Category: Canadian Literature Fiction

The Sisters Brothers: A Novel -by Patrick deWitt -a signed Copy

By: ( 2nd Printing of the 1st softcover Edition ) deWitt, Patrick (signed) ( de Witt )

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Anansi ( House of Anansi ), 2011, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 2011

Seller ID: 168138

ISBN-13: 9781770890329

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------trade paperback, issued simultaneously as the scarce hardcover edition, a Near Fine example with a very small nick at upper spine tip, signed without inscription by deWitt, ---My! What a strange book. Quite odd, but I did finish the copy in my collection, a unique take on the western genre, --- winner of the 2011 Governor General's Award for English language fiction and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize and the Giller, ---any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAI...
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Self-Portrait and Other Poems -by Milton Acorn, Illustrated By Brian Mather ( One of Ten Copies )

By: Acorn, Milton; Designed and Illustrated By Brian Mather

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Brian Mather / Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology, 1988, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1988

Seller ID: 167204

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, plain gray card, a wee hint of light rubbing, overall a Near Fine example, one of 10 copies (not numbered as issued), 16 pages total (which includes title page and copyright page )collects 10 poems, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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The Heart Goes Last ---by Margaret Atwood ---a Signed Copy ( # 97 of 100 Pre-Publication Signed Copies issued by McClelland and Stewart )

By: Atwood, Margaret (signed -#97 of 100 Signed Copies ))

Price: $134.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart / M&S, 2015, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2015

Seller ID: 169015

ISBN-13: 9780771009112

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, visually a Near Fine copy but there are some small splash marks and stains to the edges of the text block, in a Near Fine dustjacket, this copy has been signed by Margaret Atwood before the book's release, pre-released by McClelland and Stewart which had MA sign 100 copies of this book which were randomly distributed across Canada, included with each copy is a THE HEART GOES LAST / M&S card congratulating the random buyers who found one of these first signed copies, each card states the number so in this case the card lets the buyer know that they found copy # 97 of 100,...
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The Heart Goes Last ---by Margaret Atwood - a SIGNED Copy

By: Atwood, Margaret (signed)

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart / M&S, 2015, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2015

Seller ID: 167350

ISBN-13: 9780771009112

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine copy, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed without inscription by the author, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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So What? ---by Greg Clark ---the author's 2nd Book

By: Clark, Gregory ( Greg ), Illustrations By James Frise (signed ??)

Price: $94.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Reginald Saunders, 1937, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1937

Seller ID: 168221

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------hardcover, a solid Good to Very Good example, no dustjacket, a bit of age toning to paper, some sunning to the spine, light soiling to the boards, Clark's 2nd book, ---this copy has a pencil signature which looks like it could be James Frise (dated Dec 1937 which is the same year as publication), the pencil signature is partially on a small blue strip which I suspect was a review copy slip (traditionally pale blue at this time), there is no review slip, ---looks an awful lot like a Frise signature but DEFINITELY not in the same style as Frise signed his cartoons. priced as an uns...
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Image for The Bigger Light -by Austin Clarke -a Signed Copy Dated 1974 ( the year before publication)( Book 3 of The Toronto Trilogy [preceded By The Meeting Point / Storm of Fortune ] )

The Bigger Light -by Austin Clarke -a Signed Copy Dated 1974 ( the year before publication)( Book 3 of The Toronto Trilogy [preceded By The Meeting Point / Storm of Fortune ] )

By: Clarke, Austin C (signed) Austin Ardinel Chesterfield Clarke "Tom"

Price: $80.93

Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1975, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1974

Seller ID: 169345

ISBN-13: 9780316146937

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example with a very small spot on the fore edge of the text block, a wee bit of sunning to the upper spine tip of the book, in an attractive Good to Very Good dustjacket, a bit of light wear and rubbing, short tear on rear panel, sunning to the spine of the jacket (mainly upper portion), this copy has been signed and inscribed by Austin Clarke who has dated the inscription December 1974, inscribed to a fellow Barbadian who lived on Dayrells Road which was the same street (or at least the same neighbourhood) where Clarke lived as a child, unusual to see signed ...
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LEONARD COHEN - The NOVELS: Beautiful Losers / The Favourite Game / McClelland and Stewart ( Favorite )

By: Cohen, Leonard

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 2009, 1st Edition ( Collected Edition ), First Printing : 2009

Seller ID: 169410

ISBN-13: 9780771021916

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, a Fine example in a Fine dustjacket, this looks new ---"Leonard Cohen?s two classic novels now available together in this collector?s edition. This beautifully designed collector?s hardcover edition brings together Leonard Cohen?s acclaimed novels in a single volume. Published originally in 1963 and 1966, these novels have had a recent resurgence of popularity and sales around the world. In his unforgettable debut novel, The Favourite Game, Cohen boldly etches the youth and early manhood of Lawrence Breavman, only son of an old Jewish family in Montreal. Beautiful L...
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Leonard Cohen: Flowers for Hitler ( Poetry / Poems )

By: Cohen, Leonard ( SEE DESCRIPTION )

Price: $269.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Jonathan Cape, 1973, 1st U.K. Edition, First Printing : 1973

Seller ID: 168044

ISBN-13: 9780224008402

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

------------hardcover, a solid Very Good example, in a bright and tidy Very Good+ dust jacket, not price clipped, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, a pretty nice copy overall, scarce, some small ink checks and stars on some pages and contents page, some small spots on some pages but nothing too serious, blacked out words on verso of rear board, front blank endpaper has been removed, plain white sticker on the gutter of the second front endpaper and board verso, former ownership name and "address" on title page, this copy was owned by Tony McShane when he was in Long Kesh prison...
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The Flame: Poems and Selections from Notebooks -by Leonard Cohen ( Poetry, Drawings, Acceptance Address for the Prince of Asturias Award )

By: Cohen, Leonard, Edited By Robert Faggen and Alexandra Pleshoyano; Foreword By Adam Cohen

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 2018, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2018

Seller ID: 169776

ISBN-13: 9780771024412

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, some page corners have been turned, in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket, ---"The final work from Leonard Cohen, Canada's most celebrated poet and an artist whose audience spans generations and whose work is known and loved throughout the world. --- The Flame is a stunning collection of Leonard Cohen's last poems, selected and ordered by the author in the final months of his life. Featuring lyrics, prose pieces, and illustrations, the book also contains an extensive selection from Cohen's notebooks, which he kept in poetic form throughout his life, and...
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At My Heart's Core ---by Robertson Davies

By: Davies, Robertson

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Clarke, Irwin, 1950, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1950

Seller ID: 168542

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, a solid Very Good+ example, in an attractive Good dustjacket, gift inscription dated 1951 on front blank endpaper, a wee bit of rubbing to edges, released simultaneously with the much scarcer hardcover edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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The Cunning Man -by Robertson Davies -- Signed ( story follows --- Murther and Walking Spirits )

By: Davies, Robertson ( Signed ) ( 1st Canadian Edition )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1994, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1994

Seller ID: 167031

ISBN-13: 9780771025815

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine Example, small smudge on fore edge of text block, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, short crease on front flap, signed by Davies without inscription on the title page, a follow-up to Murther & Walking Spirits, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo/// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---
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Spanish Fly -by Will Ferguson -a Signed Copy (aka: Hustle )

By: Ferguson, Will (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Viking Canada, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2007

Seller ID: 168879

ISBN-13: 9780670066841

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hard cover, about 6.25w x 9.25h inches, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, this looks new, signed by Ferguson without inscription, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate ( generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Waste No Tears ---the Novel About the Abortion Racket -by Hugh Garner ( Jarvis Warwick )

By: Garner, Hugh (aka Jarvis Warwick ), Introduction By Amy Lavender Harris

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Montreal, Quebec, Montreal, PQ: Vehicule Press / A Ricochet Book, 2014, 1st NEW Edition ( 2nd Edition Overall ), 1st Printing : 2014

Seller ID: 167912

ISBN-13: 9781550653663

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of this Edition ) paperback, a Fine example, scarce, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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The Book of Negroes ---by Lawrence Hill -a Signed Copy ( AKA: Someone Knows My Name )

By: Hill, Lawrence (signed without inscription)

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: HarperCollins / Harper Collins, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2007

Seller ID: 167561

ISBN-13: 9780002255073

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Very Good+/Near Fine example with very faint tape ghost along bottom and top edge of both boards, browning to the paper as usually seen (in fact I haven't seen a copy without paper browning in 7 or 8 years), in a Near Fine dustjacket with light rubbing to the edges, looks new especially with the jacket in a hi-quality mylar protector , signed without inscription "Larry Hill", ----- in the US, Australia and New Zealand this was released with a different title, news reports indicate that Hill's book was to be burned by a Dutch Sur...
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Beatrice and Croc Harry -by Lawrence Hill -a Signed Copy ( Canadian 1st Edition )

By: Hill, Lawrence (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: HarperCollins ( Harper Collins, 2022, 1st edition, First Printing : 2022

Seller ID: 167950

ISBN-13: 9781443463362

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example, in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket, signed and inscribed by Lawrence Hill "January 29, 2022 in Hamilton For Mary Jo H___ wishing you all the best, Lawrence Hill, ---"One of Canada?s most celebrated author?s debut novel for young readers ---Beatrice, a young girl of uncertain age, wakes up all alone in a tree house in the forest. How did she arrive in this cozy dwelling, stocked carefully with bookshelves and oatmeal accoutrements? And who has been leaving a trail of clues, composed in delicate purple handwriting...
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Image for 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 )

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: $26.93

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

Seller ID: 168372

ISBN-13: 9780195408690

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-------------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, mo...
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Fayne: A Novel -by Ann-Marie MacDonald

By: MacDonald, Ann-Marie (signed)

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Knopf Canada, 2022, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2022

Seller ID: 169679

ISBN-13: 9780735276635

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, book looks new, signed without inscription by A-M MacD, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Life of Pi: a Novel ---by Yann Martel

By: Martel, Yann

Price: $202.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Knopf Canada / Random House, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2001

Seller ID: 168686

ISBN-13: 9780676973761

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket,, looks new, completely tight and square, feels unread any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Inspecting the Vaults -by Eric McCormack ---a Signed Copy

By: McCormack, Eric (signed)

Price: $47.18

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

Seller ID: 167773

ISBN-13: 9780670816873

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket with some sunning to the spine, signed and inscribed by McCormack "Jim Best wishes - Eric McCormack 8 Feb '90", 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 bes...
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Image for Who Has Seen the Wind -by W O Mitchell, Illustrated By William Kurelek (signed by Mitchell ) Illustrations / Illustrated By William Kurelek ( signed)

Who Has Seen the Wind -by W O Mitchell, Illustrated By William Kurelek (signed by Mitchell ) Illustrations / Illustrated By William Kurelek ( signed)

By: Mitchell, W.O. ( William Ormond )(signed) ( Illustrations / Illustrated By William Kurelek -signed )

Price: $202.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: MacMillan, 1976, 1st Edition ( Kurelek Illustrated), First Printing : 1976

Seller ID: 169651

ISBN-13: 9780770513245

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, about 8.75w x 10.25h inches, a Near Fine example in a Good dustjacket, some chips and closed tears but overall an attractive copy especially with the jacket in a hi-quality mylar protector, 298 pages, full page colour illustrations by Kurelek as well as smaller b&w vignettes, signed without inscription by Mitchell, AND signed without inscription by Kurelek who has also added his small initials (based on a religious crossas Kurelek felt his art was in service to God ), a true Canadian classic signed by both author and artist, any image directly beside this listing is the a...
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Category: Canadian Literature Fiction