Search Results: the dainty monsters by ondaatje michael

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Toronto:: Coach House Press,, (ca 1973, c 1967.). SIGNED first edition -. Very near fine in stiff illustrated wrappers.. Fourth printing in wrappers, one of only 1500 copies. His rather uncommon first book, a collection of poetry. SIGNED on the title page. 77 pp.

Coach House Press, 1967. Later printing. Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo, 77 pp. Signed by the author. Tiny nicks to head and heel of spine, top of fore-edge lightly bumped.

Toronto: Coach House Press, 1967. Wrappers. Near Fine. One of 500 copies of the second edition of the AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, SIGNED BY ONDAATJE on the title page. In stiff wrappers and dust wrapper integral. There is staining to the bottom inch of the last three pages, else near fine with a bit of soiling to the rear wrapper.

(Toronto): Coach House, 1967. Softcover. Fine. First edition, wrappered issue. Fine in wrappers. Signed by the author on the titlepage. Author's first book, there were also 500 hardcover copies. His uncommon first book.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Coach House Press, 1967. Hardcover First Canadian Edition (1967), unstated in accordance with CHP's customary practice. First Canadian Edition (1967), unstated in accordance with CHP's customary practice. Good+ in Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show some indications of use. The Book shows light wear to the extremities; a former owner's name in tiny inked letters at the top of the front free endpaper; some dust-dulling and faint stains at the top edge of the text block and a small, very faint smudge at the upper fore-edge; the front board shows slight bowing; the binding shows slight lean; but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A lightly worn copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a few flaws. '. The DJ shows wear to the extremities; with a small chip to the head of the backstrip and some scuffing to the bottom of the front hinge and a… Read More

Toronto: Coach House Press, 1967. First Edition. First Printing, one of 500 numbered copies, this being copy no.137. Octavo (22.75cm); dark brown paper-covered boards; dustjacket; [10],11-77,[3]pp. Slight lean, decorative bookplate to front endpaper, with some faint dust-soil to text edges; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.50), lightly edgeworn, with some very faint spotting on verso; Very Good+. The Booker Prize-winning author's first book and first collection of poems.

(Toronto): Coach House, 1967. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, hardcover issue. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Nicely Inscribed by the author on the title page. One of 500 numbered copies of the hardcover first edition of his very uncommon first book.

[Toronto]: [Coach House Press], (1967). First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. His uncommon first book, copy #495 of only 500 numbered clothbound copies. SIGNED by the author on the title page in his later scrawl. This copy belonged to Canadian poet Dennis Lee who has SIGNED the front endpaper. Lee was the co-founder of House of Anansi Press in 1967 and editorial director there until 1972. At Anansi, he supervised the publication of one of Ondaatje's better books, THE COLLECTED WORKS OF BILLY THE KID, in 1970. Lee also wrote most of the song lyrics for the Jim Henson television show FRAGGLE ROCK.