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Dearborn, Michigan: The Dearborn Independent. Good. 1926. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Robert Frost - Poet of New England; Are Federal Offices for Sale? - Patronage bartered in Mississippi; In Defense of College Athletics; What of the Filipinos? - They Say We Don't Understand Them - photo-illustrated article; War Veteran Vice-President elected on tiny … Saber más sobre este artículo

Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing Company. Fine. 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Signed and inscribed by Peter Trower upon half-title page. "This is a rare book resulting from a collaboration between two rare men: one old logger is a self-taught (and excellent) poet and another old logger who is a self-taught (and excellent) illustrator. These… Saber más sobre este artículo

Sidney, British Columbia: Forest History Association of British Columbia. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. 0969953127 . "Jack Fleetwood was born in Cowichan Station, B.C. in 1914. In 1933 he began work as a faller. He retired in 1952, then again in 1972. Raconteur, writer, historian, linguist, and entrepreneur, he was a man of … Saber más sobre este artículo

Vancouver, B.C.: Education Services Ltd., 1954. Book. Illus. by White, Harry E.. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. 84 pages. 21 x 14.5cm. Black and white illustrations in text. A compilation of the author's verses relating to Vancouver, B.C. which… Saber más sobre este artículo

Vancouver, B.C.: D.A. Chalmers, 1923. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [2], [4], 5-75 pages. Author was born in New Brunswick of United Empire Loyalist stock. He moved to Montana, practiced dentistry in Lowell, MA, then moved to Vancouver, B.C. "If this book tells the story of his father's life, perhaps… Saber más sobre este artículo

Canada: Federal Publications Limited, 1937. Book. Illus. by Cuthbertson, Geo. A.. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 9-222 pages. Occasional black and white illustrations. Undated but appears to be circa 1937. A collection of approximately 180 Canadian mining verses compiled, in part, because "a good deal of verse associated with the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Canada: School Aids and Text Book Publishing Co., Ltd., 1945. Book. Good. Paperback. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 62 pages. Presents thirty-one ballads penned by a Canadian prisoner of war in Germany's Oflag VII/B during WWII "...in the belief that they may be of some interest to the folks in Canada, and that our friends… Saber más sobre este artículo

Oakland, CA: Diana Press, 1977. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 92 pages. Designed by Wendy Cadden and Karen Sjoholm. Primarily illustrated in black and white plus several color pages. "These poems, intended for reading out load, have cumulative power. Images of women in a range of forms - portraits,… Saber más sobre este artículo

USA: Privately Printed, 1926. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 63 pages. Several black and white reproductions of photos, including portrait of General Pershing. In addition the the rhymes, a substantial portion of history is provided about: The Fismes Sector, The Argonne, and The Projected Attack on Metz. Chipping to covers.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: George Sully & Company, 1927. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 95 pages. Index of authors. A compilation of uplifting poems from the late 1920s by many American poets. Title label upon faux leather front board. Prior owner's details, dated 1928, atop front free endpaper, otherwise clean and… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1940. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A collection of poetry first issued in 1927 as "The Unutterable Beauty." "Author was perhaps the most famous padre serving in the war of 1914-1918. Everything Studdert Kennedy (aka Woodbine Willie) did and wrote bore the marks of a great… Saber más sobre este artículo

Canada: Quadrant Editions, 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed and inscribed by Al Purdy upon title page. 53 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. An autobiography of Purdy's formative years, accompanied with some of his verse. "Purdy is one of the best poets in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: William Briggs, 1913. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 161 pages. Thirty-eight poems with title such as: A Manitoulin Spring, United Canada, Morning on Lake Mindemoya, With Wolfe at Quebec, Stick to the Farm, and many more. Informative handwritten biographical information slip about the author affixed to dedication page. Photo… Saber más sobre este artículo

Canada: Frances McLean, 1966. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). Centennial Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 18 pages. Moderate wear. A sound copy..

Toronto: The Canadian Authors Association, 1947. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4] 5-47, [5 ads] pages. Includes twenty-eight contributions, most notably "Sestina in a Cantina" by Malcolm Lowry, the scene of which is a waterfront tavern in Vera Cruz at daybreak. Somewhat above-average wear to beige card covers. Contents clean… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Thomas Allen, Limited, 1943. Book. Illus. by Bushell, Bert. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 94 pages. Black and white illustrations in text. "A second book of verse concerning the trials and tribulations, lives and ways of the loggers living and working in the Great Northwest of America." - subtitle. … Saber más sobre este artículo

London: London Mercury, Ltd. / E.J. Pink, 1929. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xx, 97-192 pages. Contents include: Poetry; Lord Mount Prospect; Proud-For-Nothing Giles; Via Condotti; The Poetry of Robert Bridges; Cezanne, Cubism and Modern Art; Mr. Rhodes's Sheridan; and more. Above-average external wear. Binding intact. Vendor's inkstamp upon… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ramsey, Isle of Man: The Ramsey Courier Ltd., 1957. Book. Fair. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Neatly signed, without inscription, by author beneath her photo on page 3. 51 pages including 32 poems. Several black and white vignettes in text. Prior owner carefully secured clear plastic to blue covers… Saber más sobre este artículo

Canada: ARP, 2016. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and dated by author on blank leaf following half-title page. Approximately 70 pages. "All of the stinging and difficult realities of colonialism are confronted head-on and with ferocity." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very… Saber más sobre este artículo

Canada: Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries), 1980. Book. Illus. by Rasmussen, Avis. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 30 pages. First published in 1975. Coastal poetry. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy..