ISBN: 9780525243113 - Black Robe (29 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. His name is Father Laforgue, a young Jesuit missionary come from Europe to the New World to bring the word of God to the heathen. He is given minimal aid by the governor of the vast territory that is proudly named New France but is in reality still ruled by the Huron, Iroquois, and Algonkin tribes who have roamed it since the dawn of time and whom the French call Savages. His mission is to reach and bring salvation to an isolatied Huron tribe decimated by disease in the far north before incoming winter closes off his path to them. His guides are a group of Savages who mock his faith and their pledges even as they accept muskets as their payment.Father Laforgue is about to enter a world of pagan power and sexual license, awesome courage and terrible cruelty, that will test him to the breaking point as both a man and a priest, and alter him in ways he cannot dream.In weaving a tautly suspenseful tale of physical and spiritual adventure in a wilderness frontier on the cusp of change, Brian Moore has written a novel that rivals Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness in its exploration of the confrontation between Western ideology and native peoples, and its meditation upon Good and Evil in the human heart. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condition: Good. 1st ed. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 1st ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. His name is Father Laforgue, a young Jesuit missionary come from Europe to the New World to bring the word of God to the heathen. He is given minimal aid by the governor of the vast territory that is proudly named New France but is in reality still ruled by the Huron, Iroquois, and Algonkin tribes who have roamed it since the dawn of time and whom the French call Savages. His mission is to reach and bring salvation to an isolatied Huron tribe decimated by disease in the far north before incoming winter closes off his path to them. His guides are a group of Savages who mock his faith and their pledges even as they accept muskets as their payment.Father Laforgue is about to enter a world of pagan power and sexual license, awesome courage and terrible cruelty, that will test him to the breaking point as both a man and a priest, and alter him in ways he cannot dream.In weaving a tautly suspenseful tale of physical and spiritual adventure in a wilderness frontier on the cusp of change, Brian Moore has written a novel that rivals Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness in its exploration of the confrontation between Western ideology and native peoples, and its meditation upon Good and Evil in the human heart. …

Condition: Acceptable. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo, 246 Pages, $15.95 Publishers Dust Jacket Price, Number Series Ends in 2 on the Copyright Page, b1.

Hardcover. Condition: SIGNED / VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. first printing of this edition with a number line to the 1. SIGNED BY MOORE ON THE TITLE PAGE. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

hardback. Condition: Fine. A novel. 1st ed. NY (Dutton) 1985. Review copy. Fine in dust wrapper. Review loosely inserted.

hardcover. Condition: Collectible: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A used book with light wear to boards and dust jacket. First edition with full number line. Binding square and tight. Dust jacket has discoloration on reverse side of front and rear flaps. Photos and additional details upon request. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition/1st printing [per number line]. DJ: nominal edge wear. Quarter white/black boards with red & black spine text. May have other minor incidental cosmetic defects expected with age. Else tight and square. HXFIC/NATIVEAMER/RELIGION.…

Hardcovers. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition, first prnt. Precedes the UK edition. White quarter-cloth and black paper-covered boards. Dustjacket with price-clip; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Rees A24a. Moore wrote the screenplay of the film of the same title directed by Bruce Beresford.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Basis for the film of the same title that starred Daniel Day Lewis in the lead role. A great story of the early priests in the Canadian wilderness; 246pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. sticker residue on front panel of dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Black clothbound with dustjacket is very clean throughout, square along the edges, and tightly bound.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1985. First American Edition. Dust jacket unclipped. Fine/Fine. In 17th-century New France, a young Jesuit priest embarks on a treacherous mission to bring Christianity to a remote settlement of Native Americans. This gripping historical novel explores the profound clash of two disparate cultures and the struggle between faith and survival in the hostile wilderness.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A William Abrahams Book, E. P. Dutton, Inc., New York, New York, USA, 1985. First (1st) Printing (full number line to "1") of First (American) Edition (stated). Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Appears Unread. The Text Block is clean, white, tight, square, with a very slight twist, and no markings of any kind. The Binding is bright white quarter cloth to black boards (all of uniform color), with red and black title, etc., to spine, white, unmarked endpapers, and all corners square and sharp. The bright Dust Jacket, with the original price ($15.95) intact on the front flap, would be flawless but for a tiny abrasion at the top rear of the spine. 246 pages. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". This historical fiction novel, which begins in the autumn of 1635, in what is now Quebec City, describes the very early contact between, and collision of, two cultures: one, that of Christian Europe, as represented by Jesuit missionaries from France; the other, that of North American indigenous people, in particular, the Algonquins and Iroquois. It is also an adventure story, telling of a journey through hostile territory up the St. Lawrence River, then up the Ottawa River and portaging across to Georgian Bay in the dead of winter. This was the basis for the excellent 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. ISBN 10: 0525243119 / ISBN 13: 9780525243113. …

First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. A well received novel about a priest's journey through 17th century Canada. Made into a movie by Bruce Beresford. A clean and tight near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Publisher: Dutton Books, New York, 1985. FINE- hardcover book in FINE- mylar-protected dust-jacket. Remainder marked. DJ show a bit of shelf rub, otherwise as new. First US Edition, First Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A fine copy in a very good unclipped dustjacket. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page--signature only. A tight and clean unmarked copy in an unclipped dustjacket that shows light to moderate shelfwear rubbing--now protected in a new clear acrylic dustjacket covering and will be shipped carefully packed and shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. pgs.246 clean tight copy.

Fine in fine dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. (1st) Sturdy book, white cloth spine, black boards, black and red lettering very fine on spine, 246 pages. DJ glossy with black and red background like a monk's cowl on front and spine, a photo of Moore on back right. DJ has tiny tear at top back tip. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st US Edition. The story of Father Laforgue, a Jesuit who comes to Canada to save the souls of its natives, mirrors the clash between two disparate cultures--that of the European Jesuits and that of the Indians. 246p.C risp copy, look unread.

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hardcover. Condition: new.