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The Collected Poems of Al Purdy
by Purdy, Al; Brown, Russell (Ed)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0771072155
- ISBN 13
- 9780771072154
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1986. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 'To See the Shore: A preface by Al Purdy, dated March 1986, at Ameliasburg.. Homer's Poem dated april 17 at Truva (Troy). The Forties and Fifties. The Sixties. The Seventies. The Eighties. 369 pp. plus: The Poetry of Al Purdy - An Afterword by Dennis Lee dated June 1986 at Toronto, Index of Titles, Editor's Note. Beige cloth covered boards have red gilt text on spine only. Spine ends are slightly rubbed, small perforation at mid front gutter, and oddly the front gutter moves latterely away from the spine at the perforation to become a space of nearly 1/4" at the top edge. I presume this must be a production fault. The plastic protected, price clipped DJ has a matching perforation but the overlaying plastic does not. DJ also has slight wear at spine ends and corners. Text block is as new. Previous seller's 'Thank you' note tipped in. Bookseller's Inventory # 220610
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000610
- Title
- The Collected Poems of Al Purdy
- Author
- Purdy, Al; Brown, Russell (Ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0771072155
- ISBN 13
- 9780771072154
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1986
- Pages
- 396
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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