BEAUTY AND LIFE. [ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED TO WILLIAM ARTHUR DEACON & SIGNED by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT].

Scott, Duncan Campbell.

Published by Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, (1921). (1921)., 1921

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, (1921)., (1921). Very good. - Octavo, 7-1/4 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in light brown boards titled in gilt on the front cover and the spine. The covers are slightly rubbed and bumped and there are some small minor stains to the spine. 95 & [1] deckle-edged pages. Very good. First edition. Includes several of Scott's poems on World War One, including "Lines on a Monument", "After Battle", "The Fallen", "Somewhere in France" and "To a Canadian Aviator who Died for His Country in France". Inscribed & signed by Duncan Campbell Scott on the decorative brown endpaper "For my friend Wm. Deacon / Duncan Campbell Scott / Toronto Apr 22 - 1925". The Canadian poet and prose writer Duncan Campbell Scott (1862-1947) worked as a career civil servant, serving as deputy superintendent of the Department of Indian Affairs from 1913 to 1932. In that capacity, he coined the phrase "final solution for the Indian problem" while promoting their cultural assimilation. He is considered one of Canada's Confederation Poets along with Charles G.D. Roberts, Bliss Carman, and Archibald Lampman. The recipient William Arthur Deacon (1890-1977) "was known as the man who could make or break a literary career". Deacon briefly practiced law in Manitoba before turning to a career as a literary critic, first as literary editor for Saturday Night magazine and subsequently with the Globe and Mail. He promoted Canadian authors and literature, particularly French-Canadian literature.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: BEAUTY AND LIFE. [ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED TO WILLIAM ARTHUR DEACON & SIGNED by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT].
• Publisher: Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, (1921). (1921).
• Publication Date: 1921
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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  • Literature