MUNRO, ALICE - Dance of the Happy Shades
Toronto, Ryerson Press. 1968, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear Brodart Covering, Green cloth-covered boards; gilt stamped lettering; page edges toned. Dust jacket with sticker - "Winner of Governor-General's Award for Literature 1968" on front corner; green background, two horizontal panels in black and dark pink; mild wear to top edge of spine and 1" of top back edge; slight fading to spine. Very clean, sound copy. 224 pages including Foreword by Hugh Garner. A collection of 15 short stories - a first book by one of Canada's most highly regarded authors. "The writer who has mastered the classic short story is an artist whose work caries with it the mark of literary craftsmanship." (Foreword) Uncommon edition, signed. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author on Title Page.
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