book ID: 74111
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  • BEACH BOY. by Vakil, Ardashir.
    Vakil, Ardashir.
    BEACH BOY.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Scribner, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's prize-winning (winner of the Betty Trask award, shortlisted for the Whitbread) novel, this is the story of an 8 year old boy in early 1970's Bombay. 239 pp. ISBN: 0-684-852993.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 48885
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