Wilson Macdonald Guy Rutter (24 results)

hardcover. Condition: Nearly fine copy. Illus. by Guy Rutter (illustrator). Later prt. 8vo, 47 pp., Signed by the author on the half-title page., Spine faded, else fine.

Cloth Over Boards. Condition: Good. Rutter, Guy (illustrator). Signed. This copy from the fifth printing has very little corner bumping or edge wear. Interior text is clean and tight in binding. Owner's mark on fep and center of fep has been signed by the poet. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Poet.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Rutter, Guy (illustrator). First Edition. Author's Edition, number 933. Inscribed, dated (November 11th 1930) and signed by author on page facing title page: "E. W. Harrold from Bill Deacon and with best wishes of Wilson MacDonald". A hand-written note from "Bill (Deacon) is laid in by way of explanation and comment, and concludes: "I deeply regret he did not give us some real verse this trip". Boards smudged, binding at spine lifting from boards along front joint, boards warped, smudges on endpapers and paste-downs, else good. Note: E. W. Harrold was a well-known Ottawa journalist. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Very Good DJ. Rutter, Guy (illustrator). 8th Printing. 8vo, Black and white boards, letters and graphics. Signed by author. DJ has four tears to three quarters of an inch and a water stain behind crow on the front panel. 48 pages. By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good +. Guy Rutter (illustrator). A collection of satirical poems using crows as the vehicle for social satire. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has some small tears around edges and sunning on spine. A small chip at bottom right corner of front panel of jacket. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). p. 47.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Jacket has a 1" v chip at the top corner and a smaller one at the spine corner, neither one affecting the titles. There is a 2" closed tear to the bottom rear of the jacket, ending in a small v chip. The whole is protected (and presentable) in a Mylar jacket cover. Scarce in the jacket. The book itself is fine. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rutter, Guy (illustrator). 4th Edition. Fourth edition of MacDonald's poetry collection. Previously issued as Paul Marchand (1933) and Quintrains of Callender (1935, 1940). Copy is in very good condition. Minimal wear to the yellow cloth boards. Interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is very good also with some minor edge wear. Gift inscription and dedication from MacDonald on the front free end paper. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, in price-clipped dust jacket. SIGNED & inscribed by author. Slight shelf and handling wear to book; jacket is moderately soiled, toned and edge-worn (and now in archival mylar sleeve). Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Rutter, Guy (illustrator). First Printing of the First Edition. Fine copy, in jacket with closed tear on front cover, and light edgewear. No chips. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good to Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good or Better. Guy Rutter (illustrator). Pine Tree Publishing, Montclair, New Jersey; Third Printing; 47 pp. Inscribed on ffep. Contents are clean. DJ is moderately soiled, has few closed edge tears, chipping to top of spine. Author signed/inscribed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Guy Rutter (illustrator). A southern Ontario poet from Cheapside near Selkirk down by Lake Erie. Often writes in local jargon, phonetically, reminiscent of Drummond. DJ with some tanning and small tears at edges and corners. Clean copy. Signed on title page. Remnants of previous owners address sticker on blank ffep. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good +. Guy Rutter (illustrator). Seventh Printing. Signed by MacDonald on half-title page. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Dust jacket is NOT clipped and has light edgewear. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 46 pp.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Rutter, Guy (illustrator). First Edition, Sixth Printing. The book is inscribed and signed by the author on the ffep. The book is fine in a very good+ dust jacket with light shelf wear. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Guy Rutter (illustrator). First ( No Additional printings). Original black cloth on boards with geometric diamond pattern and white lettering and decoration. Book is clean except for inscription and signature of author. Seven poems in French-Canadian dialect. MacDonald is said to have been more popular than Pauline Johnson or Robert Service in the 1920's. He was an excellent promoter and stage performer. He is honoured by a museum near Selkirk in Haldimand County, Ontario. 46 pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good +. Guy Rutter (illustrator). Fourth edition. Signed by MacDonald on half-title page. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Previous owner's name hidden by marker on front endpaper. Dust jacket is NOT clipped and has light edgewear and a small blue ink spot on rear panel. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 46 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rutter, Guy (illustrator). 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. SIGNED with inscription "Yours in a good 'caws'." to flyleaf. Sixth printing. Orig. black cloth. 47 pp. B&W illustrations in text. Dust jacket is lightly age toned and soiled to covers. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rutter, Guy (illustrator). 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. SIGNED with inscription "Bienvenue a Quebec" to ffep. Sixth printing. Orig. tan cloth. 46 pp. B&W illustrations in text. Dust jacket is lightly bumped to extremities, darkened to spine, some staining to covers. Readers who have contacted the genius of Wilson MacDonald through the heroic splendor of his "Out of the Wilderness" - a book which has caused critics on both sides of the Atlantic to herald the arrival of a new Whitman on the North American Continent - and who have rejoiced in the quick, sharp satire of "Caw-Caw Ballads," will welcome this invasion by the poet of another field. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Guy Rutter (illustrator). Reprint. inscription with signatrue. binding tight, shelf wear. S2 1. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Guy Rutter (illustrator). 4th Edition. Wilson Pugsley MacDonald (May 5, 1880 - April 8, 1967) was a popular Canadian poet and entertainer who "was known mainly in his own time for his considerable platform abilities" as a reader [in dialect] of his poetry. By reading fees, and by selling his books at these readings, he was able to make a living from poetry alone.The First edition, published under the title "Paul Marchand" in 1933, The Second edition revised to include "Quintrains of Callender"[on the Dionne Quintuplets] in1935, Third edition,1940, Fourth edition under the title" Armand Dussault' in 1946, This copy is the 7th printing in 1959. Illustrations by Guy Rutter 46p. Illus.Crisp copy. Author signature on half title in his distinctive script. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Guy Rutter (illustrator). Third Edition. Third Edition. Octavo, original blue cloth over boards, gilt lettering, dustjacket with black lettering, black and white illustrations throughout, signed and inscribed by author at front facing endpaper. Poetry collection. Very Good, light shelf wear, some fading to spine, in Very Good dustjacket, a few small chips and closed tears, fading to spine and edges of dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Excellent. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Rutter, Guy (illustrator). Limited Edition. An Author's Limited Edition Copy Which Is Inscribed By The Author Opposite The Title Page An Number 603. The Ffep Is Inscribed To Edna Johnston From Millicent Christmas1930 And At The Rear Of The Book Macdonald Has Taped A Paper With One Of His Verses And Dedicated It To Edna Of Oshawa The Pages Are Rough Cut And There Is A Sticker Residue On The Front Verso. The Boards Are In Great Condition With A Rutter Illustrate On Green Boards With A Red Linen Spine. The Gilt Title In Very Bright On The Front And Spine.The Paper Dj Has The Same Illustration And Is Pale Green. The Edges Are Chipped And Small Pieces Missing. Edna Johnton Has Signed The Very Top Of The Dj At The Front Over The Border. An Interesting Book. By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Vg+. Guy Rutter (illustrator). Author's Edition. 44 pgs. b/w illustrs. A little cloth fading at the top and bottom of the spine. Typical light age toning to endpapers, dust jacket edges and flaps. This is NOT the limited/numbered edition, but, the author has inscribed and signed this volume on the front free endpaper, dated 1932. (see photo) Watters, 1972 edition, pg.123. Inscribed & Signed by the Auth.

Condition: Very Good. Guy Rutter (illustrator). 8vo pp. 47, SIGNED by the poet on FEP. Signed by Author. book.

Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: poor. Guy Rutter (illustrator). 8vo pp. 46, SIGNED by the author, dustjacket penned. Signed by author. book.