Layton, Irving

The Shattered Plinths

Irving Layton · 1968 · Books on the Web

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1968. Paper bound, first edition, Pp95. Includes index of titles. Perfectly vertical brown stain down centre of first leaf along with a small name label on same page. Extremities moderately rubbed otherwise a very good copy. 100 grams. We welcome...

A Red Carpet for the Sun

Irving Layton · 1959 · Books on the Web

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1959. Hard bound, first edition, unpaginated. 210 collected poems of one of the most significant poets in Canadian history. Previous owner name modestly inked along with a date on front free endpaper, else a very good or better copy in a faintly ...

Selected Poems

Irving Layton · 1972 · Books on the Web

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972. Paper bound, reprint edition, edited with a preface by Wynne Francis. Pp140. Faint wear to head of spine and a moderate crease across top corner of front cover. Gift inscription on half title page otherwise a tight and clean, very good or b...

The Laughing Rooster

Layton, Irving · 1964 · Books on the Web

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1964. Hard bound, edition not stated (assumed first), Pp112. Fine in light-moderately edge torn and slightly edge chipped near very good dust jacket. 270 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books. All books in stock and available for...

Canadian Literature/Litterature Canadienne, Numbers 57-60, 1973-74

George Woodcock (ed.); Margaret Atwood; Linda Hutcheon; Tom Wayman; Irving Layton et al (contributors) Woodcock, George (ed.) · 1973 · Books on the Web

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,573)

Vancouver: UBC, 1973-74. Hard bound in blue cloth, library bindings with bright gilt titles to spine, 4 issues bound in a single volume to complete the years 1973-74 of the leading periodical on Canadian literature. Includes: Margaret Atwood on Reaney's 'Poems'; Hutcheon on Co...

The Swinging Flesh

Layton, Irving · 1961 · Books on the Web

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Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart, 1961. Hard bound, first edition, xv + Pp189. Very good,with a few minor scuff marks to cloth covers. No dust jacket. 425 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

A Spider Danced a Cosy Jig

Irving Layton; Miro Malish (illust.); Elspeth Cameron (ed.) · 1984 · Books on the Web

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Toronto: Stoddart, 1984. Hard bound, 1st edition, unpaginated. Near fine in white laminated boards. 320 grams.

The Whole Bloody Bird (Obs, Aphs & Pomes)

LAYTON, IRVING · 1969 · Kalamos Books

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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1969, 1st Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Book, Given a Canada Council Grant in 1967 Irving Layton went to Greece, Israel, India and Nepal. The result is"One way of regarding this book is to think of my 1968 journal as exploding into obersvations, a...

The Shattered Plinths

LAYTON, IRVING · 1968 · Kalamos Books

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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1968, 1st Canadian Edition. Soft cover. Book, 74p. index Neat, tight copy but paper a little tanned. Very Good +.

For My Brother Jesus

LAYTON, IRVING · 1976 · Kalamos Books

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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1976, 1st Can Ed. (ISBN: 0771048475) Soft cover. Book, 226p. Fine.

The Laughing Rooster

LAYTON, IRVING · 1964 · Kalamos Books

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1964, 1st Can Ed. Soft cover. Book, "The 70 new poems in this book are all in the typical Layton style .. note that in addition to his qualities of dramatic power,barbed satire and compelling individuality he strikes a deeper note of compassion t...

Love Where the Nights are Long : An Anthology of Canadian Love Poems

LAYTON, IRVING [ED] · 1962 · Kalamos Books

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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1962, Reprint. Soft cover. Ill.: Harold Town. Book, A collection of Canadian love poems including he work of over thirty poets including Milton Acorn, Earle Birney, George Bowering, Bliss Carman, Leonard Cohen, Fred Cogswell, Louis Dudek, John Gl...

A Red Carpet For the Sun

LAYTON, IRVING · 1959 · Kalamos Books

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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1959, 1st Can Ed. Soft cover. Book, Neat tight copy of this collection- Winner of the 1959 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry. Designed by Frank Newfeld .211p. Text clean and tight, Name of previous owner on ffep, [Catherine Mac . CBC T...

Balls For a One-Armed Juggler

LAYTON, IRVING · 1963 · Kalamos Books

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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1963, 1st Can Ed. Soft cover. Book, Neat tight copy with no marks, but paper cover a little sun tanned. 222p. index. Near Fine/Very Good, Slight Chips & Tears.

Lovers and Lesser Men

LAYTON, IRVING · 1973 · Kalamos Books

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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1973, 1st Can Ed. (ISBN: 0771048564) Hardcover. Book, Crisp tight copy, looks unread. 109p. Fine/Near Fine - Slight Chips.

The Pole-Vaulter

LAYTON, IRVING · 1974 · Kalamos Books

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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1974, 1st Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 0771048637) Soft cover. Book, Nice , tight unmarked copy. 94p. Paper slightly age toned, else fine. Near Fine.

Selected Poems

Irving Layton · 1974 · Judith Patton

CA$4.95 (€3.15 | $3.47 | £2.63 | ¥554)

McClelland & Stewart pp.140 clean tight copy but for pg. 38 with notes in margin, former owner name on frontpiece sunning to covers slight edge and corner wear Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Very Good

The Whole Bloody Bird (obs,aphs & pomes)

Irving Layton · 1969 · Judith Patton

CA$65.95 (€41.93 | $46.21 | £34.98 | ¥7,380)

McCelland & Stewart First Edition. pp.155 clean tight unread copy 3/4" tear top front right corner Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Fine Near Fine

Engagements: The prose of Irving Layton;

Layton, Irving · 1972 · Inno Dubelaar Books

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McClelland and Stewart, 1972. 1st. Hardcover. 0771049366. Signed by Author(s). First printing. Octavo format hardcover in dust jacket. Text is Fine with slightest trace of wear to tips. No owner's name. Dust jacket is price clipped and has average wear as expected for a book o...

The Gucci bag

Layton, Irving · 1983 · Inno Dubelaar Books

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Mosaic Press, 1983. 1st. Hardcover. 088962187X. Signed by Author(s). First printing, this signed limited numbered edition of 429, of which this is no. 244. Octavo format in hardcover, dust jacket. Fine unread one-owner copy, very tight and fresh. Slightest trace of wear to tip...