Ted Plantos — Passchendaele

Ontario , Black Moss Press, 1983 . First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of this poetic narrative sequence set during the Battle of Passchendaele, warmly inscribed by the Canadian author, Ted Plantos. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the half-title: For Sheila, love and best wishes, Ted, November 2, 1983."This is a striking poetic sequence exploring the First World War through a fictional narrator, centred on the Battle of Passchendaele (1917).Ted Plantos (1945-2008) was a Canadian poet, editor, and human-rights advocate, founder of the Ontario Poetry Society and long associated with Toronto"s working-class literary scene. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Externally very smart. Slight creasing to joints. Very slight shelf wear to extremities. One or two of the slightest handling marks. Author's inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .