Phil-o-rum's Canoe and Madeleine Vercheres : Two Poems
by DRUMMOND, William Henry, MD [1854-1907] & COBURN, Frederick Simpson (1871-1960) Illustrated by
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
First edition. 5-1/4 x 7-7/8 inches, (3), [1]-12pp, card stock. Front cover inside with a 2 inch separation of endpaper, otherwise Fine book condition. 3 plates. With uncommon dust jacket in good condition having some holes and tears with both DJ flap separated. Overall condition very good+.
Inscription neatly written to previous owner on front end paper.
The Habitant press notice 1 page ad separate sheet at back end paper which is the same as the one printed on the back of the dust jacket. Sepia-toned illustrations title page with 4 attractive full page mezzotint illustrations and tissue guards. Illustrated by Frederick Simpson Coburn.
William Henry Drummond was an Irish-born telegraphist, physician, poet, professor, public lecturer and Canadian poet whose humorous dialect poems made him "one of the most popular authors in the English-speaking world," and "one of the most widely-read and loved poets" in Canada. Drummond was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom in 1898 and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1899.
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- Bookseller
- Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 520
- Title
- Phil-o-rum's Canoe and Madeleine Vercheres : Two Poems
- Author
- DRUMMOND, William Henry, MD [1854-1907] & COBURN, Frederick Simpson (1871-1960) Illustrated by
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Nickerbocker Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Phil-o-rum's Canoe and Madeleine Vercheres : Two Poems DISPOSITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadiana; Poetry; Quebec;
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