The Dainty Monsters
by ONDAATJE, MICHAEL
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: Coach House, 1967. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Brown cloth in decorative dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Douglas LePan, Canadian writer, teacher and diplomat. "For Douglas LePan in return for the borrowing of one of your lines for a title, with best wishes Michael Ondaatje Christmas 1967" Edition limited to 500 copies of which this is #164. Ondaatje's first book. A great association copy and a significant book of Canadian poetry. Near fine copy with no obvious flaws.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46801
- Title
- The Dainty Monsters
- Author
- ONDAATJE, MICHAEL
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Coach House
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1967
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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- Association Copy
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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