Modern Firsts from Bruce McLeod

Kingston, Ontario: Quarry Press, 1993. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. AS-NEW First Edition Trade Paperback. Brand new condition, no markings, no wear. 5" x 7.75", 258 pages. Part of the Quarry Press' New Canadian Novelists Series, which charts new directions being taken in contemporary Canadian fiction by presenting the first novel of innovative writers.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VG/Good First Edition with Scribner's "A". A tremendous copy with just a hint of shelfwear. Square and tight. Interiors crisp, clean and unmarked. Clipped DJ has chipping, short tears, shelfwear. 5.25" x 7.5", 233 pages. The author was in France during the Nazi invasion and remained in… Read more about this item

NY: Vanguard Press, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine/VG First Edition. A magnificent copy, appears unhandled with no bumps or rubs, like new on the inside too. Unclipped DJ has only minor shelfwear and sun-faded spine. 8.5" x 5.5", 190 pages.

Knopf Canada, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FINE/FINE First Canadian Edition (stated). Nearly perfect unclipped DJ. 5.75" x 9", 263 pages.

Toronto: No Media Kings, 2002. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. BRAND NEW First Edition Trade Paperback. New old stock. Unhandled, unread, unmarked. No wear, never fully opened. 6" x 8", 241 pages

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Queenston House Publishing, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG+/VG- First Edition, 1st Printing. Signed, inscribed and dated (1980) by the author on the front endpaper. Excellent boards, as-new binding & hinges, top edge lightly dusted, crisp & clean interiors. DJ has tiny edge tears and chipping. 6" x 8.75", 265 pages. … Read more about this item

Longmans Canada Ltd., 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. NEAR-FINE/VG First Edition, 1st Printing. A beautiful copy, appears unread, nearly perfect boards & crisp, unmarked interiors. Original DJ has light wear along edges. 5.5" by 8.25", 343 pages.

Brighton, UK: Harvester Press, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. As-New/Near Fine, First Edition, 1st UK Printing. An exceptional copy with no markings and absolutely no wear to boards, binding or pages. Appears unhandled and unread. Unclipped DJ is excellent with slight edge wear only. 5.25" by 8", 156 pages.

McClelland and Stewart, 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VERY GOOD+/GOOD++ First Edition of this exceptionally rare title. A beautiful copy in clean light blue boards, square & tightly bound, minor corner bumps only, all pages crisp. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Very presentable DJ (art by Val Biro) has light chipping at spine tips, several… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1939. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good First Thus Edition, 1st Canadian printing. The red/orange boards have some spots, but the binding is square & solid, the hinges are as-new, there are no bumps, and the book is completely unmarked, interiors fine, no DJ. 5.75" x 7.75", 311 pages.

NY: Vantage Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition (stated). A tremendous book for collectors in nearly perfect boards and DJ. Pristine unmarked interiors, appears unhandled & unread. 5.75" by 8.25", 271 pages, family trees.

Dell Publishing, 1980. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. FINE First Edition Paperback, 1st Printing stated. An exceptional unread copy, pristine interiors, no markings, square & solid, no spine creases, one light crease on back cover otherwise as-new. 4.25" by 7", 253 pages. Very scarce book by William J. Coughlin writing as Sean A. Key.

NY: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. As-New/ Fine First Edition, 1st Revised Edition in U.S. Pristine unmarked copy with no wear to boards, binding or pages. Perfect collector's copy in a very fine unclipped DJ. 5.5" by 8.25", 273 pages.

London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good+/Very Good First Edition, 1st UK Printing. A very nice copy with as-new boards, square and tight binding, pages slightly tanned with a few folded corners, no markings of any kind. Unclipped DJ has a trace of edge wear only. 8vo, 5.5" by 8.75",… Read more about this item

NY: Vantage Press, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition (stated), 1st printing. Just a trace of shelfwear to extremities, barely noticeable, otherwise as-new in all respects. Unclipped DJ. 5.5" by 8.25", 122 pages.

Toronto: Thomas Allan, 1918. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. GOOD+ First Edition, 1st Canadian Printing. Green cloth boards with black titles show light shelf-wear & a few marks. All text pages tight, front endpaper missing (not ex-lib), beautiful color frontispiece with tissue-guard. Some pages with small marks but still a decent copy of a collectible first edition. 5.25"… Read more about this item

NY: Lenox Hill Press, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG/VG First Edition of this scarce Frances Y. McHugh title. Ex-lib in beige cloth boards, nice & tight, some pages with marks, unclipped DJ protected in mylar. 5.25" by 7.75", 192 pages.

NY: Vantage Press, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st Printing of this scarce book. Clean & tight, only a trace of shelf-wear, former owner's ID stamped on endpaper, all 175 pages unmarked & as-new. Unclipped DJ is excellent, slight fading on spine, very minor wear at head of spine. 5.5" by 8.25".… Read more about this item

London, U.K.: Michael Joseph, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FINE/FINE First Edition, 1st UK Printing. Crisp, clean, solid, unmarked, appears unhandled and unread - a very desirable copy in an unclipped DJ.

London, U.K.: Angus and Robertson, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FINE/FINE First Edition, 1st printing. An exceptional unmarked copy, as-new. 5.75" by 8.5", 133 pages. Includes laid-in newspaper obituary notice of author, who died July 31, 1997. - The author's first novel, written at the age of 72 is set in the Outback of Australia during the… Read more about this item