Original brown cloth lettered and decorated in gold on boards. Signed and dated by the author on first free endpaper. "This is what is left of a sadly shot collection of my verses." - Author's preface. 87 pp. View More...
Original black padded leather on boards. Minimal damage to headband. Tiny initials and dates inside front cover. All edges gilt. 970 pp. including Notes to Dramatic Pieces. View More...
Original maroon 3/4 leather on marbled boards. Tiny piece missing head of spine. Repaired tear base of spine. No other original copies found. This copy signed by Giles Stevenson, who was a Professor of Radiology at McMaster University. All edges gilt. Born in Northern Ireland, Isabella came under influence of the Methodists through her father. Upon moving to Newfoundland she became its third published author. This volume is dedicated to the Methodist College Aid Society, St. John's, and George Street Methodist Church was one of numerous beneficiaries of her will. 232 pp. View More...
Original red cloth on boards. DJ lightly wrinkled along head. No writing except the letter "e" has been added to "Carol" in the poet's printed inscription on the back of the Contents page. This appears to be the genuine First Printing, which caused quite a stir in its early days, setting sales records and suggesting comparison with Rod McKuen. Photo portrait by George Willis on DJ verso. Note: Poem #57, p. 100, is entitled "Carol" (with no "e"). 100 pp. View More...
Original grey paper boards with black lettering. Separated backstrip has been re-glued. Interior unmarked. A book of poetry by the author, Russell is known primarily for one poem, Midsummer, which does not appear here. He was married to the blonde vaudeville star, Carlotta King, with whom he fathered one child. Untrimmed edges. 101 pp. View More...
Original blindstamped black cloth lettered in gold on boards. Household Edition. Previous owner's name in elegant script. No other writing and no damage. 360 pp. View More...
Original greyish-tan cloth with green decoration and lettering on boards. All the traditional poems with bravery as a theme, plus some less well-known. Biographical notes and commentary. 230 pp. View More...
Red cloth on boards. Pastedown title panel. Previous owner's name. Missing front free endpaper. Book opens with The Battle of Lundy's Lane. The poet was also a Canadian civil servant. As the Deputy Superintendent of the Department of Indian Affairs from 1913-32, Scott was instrumental in making it mandatory for all native children between the ages of seven and fifteen to attend residential schools. This law has had horrific consequences for generations of First Nations people since. View More...
Original brown suede lettered in gilt on flexible cards. Card broken at front hinge, but leather cover intact. Tiny finger pull tear head of spine. Top edges gilt. 159 pp. View More...
Not often seen in these parts. Eight sections; Low Brow Lyrics, Dago Ditties, Garden Glees, Library Lays, Poems of Compassion, Ribald Rhymes, Vignettes in Verse, and Mortuary Muse. Book is clean and free of any marks. 207 pp. View More...
Tan cloth on boards. Previous owner's name and date. Translated by James Macpherson. Introduction by George Eyre-Todd of 61 pp. Light wear to head and foot of spine. Front hinge cracked. 298 pp. View More...
Original bright blue cloth on boards. No DJ. " St. Vincent's Novitiate" in ink script, and "Sisters of Charity-Novitiate" stamped twice. OW clean and sound. Sister Rita Agnes was connected with the Academy of the Assumption, Wellesley Hills MA. Devotional poetry. 62 pp. View More...
White softcover with "Female Figures" painting on cover by Saint John artist, Miller Brittain. Previous owner's name. One of five books of poetry written by one of New Brunswick's favourite poets, who lived in Saint John and taught at the Vocational School. 100 pp. View More...
