New Arrivals
The Triumph of Life: Poems of Consolation for the English-Speaking World
New York: The Viking Press, 1943. Hardcover. 18mo. Orig. maroon cloth. T.E.G. Ribbon marker. xxvii, 600 pp. Scuff to foot of front board. Bookplate of C.B. Farrar. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed to extremities, a few chips. More
Black Night Window
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Orig. black paper boards. 112 pp. Spine tilted, a few scuffs to front board. Age toning to interior. Dust jacket is age toned, edge worn, a few short tears. More
Homely Verses of a Home Lover
London: Ward, Lock & Co. Hardcover. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. N.d., [ca. 192-? No later than 1932 per gift inscription]. Ninth issue. Orig. grey-green cloth. 126 pp. Spine tilted, chafing to extremities. Bookseller label of Evangelical Publishers to front pastedown. Gift inscription to ffep dated Sept. 14/'32..... More
A Suit of Nettles
Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter black cloth, tan paper boards. x, 54 pp. Boards toned to edges. Ink ownership inscription to ffep. Dust jacket is toned and rubbed to edges. More
Driving Home: Poems New and Selected
Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1972. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. SIGNED and dated 1977 by author to title page. Soft cover. 176 pp. Covers are age toned, ink ownership inscription to ffep. More
The Cave
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. SIGNED by author to title page. Orig. burgundy cloth. 85 pp. Spine tilted, light bumping to extremities, slight bowing to boards. Dust jacket is age toned, bumped to spine head, a few small damp stains..... More
Death's Doings; Consisting of Numerous Original Compositions in Prose and Verse, the Friendly Contributions of Various Writers; Principally Intended as Illustrations of Twenty Four Plates, Designed and Etched By R. Dagley. Volumes I & II
London: J. Andrews, 1826. Hardcover. 8vo. Two volumes bound in one with continuous pagination but separate titles. Second edition, with considerable additions. Full burgundy cloth. xvi, 6, 466 pp., [30] plates including frontis. Light rubbing to extremities of boards. Binding tight. Foxing and some staining to interior, commensurate with age..... More
Collected Poems
Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Full navy cloth. xli, 45 pp. Stamp of Massey College Library to copyright page. Chafing to spine ends. Interior slightly age toned. Dust jacket is lightly bumped in a few spots, near fine overall. More
Our Man in Utopia
Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1971. Kimber, William. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. SIGNED by author to title page. Dark green paper boards. 54 pp. B&W illustration in text. Dust jacket lightly adhered to boards from moisture, boards bruised to extremities. Dust jacket is age toned, chipped and worn to spine ends..... More
The Jervis Bay Goes Down
New York: Random House, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. blue cloth. 24 pp. Sunning to top and tail edges of boards, light bruising to tail edge. Acid migration to endpapers. Front hinge started. Darkening to gutter at title page. Dust jacket is price..... More
The Dead Leave Holes
Toronto: Unfinished Monument Press, 1983. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 24 pp. Covers slightly age toned, spine darkened, rust stains from staples. More
Caught in Amber
Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press, 1984. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 63 pp. Spine tilted, spots of ink staining to tail edge of text block. Review copy stamp to title page. More
An Oak Hunch
London, ON: Brick Books, 2005. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. SIGNED to title page. Soft cover. 96 pp. Fine. More