The Book of Canadian Poetry, A Critical and Historical Anthology by Smith, A. J. M. (ed) - 1943

Chicago: The University Of Chicago Press, 1943. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Wide ranging Canadian anthology, edited and with an introduction and notes by Smith. Some minor spotting to endpapers and edge of block, but internally all is clean and bright. Bookplate of noted poet and publisher James Laughlin to front pastedown. Decorated cloth heavily and patchily faded. VG unclipped d/j a little worn to edges with a few small closed tears. 8vo. xvii, 452pp

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1943. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. DJ is edgeworn with chips to corners and spine ends. Mild tanning to endpapers. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xvii, 452 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Toronto: W. J. Gage, 1943. First Canadian Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good/good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. September, 1943. Preface by author dated February, 1943 at East Lansing, Michigan. Acknowledgments. Table of Contents: Introduction, Part I - Indian Poetry and French Canadian Folk Songs, Part II - Pioneer and Emigrant: The Rise of a Native Tradition, Part III - The New Nationalism: " The Golden Age ", Part IV - Varieties of Romantic Sensibility, Part V - Modern Poetry: The Native Tradition, Part VI - Modern Poetry: The Cosmopolitan Tradition. Bibliography, Indexes. 452 pp. Blue cloth covered boards have brown text /decorations on spine and front panel. Spine ends are rubbed with light scuffing, top edge darkened, corners showing tips of white. Book is tight and square and unmarked. Brown, unclipped ($4.00) DJ is edge worn, significantly chipped with closed tears, one cross-spine below the title. An iconic antholgy of poetry in… Read More