Search Results: Poetry - Canadian from First Used Books

Vancouver: blewointmentpress, 1971. Blue card covers show miniscule wear. August 1971. Limited edition of 300 copies. A very rare item of the blewointment output. Unpaginated.. First. Side Stapled Card. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Dikeakos, Christos. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.

Toronto: Anansi, 1967. Cover has slight toning and small stain at upper rear edge. Spine straight and uncreased. There is an inscription on the flyleaf by another Canadian poet, who also contributed one of the blurps on the rear cover: "To Mac, With all the best, Al Purdy, Vancouver, B.C., Dec 5, 69." 61 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Cacanadadada Press, 1994. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Fine condition but for a tiny light stain on forward edge. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 119 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ottawa: Oberon, 2013. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 77 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Holstein, ON, Canada: Exile Editions, Limited, 2011. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and would be "as new" condition except for "Complimentary Copy" stamp on inside front cover. 93 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Talonbooks Ltd, 1988. Light rubbing, bumping and shelfwear. Large and small diagonal creases on rear wrap at upper and lower outside corners respectively. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Mansfield Pr, 2005. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. Publisher's press release included. 66 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Coach House, 1984. Some fading of cover color particularly along spine. Tiny corner bumps. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. Inscribed "For Bill" and with a quotation and date (April 4/85). Edited by bpNicol. 74 pp + endmatter.. Inscribed By Author. First. Card. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ottawa, ON: Arc Poetry Society, 2006. Very light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear, but tiny bump at base of spine. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. Features: The bookworks of Peter Sanger and Thaddeus Holownia, Jan Conn's Mexican dreams, Stephanie Bolster looks through glass. 140 pp plus endmatter.. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Periodical.

Vancouver, BC, Canada: Vancouver School of Theology, 1997. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers, but slight fading and thumb soilage. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 111 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada: DC Books, 2005. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. Bookmark specific to this book included. 111 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Exile Editions, 1990. Moderate rubbing, bumping and shelfwear, including corner crease (rear) and welting where library spine sticker has been removed. Spine straight and uncreased. Weakness between front wrap and half-title page has been reinforced with tape. Interior unmarked except library stamp on title page. 91 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hantsport, Nova Scotia, Canada: Lancelot Press, 1993. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight but with vertical crease which has resulted from separation between two signatures. Interior otherwise tight and unmarked.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Little Cockroach Press, 1999. This 20 pp combination of line drawings and doggerel purports to be a facsimile of the diary of a hobo or drifter, acquired by the author's grandfather. Seems to be rare.. First. Stapled Paper. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Arsenal Pulp Pr Ltd, 1988. No wear at all except two tiny spots on foward page edge that might be foxing. 85 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lantzville, British Columbia Canada: Oolichan Books, 1998. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 95 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Holstein, ON, Canada: Exile Editions, Limited, 2011. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and would be "as new" condition except for "Complimentary Copy" stamp on inside front cover. 127 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oberon Press, 1985. Tiny corner bumps and slight fading of covers toward spine. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except author's inscription on fly. 112 pp.. Inscribed By Author. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Madeira Park, British Columbia, Canada: Harbour Pub Co, 1996. Light shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight, clean except owner's name in ink on half-title. Selections from 31 poets including Michael Crummey, Sally Ito, Evelyn Lau, Michael Redhill, and Greg Scofield. Blurps by Al Purdy, Susan Musgrave.. First 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

North Vancouver, BC: Capilano Press Society, 1996. No appreciable shelfwear, bumping or rubbing. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked, apparently unread. This issue dedicated to poet Robin Blaser has articles, photos and poems by many of his major contemporaries including Bowering, Creeley, Curnow, Hogg, Levi Strauss, Marlatt, McClure, Thesen, Wah, Webb and many others. 208 pp. [Shadow at top right of pic results from a light leak in seller's scanner and is not actually present on the book.]. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.