William Arthur Deacon (86 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 319 Pages Includes Writings By Charles G. D. Roberts, Leslie Roberts, Wilson Macdonald, Charles M. Comfort, And Others. Previous Owners Signature O/W Sound.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 16 Pages.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: Fair. 1926. No Edition Remarks. 241 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen markings to front free endpaper.Top textblock edge dyed brown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards. …

Condition: Fine. 368 pp., Hardcover, fine in a good only dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Only minor shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Otherwise a tight, bright, unmarked book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No DJ. Brown boards, gilt lettering on spine, gilt illustration of inkwell and skull either side of front title, endpapers decorated with pirate theme, 325 deckled pages. Lightly bumped and rubbed on ends of spine, rubbed along edges, corners bowed, previous owner's name in ink on ffep, foxing on final 4 pages, else very good.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. In Very Good Condition. Very Tight Binding. No Notes, Names or Markings. No Torn Or Folded Pages. With Minor Wear Corners, Edges and/or Spine. For More Information On Condition. Please View All Images. Vintage 1974 - 204 Pages.

Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 319 p. 20 cm. Brown card covers. Small tears and crease in rear cover. Spine a bit faded. Includes: A Note on Modernism, by Charles G. D. Roberts; The Fly-Wheel Lost, by E. J. Pratt; In Defence of Poverty, by Leslie Roberts; Nudes and Prudes, by Bertram Brooker; Thoughts on Radio, by Merrill Denison; etc. Brief bios at rear.…

Softcover. Condition: Fair. 319 p. 20 cm. Yellow paper covers. Front cover detached, rear cover nearly detached and taped to spine spine creased and darkened with a few small spots. Ink signature and slightly chipped corner to first leaf. Ink notes in Contents. Includes Charles G. D. Roberts, E. J. Pratt, and many others, including An Unknown Soldier. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Former owner's name, otherwise unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Canadian Edition. Corners bumped, gilt titles on spine are worn; Hinges intact, tight solid book. Fore & bottom edges untrimmed, red topstain; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.10 inches.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Hard cover. Pages are slightly darkened with age, otherwise clean and tight. Binding and cover are good. Dust jacket is discolored and edge worn. One of the flaps has a 5" tear at crease. Corners are clipped. 319 pages.

Hardcover. 18.5cm, 224p., decorated endpapers, stamped black cloth with gilt titles on the spine, very good. (lt) In the four decades between 1920 and 1960, William Deacon, Canada's first full time literary journalist, devoted his career to the twin goals of fostering a Canadian readership and creating a sense of community among writers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 242 p. 20 cm. Blue cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Cover & jacket by Alan B. Beddoe. Jacket has chips and tears to edges, darkened spine, tape repairs on inside. Book itself has a couple of small chips to spine tail. Some edges a bit roughened. Ink inscription at front for Lily May MacLennan, 43 Lorne St. S. Sudbury. Tear in title. Topics include: the bogey of annexation; censorship; Edward Carpenter; the cult of Whitman; making the Bible safe for democracy; book reviewing; etc.…

Softcover. Condition: Fair. 224 p. 19 cm. B&w photo portraits and drawings. Paper covers wrapped in mylar (removed for photo). Front cover detached. Chipped and torn edges. Spine torn and creased with chip from spine head affecting lettering. Witty portraits of James Gay (Poet Laureate of Canada), James McIntyre (Cheese Poet), James D. Gillis (Man of Parts), James McRae (The Man from Glengarry), the Cape Breton Giant, journalistic prose in Newfoundland, etc. Bibliography. Cover and jacket by Alan B. Beddoe. …

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Revised. Original blue cloth on boards. No DJ. Large, scrawly inscription and slightly musty, OW very good. The Four Jameses are Gay, McIntyre, Gillis, and MacRae - all Canadian writers, nicknamed Monarchs of the Quill. 210 pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Frontispiece Drawing (illustrator). Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. NF softcover booklet with stapled spine - see actual image. 16 pps. 'An address to the Ontario Library Association March 26, 1940. History-Ontario.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good Condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. No Dust Jacket. Pictures available upon request.

Condition: Vg in good dust jacket. Revised. (4),(2)-210 Pp. Frontis Includes a section on James D. Gillis, author of 'The Cape Breton Giant'., James McIntyre, James Gray and James MacRae. Dust jacket has "Wise and Witty Portraits" on front cover. Light blue cloth in dust jacket.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 242 p. Pages de garde un peu défraîchies. code 1624.

Condition: Very good. 4 p. 20.5 cm. Leaflet. Tear in top edge.

Softcover. Condition: Poor. Octavo. 2mo. pp. 224, [2] blank, [6] adverts. Covers printed on reused Graphic Publishers adverts; front cover detached but present. Clean throughout.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo [190 × 130 mm]. pp. 224 + colophon + 2 pp. adverts. Kraft wrappers, lettered in black; bumped at the top front corner, with small spots to the front cover, a darkened and cracked spine, and bumping at the head and heel. Interior with front endpaper detached from the cover; marginal and sporadic foxing, but otherwise clean. Contains 5 plates, mostly with tipped-in photographs. Among the Jameses includes James McIntyre, the "Cheese Poet" of London, Ontario.…