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The Collected Poems of Irving Layton
by Layton, Irving (SIGNED)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0771048378
- ISBN 13
- 9780771048371
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronoto, ON, Canada: McClelland and Stewart, 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the definitive collection of the work of a man many consider to be Canada's greatest poet." (front flap) 589 pp. plus: Index of Titles, Index of First Lines. Foreword by poet dated May 20, 1971 at Toronto. Light reddish cloth covered boards have gilt text and decorations on spine only. Top corners bumped, spine rubbed, some light edge soiling. Book is tight and square. Unclipped ($14.95) DJ is edge worn with chipping, has red spine and white panels. Tome is from the collection of Toronto poet/author and frequent host at Harbourfront literary events for over 30 years, Greg Gatenby, as witnessed by his signature and the date of this book's acquisition, Nov. 21, 1973. ASSOCIATION/DEDICATION COPY: "For Greg, friend and fellow poet. All good things, Irving Layton." Book weighs kilo + and will incur extra shipping cost. Bookseller's Inventory # 133045.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003045
- Title
- The Collected Poems of Irving Layton
- Author
- Layton, Irving (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771048378
- ISBN 13
- 9780771048371
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronoto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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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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