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Irving, John. "A Prayer for Owen Meany".
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Berryman, John. "Homage to Mistress Bradstreet". New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy 1956. First Edition. 8vo. Paper Over Boards. Near Fine. 57 pp., illus. Illustrated by Ben Shahn. Dustjacket is chipped with a few small closed tears and with a one inch closed tear to lower edge of back panel. Berryman's third book of verse. (Stefanik, A 7.1.a). Our Book Number: 3264 Price $200 CAD |
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Gregory, Lady. "My First Play" London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot 1930. First Edition. 8vo. Quarter Cloth. Near Fine. 28 pp. One of 530 copies numbered and signed by the author, this being number 242. Signed by Lady Gregory on the title-page. Original patterned paper over boards, pink cloth spine. Unopened copy . Corners mildly bruised, slight edgewear. Dust jacket has darkened spine with chipping and small pieces missing along top and bottom. Label on front cover has small chip at corner. Scarce. Our Book Number: 1965 Price $1200 CAD |
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Souster, Raymond. "As Is" Toronto: Oxford University Press 1967. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth. Fine. 102 pp. One of 75 numbered copies with an unpublished poem written in ink in the author's handwriting on the ffep. On the recto of the rear free endpaper the author has written: "This is #9 of the last/75 copies in print. Nos/1-62 each have a/different unpublished/poem written in the/flyleaf in my handwriting./Raymond Souster/Toronto August 1971/". The 4 stanza poem entitled "The Sign" reads as follows: "NO BATHING WEEDKAYS:/SWIMMING WEEKENDS/THROUGH SEPTEMBER/WEATHER PERMITTING/But the sandpipers/never get far enough/up the beach to read/these latest instructions/and so go about/their business of breaking/the law so naturally/you could say it's criminal/to have to watch them./" One "with compliments" card from Oberon Press loosely inserted. Fine. Our Book Number: 678 Price $150 CAD |
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Hillier, Jack. "The Art of Hokusai in Book Illustration" Berkeley: University of California Press 1980. First American Edition. Folio. Cloth. Fine. 288 pp., illus. Our Book Number: 2355 Price $150 CAD |
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