Engel, Marian — Bear: A Novel

Toronto Mcclelland And Stewart First Edition, First Printing pp. 141, [1]. 8vo. Textured teal cloth over boards, bright silver lettering to the spine. No detectable flaws, extremities in fine condition. Light sticker residue to the ffep otherwise, the contents remain bright, clean, and entirely unmarked; near fine and housed in near fine unclipped dustjacket (now housed in protective mylar cover). Overall, very good+. A splendid copy. References: Spadoni and Donnelly, Citation No. 2726. ¶ "Bear, by Marian Engel (Toronto, 1976), winner of the Governor-General's Award, has been called the most controversial novel ever written in Canada because of its heroine's erotic relationship with a bear."