Search Results: Poetry from ABC: Antiques, Books & Collectibles

Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Limited, 1930. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Covers are clean and bright. Lettering on spine is faded. Gilt top page edge. Previous owner's name on ffep. Inside is clean..

Fredericton, N.B.: Broken Jaw Press, 2003. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book of poetry signed on title page by author. Very clean new condition..

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: T.C. Allen & Co, 1893. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Published posthumously.Born in Saint John New Brunswick, DeMille was a professor at Dalhousie and Acadia University and published several novels. Tall burgundy boards with gilt lettering. Some white scuff marks on the top edge of the front cover. Inside is clean. Scarce book..

Montreal: John Lovell & Son, Limited, 1919. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author was know as the poet of Lahave and is a native of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Grey paper covered boards with off white backstrip. Covers are a bit soiled, scuffed. Edges are starting to wear. Some foxing, mostly on page edges and endpapers. Inscription by author to previous owners on first free endpaper. Inside clean. Includes some old newspaper clipping about the author..

Toronto, Ontario: The Musson Book Company Book. Fair. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Cover corners and top and bottom of covers are bumped. Maroon covers with gilt lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Pages have deckled edges. Some foxing. A scarce book of poetry..

Wreck Cove, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia: Breton Books, 2002. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A story told through poetry. A few doggeared pages. Otherwise clean condition. Inscription to previous owner opposite title page..

Porter's Lake, Nova Scotia: Pottersfield Press, 1984. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Covers are creased, interior is clean and unmarked. Fiction and Poetry by: Jeremy Akerman, Russell Buker, Silver Donald Cameron, Sheldon Currie, Don Domanski, Clive Doucet, Donna Doyle, Rita Joe, John E.C. MacDonald, Hugh MacLennan, Alistair MacLeod, R.J. MacSween, Farley Mowat, Ellison Robertson and Ray Smith..

Toronto: The Musson Book Company, Ltd., 1936. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cover is faded on spine and back. Inside is very clean and tight..

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1965. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dustjacket is soiled, creased and has some small rips. Previous owner's name on endpapers. Author signed title page. Inside is fairly clean..

Halifax: Privately Printed, 1919. Book. Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Red cloth covers with black lettering. Some rubbing on covers. One pen mark on cover. First endpapers are missing. Several poems relating to Nova Scotia..

East Lawerence Town, Nova Scotia, Canada: Pottersfield Press, 1995. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on half title. Corners slightly bumped, otherwise a clean tight copy..

Fredericton, N.B.: Goose Lane Editions, 2002. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Poetry by several Atlantic Canadian poets..

New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1887. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Written by the grandson of the founding father with the same name. Top and bottom of covers are rubbed. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Inscription to precious owner on endpaper. Some foxing. Book is tight. A scarce book..

Truro, Nova Scotia: Truro Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd, 1965. Book. Good. Card Cover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The author was locally known as the blind poet of Truro. Card covers with stapled binding. Some creases and scuffs on covers. Inscription to previous owner on inside front cover. Some staining on last few pages. Not a bad copy..

Halifax Humanities Society, 2015. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Small crease on covers. Clean inside and out. "An eclectic collection of history, memoirs, poems, and textual exegeses...".

Halifax, NS: John Burgoyne Reporter Times Office, 1878. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Former library book, some library markings on spine and evidence of library card envelope in rear. Library inkstamp on endpaper.Chipped at top and bottom of spine. Corners are rubbed to boards. Inside is fairly clean..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black covers with green decoration and gilt lettering. Backstrip somewhat faded. Covers fairly clean and bright. Some foxing, especially on page edges and endpapers. Some pencil marks on text. Otherwise clean. Hinges ok..

Pukwudgee Print, 2010. Book. Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seems unread. Poetry inspired by Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia..

New York: Allen Brothers, 1869. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Covers are faded, top and bottom of backstrip have small rips in the cloth and one large inch and a half rip along backstrip edge. Gilt page edges. Illustrated with beautiful engravings. Covers have beveled edges. Hinges are cracked..

Toronto, Ontario: Ryerson Press, 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Some small tears on dustjacket. Poems by the author..