206pp. Plates, textual illustrations, index, bibliography. Translations by Ruth Spiers. Many attractive illustrations. Attractive dust jacket, very good. Some slight wear to extremities enclosed in a mylar protector. ( See photographs) Else a very good, clean, tight copy with a neat ownership signiature on the front free endpaoer " In his introduction, Arnolds Spekke discusses the influence of European thought and historical events upon Latvian literature. The introduction is followed by Janis Andrup's essay on Latvian folk poetry and early writings. His section on the folk songs shows remark... View More...
193pp. photographs. Bibliography. Index. Neat ownership stamp on tp. else a very good,, bright, tight copy. "To ihe tihinitiated, the Estoriians of Canada appear to be one of the most cohesive and dynamic immigrant ethnic groups in this country.-- What emerges from his (Aun's) study is the picture of an embattled community capable of great achievements but often at the price of much intra-ethnic strife.--- In writing the book, Aun has relied on a great variety of primary and secondary sources, as well as his own extensive knowledge of the Estonian community." ( N.F. Dreisziger ) View More...
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...
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 conclusions and presents them in a highly readable form"(A.J. Cropley) View More...
60pp. "This essay investigates the methods of occupation and incorporation. It poses two basic problems: How does an occupant gain control of public administration and how does an occupant incorporate a territory into its own political structure?" View More...
80pp. A very good copy. "Spek can feel her ears burning under her sandy coloured waves of hair as she slowly walks back to inform Darlene that she's not allowed to go. Darlene shrugs and continues down the laneway. Spek goes into the house, letting the door slam behind her. It just isn't fair, she thinks. Other kids swim in the lake all the time. Their mums don't care about the pollution. Or who they hang out with" (exerpt) View More...
13pp. Small, almost imperceptible, l ight colouration on cover else a very clean, bright, unmarked copy. A short children's adventure story set in presentday Nova Scotia with a timewarp to Micmac days gone by. View More...
43pp. Very good. clean, unmarked, undamaged gently aged paper copy. "On August 3, 1956, unitsof the Swedish coastal fleet arrived in Riga for a friendly visit. Simultaneously, a few Swedish journalists, too, had been granted visas for a four day visit to Riga. --- The writer, as well as the other Swedish journalists, has naturally enough described everyday life in Riga---- but it has not been difficult to paint the general mood of the population, their longing for freedom, abhorrence of the Russian opression, open or unvoiced cry for help from the West. " (LNF) "The impression Riga made on ... View More...
335pp. Bibliography. A very good clean, tight, bright copy. " Moscow engaged in treaties with the present satellite nations from the inception of the U.S.S.R. to the time of their forced accession to its rapacious power. Moscow invariably broke its treaties as it seemed best for the U.S.S.R. Here are related the beginnings and endings of these "peaceful" relationships." ( A. Berzins) View More...
195 pp. A very good copy. Table of contents. (izlase) "butu vel lielaka, ja tam Riga publicetam jaunakam tautas dziemu apdarem, kas atrodamas krajuma otra dala lidzas varetu ievietot ari jaunakas dzimtene publicetas originaldziesmas." View More...
171pp. Some light tanning to edges, else a very good, clean, tight copy. Translated and with an introduction by Alex Comfort. Extensive introduction by W. G. Archer"The Koka Shastra is to medieval literature what the Kama Sutra was to ancient (Literature). This translation, which preserves the flavour of joy in the original, exposes the reader to a culture which accepted sexuality and its exploration as part of the good life" ( publisher) View More...
365pp. Photographs. Biographical notes, Bibliography. Index. A very good,clean, bright, tight copy " Milda Danys focuses on the experience of one refugee group - Lithuanian refugees, but her book is by no means a narrow and ethnocentric account. In the sections devoted to their European background she compares the plight of the Lithuanians to millions of other people caught between Nazi and Soviet terror. These traumatic years are skillfully analysed and made more poignant through the recollections of scores of Lithuanian refugees many of whom were youngsters at the time. Sanctuary in Canada w... View More...
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 its political, economic and social implications during the brief period from the late 1980s through the mid 1990s, and it pro... View More...
209pp. Third printing 1972. Some light wear to dj. Acquisition info. discretely 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 altered the manner of thought in the modern world --- Durrell examines individual poets--- among them Masefield, Rupert Brooke, ... View More...
369pp. Bibliography. SIGNED and inscribed by the author Some light wear to spine and to the the front cover. Else a good +, clean, tight, unmarked copy. "The first Latvian grammar Manductio ad Linguam Lettonicam facilis certa, monstrata (Riga, 1644) stems from Johann Georg Rehehusen. As Scholz remarks --- a facsimile edition with an English translation and complete commentary has been made by Trevor Fennell" (Lituanus) View More...
86pp. Card covers with french flaps. Attractive illustrations by Newfeld. Some very light wear to tip of spine and very slight wear to top of rear cover, Owners bookplate on ffe and discretley inscribed acquisition information on t.p.. Else a very good, clean, tight, bright, attractive copy.. " Phyllis Gotlieb, another ironic poet of Zohar and zodiac understates instead of overreaches--- breaking the circle in modern Jewish poetry deflates celestial cycles to a more domesticated mythology: an ironic tension between canibalistic galaxies and a tiny clear image at the front end of a telesc... View More...
Unpaginated. 1984 edition. Previous ownership on inner cover else a good+ clean, unmarked, sound copy; some light cover wear. "Latvian cooking can be divided into country cooking and city cooking. -- Lots of dairy foods, cooked cerials, bacon, meats and potatoes and the ever present dark rye bread with fresh butter and cottage cheese, all very substantial, simple and tasty --- City cooking, in general, is more influenced by the cuisines of our neighbouring countries --- a certain style that can be called the Cuisine of Riga" View More...
107pp. A fresh, bright, tight, almost as new copy signed by the author on the half title. " For Inara, At Harbourfront, All best, Steven Heighton Oct. 14/95" "A sensitively conceived collection strong in poetic form, lyricism and emotion - a virtuoso performance. Governor General's Award Jury citation " View More...
217pp. Surfaces showing slight ageing. ownership sig on fe. acquisition info neatly inscribed on t.p. else a very good, clean, tight unmarked copy. Prose and poetry combined. Figures in a Landscape is a real omnibus. I suppose Mr. Helwig had collected a great trunkful of poems and snatches of prose which out of sheer delight at being so lustfully alive bundled itself off into a book . . . It is the charm of the man himself which gives the book its ultimate unity" ( L. Armand) pgs View More...
230pp. Notes, index. A very good, bright, tight copy. " 1956 was a turning point in British cultural history -- The dramatic change in the way young writers portayed society was a reaction against the political and literary values of the post-war establishment --- youth, ambition and disatisfaction with the status quo. Hewison analyses the relationship between artistic activity and the institutions which created the climate in which individual writers and artists had to work." (publisher) View More...
70pp. A very good, clean, tight, bright copy. Third impression. "A small collection, it nevertheless serves as an excellent introduction to the poet, showing many of his concerns and much of his talent in poems that are concise and lyrical. --Beginning with the important Ovid in the Third Reich, Hill's interests here include the horrors of the Third Reich, but also look farther back in history, using the examples of the fates of numerous poets in several of the poems." ( The Complete Review) View More...
64pp. A couple of small closed neatly repaired tears to the covers which show very mild spotting but gratly improved by a clear, atrtractive mylar protector.. acquisition information discretely inscribed on t.p. else a very good, clean, tight, unmarked copy. Topolobampo Poems was lnkster's firsl publishcd collection of poetry. Lighter books, such as this can be shipped at cost. pgs View More...
Unpaginated. [57] Photographs. Neat previous ownership on fe. some rubbing to lower spine and carefully inscribed acquisition info on t.p. Else a very good, clean, bright, unmarked copy. "How fresh these early poems seem today! Direct, formally accomplished, restless, incisive; conscious of death and history and of the meaninglessness of much human activity, but conscious also of fleeting moments of pleasure, and not immune to love. These poems are devoid of self-pity even when they speak of it. Jonas spares no one and nothing, but especially not himself." ( M. Atwood) Lighter books, such... View More...
