LILLARD, CHARLES

Voice, My Shaman

Victoria, BC: Sono Nis Press, 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919462103. DJ and boards show some shelf wear, DJ appears to be discoloured by the sun, shows light wear ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 100 pages; This is the hardcover edition.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Katalog: Poetry::Canadian

Sonstige Stichworte: 0919462103 British Columbia Bush Poetry POETRY

MACDONALD, WILSON

A Flagon of Beauty

Buffalo, NY: The Broadway Press, 1958. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Author; DJ shows edge wear, small tears and light soiling. Bookstore stamp on front pastedown. Marks on top and bottom pages edges have appearance of remainder marks. ; Signed by the author with a lovely notation. A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 233 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 17463

Katalog: Poetry::Canadian

Sonstige Stichworte: Canada Signed poems POETRY

MARE, WALTER DE LA & W. HEATH ROBINSON

Peacock Pie ~ a Book of Rhymes

London: Constable, 1920. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. General edge wear, light fraying head of spine, some spotting of boards, offset mark from newspaper clipping on title page for first series of poems ; Green cloth covered boards have gilt titles on front and spine and stamped white and gilt design on front, colour frontispiece with tissue guard, hinges intact, tight solid book. B&W illustration throughout ; B&W Illustrations; 122 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Katalog: Juvenile::Poetry

Sonstige Stichworte: POETRY Children

MCEVOY, BERNARD

Elvira and Fernando

Montreal: Private Printing, 1927. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles W. Simpson Decoration. Signed by Author; Signed by author and dated (Vancouver B.C. Oct 12 1927) on FFEP. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 150 pages; Corners a little worn, short strip torn from front paper board. This is copy no. 78 of 100 printed by Southam Press. It is from the library of Gwen Cash, Canada's 1st female reporter.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 1078

Katalog: Poetry

Sonstige Stichworte: Poetry Canada POETRY

MILLAY, EDNA ST. VINCENT

Wine from These Grapes

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1934. First British Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards show light shelf wear. Gift inscription on half-title page. FFEP has been removed. Mild foxing; A tight solid book. Pages appear to be laid paper, blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles on spine ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 78 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Katalog: Poetry

Sonstige Stichworte: POETRY Millay POETRY

MUSGRAVE, SUSAN & JANE MARTIN COVER ART

The Impstone

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1976. Paperback. ISBN: 0771066546. Illustrated by Jane Martin cover art. Signed by Author; Light edge wear to card covers, some creasing top fore corner of back card cover. ; Signed by author on title page. A tight solid book. ; 112 pages; This is Musgrave's fifth book of poetry. Very Good .

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Katalog: Poetry

Sonstige Stichworte: 0771066546 POETRY musgrave Canada

NASH, OGDEN

Versus

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1949. Later Printing. Hardcover. Gift notation on front free endpaper, book only lightly worn, dustjacket chipped, discolored with short tears ; Dustjacket in clear protector, unclipped, hinges intact. A tight solid book. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 169 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 20848

Katalog: Poetry

Sonstige Stichworte: POETRY POETRY

PARSONS (EDITOR), I. M.

Men Who March Away Poems of the First World War

New York: Viking Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, with light soiling to DJ. Slight insect damage to DJ, light foxing to page edges ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 192 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Katalog: Poetry

Sonstige Stichworte: sassoon wilfred owen POETRY

PURDY, ALFRED

Poems for All the Annettes

Toronto: Contact Press, 1962. 1st. Softcover. Signed by Author; White dustjacket lightly soiled with some chipping to head of spine, some damage to front panel of DJ, pale blue card covers of book shows light wear, some foxing of page edges. ; Inscribed by author on front fly. This book was acquired from the daughter of the woman to whom it was warmly inscribed. She told me how the poet was a family friend (her father also served in the RCAF during WWII). A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages; This was Purdy's 6th book and considered to be one of his finest. "Alfred Purdy came into attention in Canadian poetry in the post-war period, though like Souster, Irving Layton and others, he had been in the armed forces (RCAF) during the war and had begun writing earlier. In the Air Force he published privately a small book (he now wishes to forget), 'The Enchanted Echo' (1944). During his Wanderjahre he recalls "riding the freight trains across the the country to Vancouver and back"; operating a "taxi business" in Belleville, Ontario and helping to organize a union in a turbulent mattress factory in Vancouver." (jacket blurb) .. "was one of Canada's most celebrated poets. As famous for his turbulent, working man's way of life as for his poetry, he was the walking definition of a poet whose work encapsulated his life. His thunderous, resonant voice and personal charisma were unforgettable, among such contemporaries as Earle Birney, Milton Acorn and Irving Layton, he stood out easily. Proud of his working class roots in small-town Ontario, plainspoken and defiant to the end, Al Purdy helped define modern Canadian poetry. His poems were wide-reaching, touching on everything from his endless travels to the beauty of nature, from hockey players to his vision of social democracy. He wrote more than 30 books of poetry and prose and inspired and encouraged many young poets, among them Margaret Atwood, George Galt and Susan Musgrave. To many, Al Purdy was Canadian poetry personified, an accessible, unabashedly patriotic voice that was often obstreperous and cranky but never stopped taking on the world. It was a voice that had to be heard to be fully appreciated. Standing well over six feet tall, with a curiously loping walk, Al Purdy could inspire awe among his audiences, and his readings were as much theatre as poetry. His stentorian tones could clear a restaurant and his opinions were always passionate." (Harbour Publishing bio written on the occasion of Purdy's death). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Katalog: Poetry::Canadian

Sonstige Stichworte: POETRY working man Irving Layton Milton Acorn margaret atwood Susan Musgrave RCAF POETRY Canada POETRY LITERATURE

SERVICE, ROBERT

The Cremation of Sam Mcgee

Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1986. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919964923. Illustrated by Ted Harrison. Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers, full colour illustrations by Ted Harrison ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 32 pages; "In 1986 Kids Can Press published an edition of Robert Service's "The Cremation of Sam McGee" illustrated by painter Ted Harrison, who used his signature broad brushstrokes and unconventional choice of color to bring this gritty narrative poem to life. Evoking both the spare beauty and the mournful solitude of the Yukon landscape". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 21791

Katalog: Poetry::Canadian

Sonstige Stichworte: 0919964923 Yukon ted harrison Robert Service JUVENILE POETRY ARTS

SERVICE, ROBERT W.

The Shooting of Dan Mcgrew

Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1988. 1st Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0921103352. Illustrated by Ted Harrison. DJ shows light shelf wear. Light damage to dust jacket upper right corner ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; Colour Illustrations; 12.0 X 9.0 X 0.4 inches; 32 pages; "The poem about the shooting of the fictitious Dan McGrew was written soon after the gold rush in Dawson City was over; it is an unrelenting story of the greed, jealousy, loneliness and betrayal that were characteristic of the Gold Rush era, and how Dan McGrew became the hated target of a half-crazed miner. While the action of the poem is intense and demanding, the painterly illustrations by Harrison are overwhelmingly powerful; they seem to take on a life of their own, drawing readers' attentions away from the text and toward the surrealistic interpretation of events. With ice-cold blues and violets, accented by vibrant reds and yellows, Harrison creates a pulsating world of hate and destruction; it's a fascinating interpretation of a well-known poem about the frustrations and splendors of the Canadian Gold Rush." (Publisher's Weekly). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 19190

Katalog: Poetry::Canadian::Juvenile

Sonstige Stichworte: 0921103352 Gold Rush ted harrison Klondike JUVENILE POETRY ARTS

SERVICE, ROBERT W.

The Shooting of Dan Mcgrew

Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0921103352. DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Full colour illustrations by Ted Harrison ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 32 pages; Artist Ted Harrison striking artwork complements Robert Service's haunting poetry about the Yukon gold rush.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 21792

Katalog: Poetry::Canadian

Sonstige Stichworte: 0921103352 Yukon Gold Rush POETRY JUVENILE POETRY ARTS NORTH

SKELTON, ROBIN

Collected Longer Poems 1947

Victoria, BC: Sono Nis Press, 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919203728. Light wear to extremities, DJ is scuffed with light chipping and soiling, 1 inch tear with creasing top back DJ ; DJ in Mylar, tight solid book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 182 pages. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Sonstige Stichworte: 0919203728 POETRY BC Poets POETRY

SMITH, J. C. & E. DE SELINCOURT (EDITORS)

The Poems of Spenser

London: Oxford University Press, 1965. Later Printing. Hardcover. DJ and boards show some shelf wear, with short tears on top edge. Gift inscription on FFEP, price-clipped. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Text appears unmarked; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 736 pages; This was originally published in 1912, appears here in a single volume. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 20831

Katalog: Poetry

Sonstige Stichworte: edmund spenser POETRY

VAN STEEN, MARCUS

Pauline Johnson Her Life and Work

Toronto: Musson Book Co, 1965. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Decorative endpapers. Light edge wear to extremities, short tear base DJ, scuffing ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 279 pages; Includes a selection of Johnson's prose & poetry. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 12395

Katalog: Poetry

Sonstige Stichworte: POETRY Vancouver Canada Mohawk POETRY