Literature from Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA)

London: printed for J. Dodsley in Pall Mall, 1769. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Set in Canada, it is considered to be the first Canadian novel.First edition. 4 volumes. 12mo, pp. [vii], [1], 240; [2], 240; [4], 223, [1]; [4], 213, [1]. Lacking leaf L1 (pp. 217-8) in vol. 1 (but with a photocopy of the missing text… Read more about this item

Various: Various, 1993. No binding. Good. Josef  Škvorecký was an acclaimed Czech-Canadian writer and publisher, who published and supported banned Czech literature during the communist era. The noted scholar and critic George Steiner in his 1994 book has called the Czech-Canadian author Josef Skvorecky ‘one of the major literary figures of our time. He was the recipient of… Read more about this item

Toronto: Published and printed by Hunter, Rose & Co, 1871. 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good. UNCOMMON FIRST CANADIAN EDITION OF THIS TRAILL TITLE 12.5cm x 18.5cm, (5" x 7 1/4"), [5] prelims including half-title, fronts, title page and contents,[7]-538,[6p.]ads. 7 plates; frontis plate and 6 plates (pp.12,13,18,19,20 & 24), p49 un-numbered, p69 mis-paged 67, 315 mis-paged 515.Rebacked with… Read more about this item

Toronto: Published and printed by Hunter, Rose & Co, 1871. 1st. Hard Cover. Good. UNCOMMON FIRST CDN HUNTER ROSE EDITION OF THIS TRAILL TITLE 12.5cm x 18.5cm, (5" x 7 1/4"), [5] prelims including half-title, fronts, title page and contents,[7]-538,[6p.]ads. 7 plates; frontis plate and 6 plates (pp.12,13,18,19,20 & 24), p49 un-numbered, p69 mis-paged 67, 315 mis-paged 515.Rebacked… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, June 1911, 1911. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Includes 1910 sepia photo of Jack & Charmian London plus author inscription.First edition, first printing. 5-1/4 x 7-3/4 inches. xiv,[1-]-340pp.(5pp. with 4pp. ads). On front inside cover board is taped, a faded 3-1/8 x 5-1/2 inch circa 1910, sepia photo of Jack London in suit… Read more about this item

1800. Hard Cover. Good. Dr. John Moore was a Scottish physician, travel author, novelist, and editor of the works of Tobias SmollettThis collection has 7 books (14 vols.), dating from 1781 to 1800 including copies of his three novels, a travel book about Italy, and his reflections on the French Revolution.7 Books (14 vols.):• A View of Society… Read more about this item

New York: Simon Schuster, 1939. 1st, 5th issue. Hard Cover. Very Good. 1st edition, 4th printing. 4-3/4 x 7 inches. [61] p. Unpaginated. No dustjacket. Cloth tan boards with red embossed text and white envelope embossed on front cover. Black spine with white text and red symbol. Old white mark 2-1/2 x 1/4 inch along bottom of front… Read more about this item

London: Bickers & Sons, 1906. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Beautiful custom made red leather covers for school prize with King's Hall Compton and Keep Troth - Make Good gilt embossed logo on the front cover. Some darker spots on spine and bottom left of front cover. Gilt edged paper edges. Inside a King's Hall Compton, PQ.… Read more about this item

[Buffalo, N.Y.]: Charles F. Adams, 1922. Hard Cover. Good. 7-1/4 x 5 inches. (3pp including frontispiece (portrait),i-77pp. Dark blue publishers cloth covers with worn corners and spine. Insides clean and very good condition. Scarce copy.Quotations or Thoughts of other men. "Thoughts of other men gathered from here and there and recited in public readings by CHARLES F. ADAMS"Charles… Read more about this item

London: Published by Edward Moxon, 1836. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. First editions. 6 Volumes (vols. 1 & 2) 1836 and (vols. 3-6) 1837 for the 1st Moxon published edition. 4-1/2 x 7 inches. Vol.1 (3),vi-313pp,(5) ; Vol.2 (5),v-351pp,(1) ; Vol.3 (5),vi-355pp,(1) ; Vol.4 (4),vi-364pp, ; Vol.5 (4),vi-412pp ; Vol.6 (8),x-374pp.(2)Bound in the original green cloth covered… Read more about this item

1971. No binding & hard cover. Good. Faith Baldwin was a U.S. author of romance and fiction, publishing some 100 novels, often concentrating on women. The New York Times wrote that her books had "never a pretense at literary significance" and were popular because they "enabled lonely working people, young and old, to identify with her glamorous and… Read more about this item

1979. No binding. Good. Erskine Caldwell was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his novels such as Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre about social problems in the southern United States. Caldwell wrote 25 novels, 150 short stories, twelve nonfiction collections, two autobiographies, and two books for young readers.The collection consists of 12 items… Read more about this item

1985. No binding & hard cover. Good. Irving Stone was a prolific American author of biographical novels of historical personalities such as Lust for Life about Vincent van Gogh and The Agony and the Ecstasy about Michelangelo. In a century in which popular culture appropriated politics, art, literature, and history, Stone was a preeminent purveyor of the accessible… Read more about this item

New York: John Lane, 1998. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. FEATURES RARE SUNSHINE SKETCHES 1ST AMERICAN ISSUE WITH DUST JACKET & SIGNED Collection includes 9 books, two of which are early works in dust jacket and 4 ephemera. Of special importance is first American issue of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town in rare dust jacket and signed, plus… Read more about this item

1936. No binding. Good. Zane Grey (1872-1939) was a prolific American author who idealized the American frontier, best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Old West.This is a unique and varied collection of archival documents which offers a vista into Grey's popularity as a best-selling author and celebrity of legendary status. The collection… Read more about this item

1967. No binding & hard cover. Twenty Canadian authors are represented in this collection dating from 1882 to 1967, containing 59 items specifically, 24 letters, 21 cards and post cards, 3 photos, 6 books, 1 movie herald, 1 issue of a journal, 1 printing block, 1 postcard and 1 leaflet. BARR, Robert (Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist). • TLS… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Published by Borealis Press, 1974. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. First edition. 6 x 7 inches. [1]-59,(1). Soft cover. White and pink card wrapper covers with black lettering to front and spine.Near fine condition and signed by Carol Shields on inside page.This is the author's second volume of 50 poems published, 2 years after her first… Read more about this item

2009. Hard & Soft cover. THE QUEEN OF ROMANCE FICTION, A HOLLYWOOD ICON OF THE 1920s Elinor Glyn was an English author, journalist and screen writer and best known for Three Weeks (1907) a steamy romance novel which was shocking for its time. She specialised in romantic fiction which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are… Read more about this item

[Toronto]: [Harbourfront Reading Series], 1987. 1st Edition. First Edition. 8pp., 16 x 12 inches. This is the promotional mock-up of ALOUD - A Literary Quarterly that was supposed to be an annual quarterly published by the Harbourfront Reading Series. Due to lack of funding, this quarterly was never published. This issue was edited by Greg Gatenby and featured a… Read more about this item

London: Mark Gerson photographer, 1965. 1st Edition. No binding. Fine. William Plomer Portrait by Mark Gerson. Silver gelatin black and white photograph, head and shoulders, looking into the camera, signed by Mark Gerson on the mount and inscribed 'London', with photographer's stamp on the verso,Size of image (full bleed) 6-7/8 x 4-7/8 inches. May 1965 Fine condition. … Read more about this item