Click for full-size.
The Red Heart
by REANEY, James
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
-
London, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Indian File: 3. 73 p. 21 cm. Black cloth spine with pictorial paper-covered boards. In mylar-covered cream, black, and burgundy dustjacket. Jacket has numerous chips and tape repairs and most of its spine is missing. Gold lettering chipping off spine. Signed by author on title page. Also signed by the dedicatee, the poet's wife Colleen Thibaudeau, on dedication page. Address label of Mrs. S. Thibaudeau on front free endpaper.
James Reaney was an influential Canadian poet and playwright whose works transform small-town Ontario into the realm of dream and symbol. Almost all his poems, stories, and plays are articulations of where he grew up in and around Stratford. At a young age he was interested in theatre and created a puppet show for children while in his early teens; this may explain "The Autobiography of a Marionette" (p. 40). Yet the theme of this collection is death and the futility of life; even an unborn child is travelling to the grave with its mother's heart ticking, measuring the time (p. 38). But for a truly macabre experience, read "The Coffins" (p. 60).
James Reaney was an influential Canadian poet and playwright whose works transform small-town Ontario into the realm of dream and symbol. Almost all his poems, stories, and plays are articulations of where he grew up in and around Stratford. At a young age he was interested in theatre and created a puppet show for children while in his early teens; this may explain "The Autobiography of a Marionette" (p. 40). Yet the theme of this collection is death and the futility of life; even an unborn child is travelling to the grave with its mother's heart ticking, measuring the time (p. 38). But for a truly macabre experience, read "The Coffins" (p. 60).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Attic Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102572
- Title
- The Red Heart
- Author
- REANEY, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- Canadian Literature, Poetry, Regionalism, London Ontario
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Attic Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Attic Books
Biblio member since 2011
London, Ontario
About Attic Books
Attic Books is one of the premier retail locations for antiquarian and collectable books in Canada. We recently celebrated our thirtieth year in business. Please browse our select online stock on a wide range of subjects in books and paper collectables for the reader, scholar and the seasoned collector. Or come visit us in London, Ontario to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of our three floor bookstore, enhanced by original tin ceilings, hardwood maple floors, and the arts & crafts faade of our century building.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
The American Eclipse of 2017
The path of the total eclipse of August 2017 had our offices at 99% totality - we closed the office to go watch the spectacle, but first we put together this gallery inspired by eclipses to celebrate.
Browse rare books
Interested in rare and collectible books? Booksellers from around the world showcase some of their finest in Biblio’s rare book room.
