The Beckoning Skyline and Other Poems -(SIGNED)-
by Milligan, James Lewis -(signed)-
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1920. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Blue cloth with black lettering, front & bottom deckle edges, 111 pages, SIGNED by author on title page (no inscription), Very Good condition with minor edge wear, small rubbed spot front board by the letter 'r' in "Other" (minor, check out the scans). "One of nine children, Milligan emigrated from England in 1911, & became a lay minister traveling a Methodist circuit in Ontario, for two years. He then became an editor of the Peterborough Review, joined The Globe and Mail as military correspondent at Camp Borden in 1914, and later became an editorial writer. In 1922, he left to do public relations for the Church Union campaign. In 1925, he joined the Mail and Empire staff, & later did public relations work for the Ontario Department of Mines for eight years. Milligan also wrote hymns. Among these is "Theres a Voice in the Wilderness Crying," (not in this book) which he wrote for The Hymnary of The United Church of Canada, 1930. His last newspaper job was as editor of the Stratford Beacon-Herald. During his life, he was also commissioned by Lady Eaton to write poems for her Christmas cards &, on the political front, he wrote speeches for Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King," Check out the scans. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009636
- Title
- The Beckoning Skyline and Other Poems -(SIGNED)-
- Author
- Milligan, James Lewis -(signed)-
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- Milligan, James Lewis -(signed)- (1876 - 1961) The beckoning Skyline and Other Poems -(SIGNED)- McClelland and Stewart -----The scan you see is the book you get. Blue cloth with black lettering, front & bottom deckle edges, 111 pages, SIGNED by a
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Poetry; CanLit;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
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