Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. [1985]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original two-tone boards, white titles on spine, burgundy endpapers. 324 pp. A couple of tiny marks to the front free endpaper, a very good, clean copy in the original pictorial dust jacket that has a bit of minor browning..... More
Delta, BC: The Sono Nis Press, 1974. First Edition, First Impression. Original wrappers. Octavo, original white printed wrappers, sewn on spine. [8] pp. Issued in an edition limited to only 150 copies. Light corner creases, mild tanning to covers; very good or better. Very uncommon. More
Victoria, BC: T.N. Hibben & Co., 1912. Folding map, 79 x 74.5 cm, folded into thick card wrappers with black cloth spine, 19 x 10 cm. Beautiful map of Vancouver Island, New Westminster District, Coast District, Yale District, Lillooet District, Cariboo District, & part of Northern Washington State.; Cape Scott..... More
London: Digby, Long & Co., Publishers, No Date [1894]. Hardcover. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt on spine & front panel, decorated endpapers. 208 pp + Index at rear, 6 illustrations, mostly full-page. Bookplate on front paste-down; very slight rubbing to the cloth; a very good copy, clean and..... More
Guelph, Ontario: Red Kite Press, [1988]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original red pebbled cloth titled in gilt on spine panel, black endpapers. 104 pp. 1250 copies printed of which 250 were casebound in cloth, 30 copies of which were signed and numbered by the author. This..... More
Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada, Limited, at St. martin's House. [1934]. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original publisher's patterned grey cloth titled in mauve on front panel. 66 pp, frontispiece portrait of the author. This appears to be the publisher's file copy, with the "Ex Libris / The Macmillans of..... More
Toronto: Beal Bros, 52 Wellington St. East, Toronto / Irving's Five Cent Music, The Toronto News Co., 1894. First Edition. One leaf, folded to make 4 pages, 26 x 17.5 cm (overall paper size 26 x 35 cm). First leaf displays the title THE LEATHER BUDGET, with an illustrated advertisement..... More
Victoria, BC: The Pharos Press. 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original brick-red cloth titled in gilt. 250 copies printed of which this is one of 224 numbered copies signed by both poets and the illustrator. This copy is additionally signed by the author on the title..... More
Knotting, Bedfordshire: The Sceptre Press. 1975. First Edition, First Impression. Original Wraps. Octavo, original printed wrappers, stapled at spine. Unpaginated [8 pp]. Issued in a limited edition of 150 copies printed by Skelton's Press, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, the first 50 copies of which were numbered and signed. Although unnumbered this copy..... More
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Inc., (2000). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original black boards lettered in gilt. 311 pp. Signed by the Author on the title page. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ΒΆ Winner of the Prix Medici, Governor- General's Award, Kiriyama Prize and Giller Prize..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Olympia Galleries, Ltd., 1976. First Edition. Octavo, square glossy printed wrappers. 24 pp, black & white photographs throughout by Cintra Lofting Murray and Robert Murray - of Georgian Bay, mostly, and Murray's float plane with Murray and Onley working together, plus photos of Onley's & Murray's artwork. Four..... More
Manchester: Manchester Institute of Contemporary Arts, March, 1968. First Edition. 12mo, original printed wrappers, sewn at spine. [12] pp. Inscribed by the author to fellow poet J. Michael Yates on the inner front cover: "Mike from Robin / All the Best / R". Issued as MICA Poets No. 8. The..... More
Toronto: Geo. Parker & Sons, Printers, 73 Adelaide St. West, 1910. First Edition, First Impression. Two Volumes. Large octavo, original blue cloth titled in black on spine and front panel. 486 + 492 pp. Formerly, these copies were contributed to the library of the National Action Committee on the Status..... More
Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau. 1909. 1909. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt on spine. 546 pp, large folding map at rear (often missing), complete with the errata slip (also often missing) tipped in at the front endpaper. Small stamp on inner front cover (St..... More