New Liberty Magazine: Special Coronation Issue, June 1953 (inc. I'll See You Again By Jarvis Warwick [ Hugh Garner ]; etc)( Queen Elizabeth )

By: Knowlton, Keith (ed) E J Pratt; Jarvis Warwick (aka Hugh Garner ); Eric Nicol; C E M Joad; Alec Guiness; Roger Fulford; Richard Collier; Jennie Lee MP; Mabel E Drew; Lady Alexander; Dink Carroll; Arthur Lower; V R Kimmitt; Robert Waithman; Jack Hirschberg

Price: $98.93

Publisher: Montreal, Quebec, Montreal, PQ: Liberty of Canada / New Liberty Magazine June 1953, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1953

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 162661

Condition: Very Good (see description)

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------------softcover, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a solid Very Good example, some light wear and rubbing, some small chips and flakes, small sticker pull on front cover, notable for not only being a Canadian Coronation issue but this includes a rare Jarvis Warwick story, JW was a penname for Hugh garner who penned the novel Waste No Tears, a book about the abortion racket in 1950 Canada, ---this contains: contents include: Coronation Prayer by Right Rev. John A. MacInnis; Canada - Coronation Message by Prime Minister Louis Stephen St. Laurent; She’s Our Queen, Too! by Arthur Lower; The Common... View more info

The Headmaster's Wager -by Vincent Lam ---a Signed Copy

By: Lam, Vincent (signed)

Price: $13.13

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Hogarth / Crown Publishing, 2012, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2012

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed

Seller ID: 154540

ISBN: 0307986462

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

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-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed without inscription by LAM, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo View more info

The Headmaster's Wager -by Vincent Lam ---a Signed Copy

By: Lam, Vincent (signed)

Price: $26.33

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON.: Doubleday Canada, 2012, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2012

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed

Seller ID: 156121

ISBN: 0385661452

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

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-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, dated (2012) and signed without inscription by LAM, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo View more info

A Bird in the House -by Margaret Laurence ( The Sound of the Singing; To Set Our House in Order; Mask of the Bear; A Bird in the House; The Loons; Horses of the Night; The Half Husky; Jericho's Brick Battlements )

By: Laurence, Margaret

Price: $17.09

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1970, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1970

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 163403

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

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------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Very Good to Very Good+ price clipped dustjacket, a bit of sunning to the spine, this collects: A Bird in the House ; The Sound of the Singing; To Set Our House in Order; Mask of the Bear; The Loons; Horses of the Night; The Half Husky; Jericho's Brick Battlements, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// View more info

A Jest of God ---by Margaret Laurence ---a Signed Copy (includes a ML Canadian Postage Stamp Laid-in )( AKA: Rachel, Rachel )

By: Laurence, Margaret (signed)

Price: $197.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1972, 1st paperback Edition, Reprint: 1972

Edition: Later printing(s)

Inscription: Signed

Seller ID: 154325

ISBN: 0771047010

Condition: Good (see description)

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-------------trade paperback, a Good copy only with overall wear, signed on the title page without inscription by Laurence, Laurence was extremely shy and reluctantly made public appearances, signed copies of her books are few and far between, A Jest of God was later filmed as Rachel, Rachel starring Joanne Woodward, ---laid into this copy is a Canadian postage stamp with a passage from The Stone Angel superimposed over her face, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo View more info

Heart of a Stranger -by Margaret Laurence -a signed Copy ) a ML Canadian Postage Stamp laid-in)

By: Laurence, Margaret (signed)

Price: $164.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1976, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1976

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed

Seller ID: 154345

ISBN: 077104710X

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

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-----------hard cover, a Near Fine copy, in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dust jacket, signed and inscribed "For _______, with best wishes Margaret Laurence", ---laid into this copy is a Canadian postage stamp with a passage from The Stone Angel superimposed over Laurence's portrait, contents include: A Place to Stand; Sayonara Agamemnon; the Very Best Intentions; the Poem and the Spear; the Epic Love of Elmii Bonderii; Good morning to the Grandson of Ramesses the Second; Captain Pilot Shawkat and Kipling's Ghost; the Wild Blue Yonder; Put Out One or Two More Flags; road from the Isle... View more info

Irving Layton / Carlo Mattioli: Tredici poesie e sette disegni -Signed By Irving Layton ( Poems / Poetry in Italian and English )

By: Layton, Irving (signed) Illustrated By Carlo Mattioli, Translated By Francesca Valente

Price: $19.73

Publisher: Milan, Italy, Milano, Italy ( Milan ): Edizione 32, 1978, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1978

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed

Seller ID: 158134

Condition: Good (see description)

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----------softcover, about 5.5 x 8.25 inches, brown wraps, a solid Good copy, brown covers are sunned and dulled, faint stain on rear panel, interior is very clean and tidy, signed by IRVING LAYTON, poetry in English and Italian (side-by-side translations), # 278 of 560 copies, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo View more info

The Letters of Stephen Leacock (inc. Early Years; Cecil Rhodes Trust Tour, 1907-1908; Humorist; Towards Retirement; Discovery of the Canadian West; End of the War, etc)( Memoir By Agnes Leacock )

By: Leacock, Stephen; Selected and Edited By David Staines with Barbara Nimmo (cover Art By Edwin Holgate )(includes a Memoir By Agnes Leacock )

Price: $25.01

Publisher: Don Mills ( Toronto ), Ontario, Don Mills, ON ( Toronto, Ontario ): Oxford University Press ( OUP ), 2006, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2006

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 163397

ISBN: 0195408691

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

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-------------hardcover, about 6w x 9.25h inches, a Near Fine / Fine example, gift inscription on front blank endpaper, in a Near Fine / Fine dustjacket, 564 pages, b&w photos, ---"Widely recognized as Canada's finest literary humorist, Stephen Leacock was a prolific author, publishing over sixty books during his lifetime, in addition to countless articles and pamphlets. He was also a devoted correspondent, writing hundreds of letters to friends, relatives, and business associates. Illustrated with several original photographs, The Letters of Stephen Leacock brings together over 800 letters... View more info

Canadian Railroad Trilogy: Gordon Lightfoot, Illustrated By Ian Wallace ( Includes Music and Lyrics )

By: Lightfoot, Gordon; Illustrated By Ian Wallace

Price: $25.01

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2010

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 157096

ISBN: 0888999534

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

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-----------hardcover, about 9.5 x 12.5 inches, a near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, ink gift inscription on front blank endpaper, ---"This lavishly illustrated book brings Gordon Lightfoot’s heart-stirring song to readers young and old. Commissioned by the CBC in 1967 to mark Canada’s centennial year it eloquently describes the construction of the transcontinental railway - an iron road runnin’ from the sea to the sea - a great feat of nation building that changed Canada forever. Award-winning illustrator Ian Wallace brings the song to visual life with his sweeping ... View more info

Cease to Blush -by Billie Livingston -a Signed Copy

By: Livingston, Billie (signed)

Price: $13.13

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Random House Canada, 2006, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2006

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed

Seller ID: 150273

ISBN: 0679313222

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

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-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, signed by Livingston without inscription, ---"Billie Livingston’s fine second novel leads us to consider the nature of our hidden lives and desires - and to question whether the sky would really fall if we admitted our true needs and ceased to blush. ---As Cease to Blush opens, Vivian is late to her own mother’s funeral. Wearing a tight red suit, Vivian stands out like a pornographer’s dream amongst the West Coast intellectuals mourning the death of prominent feminist Josie Callwood. But for all of her ... View more info

The Cape Breton Song Collection / Sea--Cape Music Co. ( Nova Scotia )

By: MacGillivray, Allister (compiled and arranged by), Scored for Piano By John C O'Donnell

Price: $44.81

Publisher: Nova Scotia, Sydney, Cape Breton, NS: Sea-Cape Music Co. Ltd., 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1985

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 164784

ISBN: 0969220804

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

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----------softcover, a Near Fine example, a wee bit of light wear, spiral bound, 214 pages, b&w photoscollects 48 songs with lyrics and scores, many of the songs are also accompanied by short essays, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// View more info

Remembrance: A Story ---by Alistair MacLeod

By: MacLeod, Alistair

Price: $79.13

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 2014, 1st Hardcover Edition, First Printing: 2014

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 163442

ISBN: 0771054513

Condition: Fine (see description)

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-----------hardcover, about 5w x 7.5h inches, a Fine example, in a Fine dustjacket, short faint crease on rear flap, 47 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// View more info

Life of Pi: a Novel ---by Yann Martel ( Signed - 1st Illustrated Edition )

By: Martel, Yann (signed)

Price: $79.13

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Knopf Canada / Random House, 2007, 1st Illustrated Edition, First Printing: 2007

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 164685

ISBN: 0676978991

Condition: Fine (see description)

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-----------hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket, signed and inscribed in the year of publication by Martel "To Justin, Yann Martel Nov 27 '07", full number line, looks very nice especially with the jacket in a hi-quality mylar protector, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED and INSCRIBED---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// View more info

Inspecting the Vaults -by Eric McCormack ---a Signed Copy

By: McCormack, Eric (signed)

Price: $52.14

Publisher: Markham, Ontario, Markham, ON: Viking, 1987, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1987

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed

Seller ID: 142666

ISBN: 0670816876

Condition: Fine (see description)

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----------hardcover, a Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket with some sunning to the spine, signed and inscribed by McCormack, contents include: Inspecting the Vaults; The Fragment; Sad Stories in Patagonia; A Long Day in the Town; Twins; The Fugue; A Train of Gardens - Ireneus Fludd - The Machine; The Hobby; One Picture of Trotsky; Lusawort's Meditation; No Country for Old men; The Swath; Festival; Captain Joe; Edward and Georgina; Knox Abroad; The One Legged Men; Eckhardt at a Window, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo View more info

Inspecting the Vaults -by Eric McCormack ---a Signed Copy

By: McCormack, Eric (signed)

Price: $52.73

Publisher: Markham, Ontario, Markham, ON: Viking, 1987, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1987

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed

Seller ID: 159709

ISBN: 0670816876

Condition: Fine (see description)

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----------hardcover, a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket, a couple of very small marks on front board, signed and inscribed by McCormack, contents include: Inspecting the Vaults; The Fragment; Sad Stories in Patagonia; A Long Day in the Town; Twins; The Fugue; A Train of Gardens - Ireneus Fludd - The Machine; The Hobby; One Picture of Trotsky; Lusawort's Meditation; No Country for Old men; The Swath; Festival; Captain Joe; Edward and Georgina; Knox Abroad; The One Legged Men; Eckhardt at a Window, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo View more info

The Witches of New York -by Ami McKay -a Signed Copy

By: McKay, Ami (signed)

Price: $64.61

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Knopf Canada, 2016, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2016

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed (see description)

Seller ID: 162260

ISBN: 0676979580

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

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----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed and inscribed by the author "To M_______ Best wishes Ami McKay", looks new, ---"The year is 1880. Two hundred years after the trials in Salem, Adelaide Thom (Moth from The Virgin Cure) has left her life in the sideshow to open a tea shop with another young woman who feels it's finally safe enough to describe herself as a witch: a former medical student and gardien de sorts (keeper of spells), Eleanor St. Clair. Together they cater to Manhattan's high society ladies, specializing in cures, palmistry and potions-... View more info