Songs and Sayings of an Ulster Childhood by Kane, Alice - 1983

Hardcover. Ex library, reading copy, soil/handling to edges, sound binding, library stamps, labels etc, dustjacket in plastic.

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 354 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dustjacket. Yellow spine with brown and blue text. Dustjacket has mild edgewear and shelfwear and scratching to both covers. Textblock clean. 1369442. FP New Rockville Stock.

Toronto McClelland and Stewart, 1983, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. -- SIGNED by author on date page, to [name] with a sentiment, dated 1985. The author was a child before and during World War I, surrounded by a large family full of traditions. Includes references, index of title and first lines of the songs, and list of "songs known by James Joyce." -- Hardcover. Condition: very good, with very good dust jacket (spine color a bit changed). ISBN 0771032102

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart (M&S), 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed & Signed by Author. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The author provides a wealth of folklore, including songs, sayings and verse from her childhood in Northern Ireland. Kane's inscription reads, "To Mary Barker/Greetings!/Alice Kane/7/12/84." Another, non-authorial, gift inscription reads, "for Mary Barker,/in kind appreciation for/including me in the planning/and activities of the visit/of the first Canadian astronaut/ to Fredericton, Nov. 30, 1984/sincerely/Gary Whiteford/UNB" (Whiteford was a geology professor at the University of New Brunswick, and was well-known as a world traveller and huge baseball fan -- he died in 2013). Cream cloth w/caramel cloth backstrip, cream spine lettering, 254 pages (including notes and references, publications cited, records cited, songs known by James Joyce, and index of titles and first lines), illustrated. Bumped bottom… Read More

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Edited by Edith Fowke. Author, a founding member of of the Storyteller School of Toronto, shares her memories of growing up in a literary household in Ulster. Introduction by editor. 191 pp. plus: Notes and References, Publications Cited, Records Cited, Songs Known by James Joyce, Index of Titles and First Lines. 254 pp. in toto. Book has brown spine with white text and cream coloured boards, brown ep's. Spine ends are rubbed with light scuffing at tail, triangular brown liquid stain on fore edge. Ow book is as new. Price clipped DJ has top edge wear, 2 closed tears, chipped corners. INSCRIPTION: To Gail who was the the first person ever to call me " Auntie Alice (sic) with best wishes Alice Kane St. Patrick's Day 1983 SIGNED by author. Laid in is a clipping from the Monday, March 14, 1983 Toronto Star. Headline: Lace… Read More