Mcclelland Jack Solecki Sam (17 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 300 pages Trade paperback. Card cover with French flaps. A like new fine copy.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition/First Printing. Very good copy. (see picture) Signed by Jack McClelland. Signed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First. John Gordon "Jack" McClelland CC (1922 - 2004) was a Canadian publisher. He was known for promoting Canadian writers as president of the McClelland and Stewart publishing house. He began working for McClelland and Stewart, his father's company, in 1946, becoming president in 1961. Under his control, the company promoted Canadian literature and encouraged Canadian authors such as Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Leonard Cohen, Marian Engel, Farley Mowat and Mordecai Richler. He introduced a popular series of Canadian authors in paperback, making Canadian writing more accessible to the general public. "I decided that I didn't want to be dependent on foreign agencies," he would recall. "I saw that a logical decision in London or New York could cut our volume in half. A Canadian nationalist was born overnight." This copy is fine in color, photo-illustrated wrappers. A single name "Maynard" in ink on the half title page. No other marks or damage at all. Inscribed by McClelland on the title page. Signed.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1St Edition. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1St Edition. Signed by Author.

Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Stiff unmarked book in crisp covers with flaps; about new. . Fascinating collection of letters to the classic Canadian writers. Signed by Jack McClelland on the title page.; 300 pages; Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. xvii, 300pp with index. Deckle fore edge. Signed by Jack McClelland on title page. Colour photo illustrated wrapper with French flaps is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Octavo. Signed by Author(s).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Condition: 'Near Fine' Notes: Binding is square and solid. Pages are unmarked, clean and unbent. Jack McClelland's notorious signature is on the title page. Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing with number line to 1. Octavo. 300 pp. Very good. Title page is signed by McClelland in black ink. Minor crease to front cover. Minor bump/crease to upper spine. Else, a nice copy. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** Remainder Mark Bottom Edge, otherwise a very nice soft cover copy with French flaps, without flaw. 6 X 9" 300 pages. From the publication of Gabrielle Roy's Tin Flute in 1947 to Michael Ondatje's Running in the Family in 1984, Jack McClelland presided over the creation of the Canadian canon, and his letters are the most revealing evidence of his influence. Whether counseling Margaret Laurence on the title for The Stone Angel or defending his firms' decision to publish Leonard Cohen's Beautiful Losers, the letters reveal a thoughtful and insightful editorial mind.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 300 pp, index. Wraps rubbed. Interior unmarked, spine straight and uncreased.

French Wraps. Condition: As New. 1st Canadian Edition. "As a pioneer in Canadian publishing, Jack McClelland presided over the creation of the Canadian canon through the publishing house of McClelland and Stewart. This collection of his letters to Canadian authors bear witness to his friendships, his devotion to the authors he published, his sense of humour, his ideas about literature and the Canadian identity, as well as his sense of what makes for good publishing." Edited by Sam Solecki. 300p. Signed on title page by Anna Porter of Key Porter publishing. Signed by Publisher. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Softcover original. Fine book in illustrated wrappers with French flaps. Signed by the author on the title page. edited by Sam Solecki. Review copy with publisher sheet and business card laid in. Ticket to the author event laid in. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 300 pp. Light edgewear. French flaps. Signed by Jack McClelland on the title page. A towering figure in Canadian published, refrerred to as the last of the personal publishers, McClelland was instrumental in creating the Canadian canon. The book contains selections of his correspondences with many of the people he published. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author pp.300 with index. The letters reveal a thoughtful and insightful editorial mind who listened to his writers. clean tight copy minuscule edgewear to corners.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 300 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. SIGNED on the title page by Jack McClelland. Previous owner's inscription on the title page. Bound in red card covers with white and grey titles and french flaps. Lightly worn on the edges. VG. Signed by Author(s). Book.…