Laurence Binyon; Robert Bridges; Stephen Phillips; Margaret L. Woods; Richard Watson Dixon

Elkin Mathew&Apos;S Garland of New Poetry

London, Elkin Mathews, 1897. Cloth. A scarce volume of 'Shilling Garland' poetry compiled by Charles Elkin Mathews. An anthology of poems compiled by publisher Charles Elkin Mathews, a scarce work.This volume contains the first five pamphlets in Mathew's 'Shilling Garland' series, for which the wraps are bound in to the rear. Including 'First Book of London Visions' by Laurence Binyon, 'Purcell Commemoration Ode, and Other Poems' by Robert Bridges, 'Christ in Hades, and Other Poems' by Stephens Phillips, 'Aeromancy, and Other Poems' by Margaret L. Woods, and 'Songs and Odes' by Richard Watson Dixon.Each work has a separate pagination. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine and extremities of the boards are faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few light marks to the cloth. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmy bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 920P37

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Elkin Mathew's Garland of New Poetry poetry london visions purcell commemoration ode poetry aeromancy songs and odes None

Clarke, Austin C., Margaret Laurence (review) et al.

Tamarack Review, Issue 52.

Tamarack, 1969, 1969. 1st. Paperback. First printing. 82 pp. 8vo, ill. wraps. Clarke story is Why Don't You Use a Plunger. Two of Laurence's books are reviewed: Long Drums and Cannon & The Fire-Dwellers. VG with light creasing to covers. Very Good.

Inno Dubelaar BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 4574

Catalogue: Canadian Literature

Keywords: CANADIAN LITERATURE

Laurence, Margaret.

A Bird in the House,

McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1970,, 1970. 1st. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. 8vo, hardcover. NF/NF. No real flaws. No names, no tears, not clipped. Spine slightly slanted as usual, crease to spine of dj. A very attractive copy of this book. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Inno Dubelaar BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 780266

Catalogue: Canadian Literature

Keywords: CANADIAN LITERATURE

Laurence, Margaret

A Bird in the House

London, MacMillan, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition. 8vo, brown cloth in dustjacket. Small owner`s sticker under front flap, otherwise Fine text. Fresh, untorn, price-clipped dj showing no sign of wear except for minor deterioration of the original lamination along the spine. A very attractive copy. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Inno Dubelaar BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 784837

Catalogue: Canadian Literature

Keywords: CANADIAN LITERATURE

LAURENCE MARGARET

A Bird in the House

New York: Knopf, 1970. First American Edition. Cloth. Gold cloth covers with gilt illustrations and titles to the spine. Author's initials, in gilt, on the cover. A very nice copy with a tight binding and a bright, unmarked interior. One word written on the front free end paper. First American Edition February 26, 1970. Slight bow to the right. The DJ is unclipped with light suffing and edgewear , in very good condition. "In eight interconnected, finely wrought stories, Margaret Laurence recreates the world of Vanessa MacLeod – a world of scrub-oak, willow, and chokecherry bushes; of family love and conflict; and of a girl’s growing awareness of and passage into womanhood. The stories blend into one masterly and moving whole: poignant, compassionate, and profound in emotional impact." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 207 pages; Box 1. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Bytown BookeryProfessional seller

Book number: 9309

Catalogue: Ficiton, Classic

Keywords: Canadian Authors Women Authors Social Life & Customs Fiction Canada Culture Classics

Laurence, Margaret.

Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme: Special Margaret Laurence Issue. Vol. 8, No. 3.

York University, 1987. 1st. Paperback. First printing. 142 pp. photos, 4to, card covers. Contributions by Findley, Woodcock, Atwood, Fitzgerald, Purdy, Livesay, etc. Nearly Fine with light wear to tips. Very Good.

Inno Dubelaar BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 787731

Catalogue: Canadian Literature

Keywords: CANADIAN LITERATURE

Laurence, Margaret.

Colors of Speech: Margaret Laurence's Early Writings.

Juvenalia Press, 2000. 2000. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 0968196152. First printing. 44 pp. biblio, 8vo, trade softcover. Very early work written from age 14 to 19. Uncommon book. As new, unread copy. As New.

Inno Dubelaar BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 776546

Catalogue: Canadian Literature

Keywords: 0968196152

Laurence, Margaret

Dance on the Earth: A Memoir

McClelland & Stewart, 1989. Hardcover. 0771047460. pp.298 b/w photos. clean tight copy minusculely cocked with a couple of small nicks to bottom board Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 013762

Catalogue: AUTOBIOGRAPHY/BIOGRAPHY

Keywords: 0771047460

Laurence, Margaret.

The Diviners.

McClelland & Stewart, 1974. 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First printing. 8vo, hardcover, dustjacket. Very fresh, unworn copy, much better than average for this book which tends to be read heavily. Text is Nearly Fine with little wear, owner's bookplate. Dj is not price-clipped, few short, closed edge-tears, small chips. A decent copy of this Canadian classic. NF/VG. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Inno Dubelaar BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 777547

Catalogue: Canadian Literature

Laurence, Margaret.

The Diviners.

McClelland & Stewart, 1974. 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First printing. 8vo, hardcover, dustjacket. Very fresh, unworn copy, much better than average for this book which tends to be read heavily. Text is Nearly Fine with no wear, no inscriptions, no bumping. Only minor flaw is small spot to top-edge of text block. Dj is very bright and unworn, price-clipped, one short, closed edge-tear to rear of dj, no edge-wear. A very lovely copy of this Canadian classic. NF/NF. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Inno Dubelaar BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 778027

Catalogue: Canadian Literature

Laurence, Margaret.

The Diviners.

McClelland & Stewart, 1974. 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First printing. 8vo, hardcover, dustjacket. Very fresh copy, better than average for this book which tends to be read heavily. Text is Nearly Fine with no wear, no inscriptions, no bumping. Only minor flaw is some dustiness to top-edge of text block. Dj is very bright, not price-clipped, few short, closed edge-tears to dj, slight edge-wear. A very lovely copy of this Canadian classic. NF/VG. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Inno Dubelaar BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 785873

Catalogue: Canadian Literature

Laurence, Margaret

The Diviners (INSCRIBED + Ephemera)

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1974. 1st. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First printing. 8vo, hardcover, dustjacket. Very fresh, unworn copy, much better than average for this book which tends to be read heavily. Text is Nearly Fine with no significant wear, no inscriptions, just light bumping to some tips and slight wood-smoke smell - barely noticeable. Dj is very bright and unworn, price-clipped as usual, no edge-wear, no tears. A superb copy of this Canadian classic, the nicest we've seen. INSCRIBED on the title page "To James - with best wishes Margaret Laurence". Laid in: 35 column inch article by William French on the author with two photos, from The Globe and Mail, 1987. Also, a review "The Diviners by Margaret Laurence" from The Muskoka Sun, about 60 column inches. Plus a full-page review of the film The Diviners from Maclean's magazine, with colour photo. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Inno Dubelaar BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 785984

Catalogue: Canadian Literature

Keywords: 2771047487

Laurence, Margaret, afterword by Margaret Atwood,

The Diviners.

Chicago, Univ of Chicago Press, (1993). VG lg sz PB. Story of an independent woman who refuses to abandon her search for love from her lonely childhood through her demeaning. marriage & her escape into writing fiction.

Crabtree's Collection Old BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS037783I

Catalogue: Fiction

Laurence, Margaret

The Diviners

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 385. A major novel by one of Canada's Major Writers - winner of the Governor General's Award for Literature. A very good or better copy in priced clipped dustwrapper showing very light use. /Dust Jacket Included.

TBCL The Book Collector's LibraryProfessional seller

Book number: 12425

Catalogue: Electronic List TBCL

Keywords: CAN LIT / GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD ELECTRONIC LIST, WINTER

Laurence, Margaret

The Diviners. Signed

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition of this Governor General's Award winning novel warmly Inscribed by Margaret Laurence to her friend[s] & McGill professor & Hawthorne scholar, Hugo McPherson and his wife on the title-page. 'Hugo and Louise - who remember the river and the swallows. With love, Margaret Laurence'. A fine copy in light gray cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine price-clipped dustwrapper. Thick 8vo. 382 pp. Warwick A5, Spadoni, Donnelly 2560. A wonderful association copy of the fifth book in the Manawaka series. /Dust Jacket Included.

TBCL The Book Collector's LibraryProfessional seller

Book number: 28327

Catalogue: Can Lit & Other Greatness

Keywords: CAN/LIT HIGHLIGHT Presentation & Inscribed Copies Association & Dedication Copies Electronic List TBCL