Unpaginated [pp. 48]. Oblong 8vo., 22 x 30 cm. Black card covers. Comprises a selection of short verse illustrated striking black-and-white photographs, printed in alternating fashion on rectos and versos. Without blemish; near fine. SIGNED, dated and inscribed by the author to the margins of the dedication leaf. Housed in good rubbed pictorial slipcase. See OCLC #427807. "Grant Johnston, who was born in Quebec City in 1941, has worked as a newspaperman in Quebec, Timmins and Montreal. A descendant of Susanna Moodie, the early Canadian writer, Grant has spent recent summers in Lunenberg Country, Nova Scotia, living with fisherman and writing potery.".

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Title

A Compass of Open Veins: A Collection of Poems [SIGNED]

Publisher

New Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Publication Date

1970

ISBN 10

0887700608

ISBN 13

9780887700606

Binding

Softcover

Edition

First Edition, First Printing.

Signed

Signed by Author(s)

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Poetry

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