Purdy Selected (5 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. The book is very good with light edge wear, tiny creases at corners and a chip out of cover at top near spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 159 Pages. From The Library Of Canadian Poet Howard Engel With His Signature. Includes Photo Biographies Of All Poets Represented, With Seven Signed / Inscribed To Howard Engel.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 2001, second printing. 606pp. Frontispiece portrait of the poet. Book and unclipped dust jacket are in excellent condition with no inscriptions. "By the time Al Purdy succumbed to lung cancer at his waterfront home in Sidney BC on April 21, 2000, he was universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest writers Canada has produced. In five decades as a published author he had produced over forty books and received innumerable distinctions, including two Governor General's Awards and the Order of Canada. A hands-on writer who delighted in co-producing specialty publications and small press titles in addition to his major collections with leading publishers, Purdy left a massive and diverse body of work, much of it long unavailable to the public."The Collected Poems," edited by Purdy critic Sam Solecki with the full participation of the author, for the first time brings all of Purdy's poetic writings together in one volume, including all his later books, work previously uncollected from earlier periods as well as several excellent new poems he completed in the months before his death. It is, as he said, everything he wished to be remembered for.".

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 606 pages. One of Canada's greatest poets, this incredible rich 600-page collection, includes over 330 poems - everything Purdy wished to be entered in the permanent record. As new. Unread. Media Mail shipping for this huge book will be 5.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A very unique and fine/fine condition copy, signed by Margaret Atwood at her Foreword's title page. Very unique signed and scarce. Additional shipping may be quoted due to the book's weight. Signed by Author(s).