Canadian Fiction from Augustine Funnell Books

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1907. Book. Illus. by Denman Fink. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 1st U.S. edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A man leaves his wife and young daughter in their snow-covered cabin in the woods while he travels by snowshoe to a distant settlement in an effort to acquire Christmas gifts before the big… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1908. Book. Fair. Decorated Boards. 1st Edition. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. First separate publication of a novelette that initially appeared in 'A House Party: An Account of the Stories Told at a Gathering of Famous American Authors,' published by Small, Maynard & Company in 1901. A much-read copy that… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1908. Book. About Good. Decorated Boards. 1st Edition. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. First separate publication of a novelette that initially appeared in 'A House Party: An Account of the Stories Told at a Gathering of Famous American Authors,' published by Small, Maynard & Company in 1901. A much-read copy… Read more about this item

London: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd., 1904. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The last of the author's Acadian novels, this one first published the same year by L.C. Page & Company, Boston. Patterned cloth w/cameo illustration, gilt spine lettering, 265 pages. Moderately cocked w/moderate wear to corners/spine ends, tanned/smudged edges, a… Read more about this item

London & Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited Book. Illus. by Will Nickless. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. No date (1950). David Cameron, a young lad from Aberdeen, is kidnapped after the death of his father and sold into slavery in Virginia, after which he and "the Indian chief Tomah, to whom David had… Read more about this item

Windsor: Biblioasis, 2023. Book. New. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Alward's first book, a collection of 12 stories that reveal "the schism between the lives we build up around us and our deepest hidden selves." 227 pages (including acknowledgements) + brief author biography. An unread copy..

Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2023. Book. New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A story of animosity, vendettas and violence between rival merchants in "an isolated outport on Newfoundland's northern coastline." First edition w/complete number line. Black cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 323 pages. An unread copy in dust jacket… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart / M&S, 1927. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Salverson offers "a living, moving picture of the courageous Norsemen of earlier times, in a stirring tale of love and adventure. Green cloth w/gilt lettering/design to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, illustrated end papers, 343 pages. Very… Read more about this item

Red Deer: Red Deer Press, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of seven interlinked stories, each focusing on an event that will contribute to a 16-year-old Saskatchewan boy's mid-1960's journey to adulthood. In addition to the title story, included are "The Clodhopper's Halloween Ball,"… Read more about this item

Toronto & Vancouver: Groundwood / Douglas & McIntyre, 2004. Book. Illus. by Mohr, Erik (cover illustration). Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A sixteen-year-old with "Great grades, dreams for the future, a loyal and wise best friend, a stepmother who keeps her distance, and an independently wealthy father" inadvertently… Read more about this item

St. John's: P.J. Wakeham, 1982. Magazine. Very Good. Stapled Wraps . 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of stories, featuring Jarge from Crinkle Cove. 96 pages (one page text, the next advertisements, throughout). Light cover soil, previous owner's name/notation to top of inside front cover..

Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1978. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of six stories by one of Canada's most respected writers. Stories include "A Rural Place," "Ramsey Taylor," "Kopochus 1825," "We, Who Have Never Suffered," "Safe in the Arms," and the title piece. 149 pages. Bumped corners/spine ends,… Read more about this item

Toronto: Coach House Books, 2022. Book. Illus. by Janet Hill (cover illustration). New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Winner of the 2022 Giller Prize, telling the story of a queer Black immigrant to Canada whose work as a railway porter in 1929 is funding his dream of an education. Naturally, things go… Read more about this item

Erin: Porcupine's Quill, 2002. Book. Illus. by Thomas Hart Benton (cover illustration). Good to Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Kerslake's fifth novel. 314 pages + author photograph/brief biography, signed on title page. Spine roll, strongly cocked, impressions, moderate wear to top edge, light corner wear..… Read more about this item

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1919. Book. Illus. by George W. Hood (dust jacket, frontispiece). Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The author of the classic 'Beautiful Joe' presents another animal story, this one "the story of a valiant little canary and the other pets belonging to a delightful family of animal lovers." Juniper… Read more about this item

Lakeside (CA) & Mars Hill (ME): Merit Publishing Company, 1973. Book. Good. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 186 pages. Cover creasing, foxed/lightly soiled edges, reading crease to spine, some corner wear, abrasion to top spine..

Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 1989. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Curtis's first novel, which was also the first title in his acclaimed Brennen Siding Trilogy. 263 pages. Mildly sunned spine, light surface wear, gently bumped corners, thin reading crease to spine, small soil… Read more about this item

Toronto & Vancouver: Clarke, Irwin, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Award-winning Atlantic Canadian's first novel, telling the story of a man who returns "to the isolated Maritime village of his childhood," where he "finds himself drawn deeply into the world of his past." Black cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 143 pages.… Read more about this item

Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Book. New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Kelly gives us the story of "a wildly eccentric Massachusetts clan that is both blessed and afflicted with an inexhaustible reservoir of old money, unwavering subversive charm -- and a veritable chorus of dogs." Cream boards w/black spine lettering,… Read more about this item

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed & Signed by Author. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of 16 stories by a New Zealand-born writer and academic who made a lasting mark on Canadian literature and literary criticism while living and working in New Brunswick. This copy warmly inscribed on front end… Read more about this item