Payerle George (42 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. A Near Fine copy of the First Edition with a touch of shelfwear. // 'In these elegiac poems, George Payerle registers the experience of life continuing after the death of his closest friend, the BC poet and historian Charles 'Red' Lillard. The poems describe their last trip together to the dry landscape of Central Oregon, circle to Alberta and then turn home to the wetscape of the Shadow Weather Coast.nnThroughout are woven meditations on music, particularly the Beethoven quartet Opus 131, in which the triumph of the ordinary (mundane) becomes a portal to the extraordinary (the divine). Memory becomes prayer, with the spirit of person becoming present as the spirit of place.' -- publisher. Signed By Author.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Alterations is a book of arrival at beginnings. When George Payerle finally escaped city life, he returned to the coast into which he had been born when Vancouver was a much smaller town -- a coast where the mountains fall into the sea as waves of rainforest. This is a coast of "shadow weather" amongst cedars and fir, where the light of everyday is a Turner painting, a land/seascape suffused with the spirit made visible.In these poems the old coast of logging and fishing is all but extinct, inhabited by ghosts of men with peaveys in their hands and bulldozers in their eyes. Ghosts with the power to inform us, like the rusted logskidder's arch standing by the highway as though it were a dinosaur's hipbones. Alterations continues the musical meditations of Payerle's Last Trip to Oregon, which memorialized the death of his friend, the poet Charles Lillard. The music has moved towards Bach's cello suites and Jan Garbarek's loon-like saxophone. The serenity achieved through mourning the death of a friend has moved into transcendent contemplation of the diurnal and the extraordinary -- garbage day, George W's baleful face, Vancouver Island rising like a tsunami in the west, the return of a prodigal daughter -- transcendent but never without pain, or death -- language many-jewelled as the fangs of "these wolves herding prey toward consummation, and tender yet as ewes with lamb." "Alterations" is a book of arrival at beginnings. When George Payerle finally escaped city life, he returned to the coast into which he had been born, a coast where the mountains fall into the sea as waves of rainforest. This is a coast of "shadow weather" amongst cedars and fir where the light of everyday is a Turner painting, a land/seascape suffussed with the spirit made visible. These "Alterations" continue the musical meditations of Payerle's "Last Trip to Oregon," which memorialized the death of his friend, the poet Charles Lillard. The music has moved towards Bach's cello suites and Jan Garbarek's loon-like saxophone. The serenity achieved through mourning the death of a friend has moved into transcendent contemplation of the diurnal and the extraordinary —garbage day, George W's baleful face, Vancouver Island rising like a tsunami in the west, the return of a prodigal daughter—transcendent but never without pain, or death—language many-jewelled as the fangs of "these wolves herding prey toward consummation, and tender yet as ewes with lamb." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Canadian First. Inscribed and dated 8/3/99 by George Payerle on the title page; a bit of edge wear to card covers and age toning to paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.…

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near Fine/NearFine in mylar DJ, only light use, tiny tear on jacket, Nice copy, Not a remainder (Edition:First Edition).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VeryGood+/NearFine in mylar DJ, Previous owner's initials written four times, only mild use/shelfwear otherwise, Nice copy, Not a remainder (Edition:First Edition).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Limited Edition. One of five hundred unnumbered copies; minor edge wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectible condition. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 96 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. 2004. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. Signed, Inscribed by Author. Wrapped in mylar.

Chapbook. Condition: Near Fine Plus. First Edition. Wraps with yapp edges, a bit bent top of spine fold; 24 pp. Kanchenjunga Chapbook Number Seven; limited to 500 copies. Prose.

Condition: New. 2004. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, unread copy with slight markings to dust jacket that can only be seen if held up to light. Unknown Soldier is a powerful novel of war and peace, love and death, hell and redemption, of the passing of life from the old to the young and of the immediacy of history in all our lives. Written in densely layered prose, it tells Sam's story in the lyrical, uncompromising, often brutal terms of the man who is living it. A celebration of the human spirit in the face of inconceivable horror, Unknown Soldier is an impassioned plea for an end to all war. Canadian author George Payerle is from Vancouver, B.C. where he was born in 1945. He wrote Unknown Soldier prompted by his realization that scores of men carry with them the ghosts of a war that ended just days before his birth. Inscribed by Author.…

New! Paper bound, inscribed and signed by author on half title page, and signed again by author on title page. Pp89. As new. 155 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Condition: Good. Front cover of the book has been torn slightly. The bottom edge of the book has been scuffed. Showing signs of general shelf wear. Reading content fine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author.

Brown cloth in dust jacket Pp.(4),331 8vo. Vg in vg dust jacket.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

1st Edition Hardcover SIGNED and dated by author on title page and inscribed by author on ffep, very lite edgewear, else vg in vg dj.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed, Inscribed by Author.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Spine faded and faint crease line on front cover next to spine. Author's first novel. Inscribed by author on title page "Dec. 27/72 / For ___ / in the course of Crabbe, [?] with considerable delight and sense of friendship / George Payerle.". Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. About the book: Hardcover with jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by author on title page. Both book and jacket are in fine condition. Additional photos available upon request. We're not satisfied unless you are. Signed by Author(s).…

Chapbook. Condition: Near Fine Plus. First Edition. Thin line of fading along the fore edge of rear cover. Of a total edition of 250 copies, this is one of 100 signed by the author. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Corners are minimally bumped. Otherwise in pristine shape. Inscribed by author at title page. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Unknown Soldier, Payerle, George. Published by Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, 1987. First Edition. Author signed and dated with a lovely inscription to title page. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 331pp. Brown boards with gilt titles. Contents in fine, unread condition with a light sun fade to front board edge; unclipped jacket is in fine condition. A Canadian novel about what becomes of the men who fought our wars when the wars are over. Signed by Author(s).…

Chapbook. Condition: Near Fine Plus. First Edition. Minor sunning along spine fold. Two stories. Published in an edition of 250 copies, this is one of 100 signed (this is #66). Signed by author on the title page. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Alterations is a book of arrival at beginnings. When George Payerle finally escaped city life, he returned to the coast into which he had been born when Vancouver was a much smaller town -- a coast where the mountains fall into the sea as waves of rainforest. This is a coast of "shadow weather" amongst cedars and fir, where the light of everyday is a Turner painting, a land/seascape suffused with the spirit made visible.In these poems the old coast of logging and fishing is all but extinct, inhabited by ghosts of men with peaveys in their hands and bulldozers in their eyes. Ghosts with the power to inform us, like the rusted logskidder's arch standing by the highway as though it were a dinosaur's hipbones. Alterations continues the musical meditations of Payerle's Last Trip to Oregon, which memorialized the death of his friend, the poet Charles Lillard. The music has moved towards Bach's cello suites and Jan Garbarek's loon-like saxophone. The serenity achieved through mourning the death of a friend has moved into transcendent contemplation of the diurnal and the extraordinary -- garbage day, George W's baleful face, Vancouver Island rising like a tsunami in the west, the return of a prodigal daughter -- transcendent but never without pain, or death -- language many-jewelled as the fangs of "these wolves herding prey toward consummation, and tender yet as ewes with lamb." "Alterations" is a book of arrival at beginnings. When George Payerle finally escaped city life, he returned to the coast into which he had been born, a coast where the mountains fall into the sea as waves of rainforest. This is a coast of "shadow weather" amongst cedars and fir where the light of everyday is a Turner painting, a land/seascape suffussed with the spirit made visible. These "Alterations" continue the musical meditations of Payerle's "Last Trip to Oregon," which memorialized the death of his friend, the poet Charles Lillard. The music has moved towards Bach's cello suites and Jan Garbarek's loon-like saxophone. The serenity achieved through mourning the death of a friend has moved into transcendent contemplation of the diurnal and the extraordinary —garbage day, George W's baleful face, Vancouver Island rising like a tsunami in the west, the return of a prodigal daughter—transcendent but never without pain, or death—language many-jewelled as the fangs of "these wolves herding prey toward consummation, and tender yet as ewes with lamb." Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 331 pp; not an ex-library book, but there is a library book-sale stamp on the rear free endpaper. [15]. Signed by Author(s).