Titans by Pratt, Signed (7 results)

[vi], pp. 7-67, [i] Near fine condition, some slight wear and fraying to the fabric covering the boards, some slight fraying at the top and bottom of the spine. Orange title paper pasted on cover with black lettering. Title paper pasted down on spine is faded, and has some loss. Signed by author front fly leaf. Edwin John Dove Pratt (1882-1964) was a Canadian poet born in Newfoundland who lived the majority of his life in Toronto. E.J. Pratt library at the University of Toronto was named after him. He won the Governor General's Award for poetry three times, and was described by David G. Pitt in the Canadian Encyclopedia as "the foremost Canadian poet of the first half of the century." While he published lyric poetry as well, he was best known for his narrative poetry. He published his first poem in 1909, but achieved his first true success with hi collection Newfoundland Verse in 1923. He would go on to publish eighteen volumes of poetry throughout his life, with Titans (1926) being one of the narrative poems which received significant recognition.

Black cloth with paper labels to spine & front cover Pp.68. 12mo. Outer hinge ow vg. Signed by author on 1st fly leaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Slim small octavo. Black cloth with printed paper cover and spine labels. Spine label toned with a tiny corner chip, slight loss at spine ends, first half of the text moderately foxed, very good lacking the dust jacket. Signed by Pratt on the front fly. Two poems by the major Canadian poet; one, "The Cachalot," is a whaling epic.

Hardcover. First edition signed by the author. Cloth, paper label on upper cover and spine. Spine label a bit discolored, some minor wear to spine tip but still near fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 67 p. 19.5 cm. Black cloth with orange labels. In mylar-covered dustjacket. Chipped spine ends affecting lettering. Tears and smaller chips elsewhere. Spine label a bit chipped and faded at top end. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. A few pages uncut. Two powerful epic poems by E. J. Pratt. With this publication, Pratt achieved both international recognition as well as national acclaim as the premier new poet of Canada.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. Small 8vo. Black cloth with orange paper title to upper cover and spine, spine label sunned and chipped, book clean and tight. In the scarce dust jacket, priced at $1.00 on the front flap, with tiny chips to the corners, chipped at the spine ends, with wear and chipping to the middle of the spine. Scarce in jacket and signed. Nice copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition of E. J. Pratt's two powerful epic poems, collecting the widely read and acclaimed, The Cachalot, Signed by the Canadian poet on the front free endpaper. A fine copy in black cloth, orange paper labels printed in black to the front board and spine in a bright, fresh minimally restored illustrated dustwrapper, price intact. Small 8vo. 68 pp. Rare in dustwrapper. Signed by Author.