[Santa Barbara: Unicorn Press, 1969]. A broadside, one sheet measuring 10 x 15 inches. Printed in red & black. Fine condition. This was issued in the Unicorn Press folio Series 3, No. 1: A Canadian Folio, issued in 1969 in an edition of 375 copies. View More...
Lantzville: Oolichan Books, 1982. First edition. White cloth, red end papers, 11 X 7 inches, front cover lettered in red. Of 250 produced, this is one of 224 numbered copies, signed by the author. A fine copy. Printed in red and black by Morriss in Victoria, a handsome production. View More...
A single leaf twice folded to make a 6-page booklet. Printed in black & red. Fine condition. Issued as a Christmas keepsake by Glenn and Anne Goluska. View More...
[Vancouver]: Pulp Press for the March 28th Committee, 2 December, 1978. First edition. Broadside, a single sheet measuring 8 X 10 inches. Fine condition. Issued as March 28th Committee Publication No. 1. The March 28th Committee was named for the day federal legislation formally constituted the Canada Council. View More...
NY: Mitchell Kennerley, 1909. First edition. Brown flexible suede-covered boards. A nice clean copy, some wear to the edges, in the original glasine jacket, which has stuck to the front and back boards in several places, and the spine of which is chipped away. This came from a pile of identical copies, and is basically new and unread. Dedicated by Theodore Roosevelt. View More...
Vancouver: CBC, 1962. Self-wrappers, 16 pages, stapled. Some rusting of staples, otherwise about fine. The front cover of this issue reviews "The art of Emily Carr", on "Discovery". There is a small reproduction of a Carr self-portrait. This copy addressed to the music critic at the Vancouver Sun, with an ink "received" stamp dated 1962. View More...
Original brown cloth stamped in blind, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Brown coated end papers. Considerable wear to spine and corners, the back cover and last couple of leaves stained, foxing to early and late leaves; generally a very good copy otherwise. An undated ownership inscription on the front end paper is from Richmond, P.Q. A novel set in Canada, mainly in a village called Elmwood in Quebec. It has been postulated that this author is the same Harriet S. Caswell [1834-1909] who was the author of "Our Life Among the Iroquois Indians" (Boston, 1892); however, recent research sug... View More...
Vancouver: Pulp Press, 1981. An illustrated poetry broadside, one sheet measuring 22.5 X 17 inches. Printed in white on glossy black stock. A poem in 12 stanzas. Faint edge wear, basically fine. View More...
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Quebec: La Publicite, Enregistree, 1915. First edition.
Seller ID: 56870
Original self-wrappers, stapled. 14pp. Chipping to lower corner and upper edge, part of upper cover and upper margins of first leaves perished. Exceedingly fragile and liable to crumble with any handling. A long poem, "The Kaiser in Hell". Very scarce. View More...
Two offprints from Queen's Quarterly. Self-wrappers, stapled, very good condition. Poetry. Luke and John is inscribed and signed by Clarke in the upper front cover. Included is a 4pp. prospectus for Clarke's poetry book: The Hasting Day (Ryerson, 1930). These offprints are scarce. View More...
Toronto: Contact Press, (1965). First edition. Grey wrappers, front cover designed and lettered in blue and red. A few small blemishes to wrappers, a little tanning to edges, corners and edges a bit bumped, but a fresh copy. This is the paperbound issue; the book was also issued in hardcover. View More...
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1960. First edition.
Seller ID: 56733
Blue cloth designed and lettered in silver & light blue. Light crease to lower corner of the first few leaves, bookplate of A.S.P. Woodhouse on the inner front cover, a very nice clean copy in a very slightly worn dust jacket, the price corner of which is clipped. Laid in is a card from Robertson Davies on his personal stationery, thanking Professor Woodhouse for the loan of a book, and presenting him with this one. The note is 8 lines, holograph, signed at the bottom. The note is not dated, but the bookplate bears a printed date of 1964. Woodhouse, an authority on Milton, was a professor of E... View More...
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Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1949. First edition.
Seller ID: 56782
Stiff wrappers in dust jacket. Light chipping and modest wear to the edges, a clean very good copy in a very decent dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by Davies to Brigadier and Mrs Donald Agnew, signed with his initials RD, dated 25:X:49. View More...
Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1947. First edition, first issue, with the title page integral (not on a stub) and no inserted slip from the publisher. Red cloth, spine lettered in silver. A little discoloration to the cloth, evidence of a small sticker removal from the front end paper, some scuffs to the upper edge, but a nice bright copy in a slightly chipped and scuffed dust jacket; the front flap of the jacket is detached, and there are small chips and tears to the edges, mostly at the corners and folds. A very good copy in jacket, basically, of the first issue, which is not often seen. View More...
Victoria: The Author, 1976. A broadsheet, in newspaper format, printed in red & black. Signed by Day at the top of the first page. Once folded, a fine copy. "This broadsheet is a selection of writings from his forthcoming book THE SCARLET COAT SERIAL. (The book was published by Press Porcepic in 1981). This broadsheet is in a manila envelope, Day's return adddress in the corner, addressed to William Hoffer / Falstaff Books, original postage intact. View More...
[Toronto: Dreadnaught, 1976]. First edition. A poetry broadside, one sheet measuring 6.25 x 14.25 inches, printed in two colours. Horizontal crease where once folded, otherwise about fine. Issued as Dreadnaught 52 Pickup 11. View More...
Toronto: Contact Press, (1956). First edition. Pictorial stiff wrappers, front cover designed in yellow and gray, spine and front cover lettered in black. Frontispiece. Wrappers a little darkened at edges, upper corner slightly bumped, a fresh and clean copy otherwise. There are a couple of small corrections and additions in pen, as sometimes seen in this book; likely, in our opinion, in the hand of the author. View More...
