| NO | AUTHOR_ARTIST | TITLE | PUBLISHER | PRICE | COND | DESCRIPTION |
| 2148 | Henry, Eileen Cameron |
"Comfort Me with Apples" A Collection of Poems | St. Francis Xavier University Press Antigonish, Nova Sco 1965 | $14.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Card Cover Book | Covers a bit creased. Two small staple holes on front cover. Introduction by John A. MacPherson. |
| 8225 | Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton |
Acadian Ballads and Lyrics In Many Moods | McClelland & Stewart Limited Toronto, Ontario 1930 | $30.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Covers are clean and bright. Lettering on spine is faded. Gilt top page edge. Previous owner's name on ffep. Inside is clean. |
| 1267 | Glenn, Lorri Neilsen |
All the Perfect Disguises | Broken Jaw Press Fredericton, N.B. 2003 | $8.00 | Fine, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | Book of poetry signed on title page by author. Very clean new condition. |
| 3339 | Major, Kevin Blackwood, David |
Ann and Seamus | Douglas & McIntyre Toronto 2003 | $10.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: Very Good, Hardcover Book | Book is clean inside and out. Story set in Newfoundland told in poetry form. |
| 7417 | DeMille, James |
Behind the Veil A Poem | T.C. Allen & Co Halifax, Nova Scotia 1893 | $95.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Published posthumously.Born in Saint John New Brunswick, DeMille was a professor at Dalhousie and Acadia University and published several novels. Tall burgundy boards with gilt lettering. Some white scuff marks on the top edge of the front cover. Inside is clean. Scarce book. |
| 2422 | Marshall, William E. |
Brookfield and Other Verses | John Lovell & Son, Limited Montreal 1919 | $45.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Author was know as the poet of Lahave and is a native of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Grey paper covered boards with off white backstrip. Covers are a bit soiled, scuffed. Edges are starting to wear. Some foxing, mostly on page edges and endpapers. Inscription by author to previous owners on first free endpaper. Inside clean. Includes some old newspaper clipping about the author. |
| 8950 | Canadian Canticles | The Musson Book Company Toronto, Ontario 0 | $40.00 | Fair, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Cover corners and top and bottom of covers are bumped. Maroon covers with gilt lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Pages have deckled edges. Some foxing. A scarce book of poetry. | |
| 1021 | Aucoin, Denise |
Cape Breton Christ | Breton Books Wreck Cove, Cape Bre 2002 | $12.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | A story told through poetry. A few doggeared pages. Otherwise clean condition. Inscription to previous owner opposite title page. |
| 1209 | Choyce, Leslie (Edited by) |
The Cape Breton Collection | Pottersfield Press Porter's Lake, Nova 1984 | $9.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Trade Paperback Book | Covers are creased, interior is clean and unmarked. Fiction and Poetry by: Jeremy Akerman, Russell Buker, Silver Donald Cameron, Sheldon Currie, Don Domanski, Clive Doucet, Donna Doyle, Rita Joe, John E.C. MacDonald, Hugh MacLennan, Alistair MacLeod, R.J. MacSween, Farley Mowat, Ellison Robertson and Ray Smith. |
| 4782 | Marquis, Thomas Guthrie |
The Cathedral and Other Poems | The Musson Book Company, Ltd. Toronto 1936 | $9.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Cover is faded on spine and back. Inside is very clean and tight. |
| 4830 | Kirkconnell, Watson |
Centennial Tales and Selected Poems | University of Toronto Press Toronto 1965 | $22.00 | Good, Dustjacket: Fair, Hardcover Book | Dustjacket is soiled, creased and has some small rips. Previous owner's name on endpapers. Author signed title page. Inside is fairly clean. |
| 1928 | Matheson, D. M. |
Chebucto and Other Poems | Privately Printed Halifax 1919 | $12.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Red cloth covers with black lettering. Some rubbing on covers. One pen mark on cover. First endpapers are missing. Several poems relating to Nova Scotia. |
| 1817 | Choyce, Lesley |
Coastline of Forgetting | Pottersfield Press East Lawerence Town, 1995 | $11.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Trade Paperback Book | Signed by author on half title. Corners slightly bumped, otherwise a clean tight copy. |
| 7059 | Leckie, Ross; Compton, Anne; Hutchman, Laurence & McGrath, Robin (editors) |
Coastlines: The Poetry of Atlantic Canada | Goose Lane Editions Fredericton, N.B. 2002 1st Edition | $12.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | Poetry by several Atlantic Canadian poets. |
| 8277 | Hamilton, Alexander of "Heuvel" |
Dramas and Poems | Dick & Fitzgerald New York 1887 | $40.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Written by the grandson of the founding father with the same name. Top and bottom of covers are rubbed. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Inscription to precious owner on endpaper. Some foxing. Book is tight. A scarce book. |
| 2391 | Parker, S.M. |
Dying Embers | Truro Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd Truro, Nova Scotia 1965 | $10.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Card Cover Book | The author was locally known as the blind poet of Truro. Card covers with stapled binding. Some creases and scuffs on covers. Inscription to previous owner on inside front cover. Some staining on last few pages. Not a bad copy. |
| 6770 | Halifax Humanities |
Each Book a Drum: Ten Years of Halifax Humanities | Halifax Humanities Society 2015 | $20.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | Small crease on covers. Clean inside and out. "An eclectic collection of history, memoirs, poems, and textual exegeses..." |
| 7130 | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth |
Evangeline | John B. Alden New York 1892 | $20.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Blue and white covers have some soiling. Silver coloured lettering and decoration. Gilt page edges. Previous owner's name and inscription on endpaper. Several illustrations. |
| 7088 | Hamilton, Pierce Stevens |
The Feast of Saint Anne and Other Poems | John Burgoyne Reporter Times Office Halifax, NS 1878 | $25.00 | Fair, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Former library book, some library markings on spine and evidence of library card envelope in rear. Library inkstamp on endpaper.Chipped at top and bottom of spine. Corners are rubbed to boards. Inside is fairly clean. |
| 1173 | Jones, Llewellyn |
First Impressions Essays on Poetry, Criticism, and Prosody | Alfred A. Knopf New York 1925 | $9.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Decorative Cloth Book | Black covers with green decoration and gilt lettering. Backstrip somewhat faded. Covers fairly clean and bright. Some foxing, especially on page edges and endpapers. Some pencil marks on text. Otherwise clean. Hinges ok. |
| 8790 | Woolaver, Lance Lewis, Maud |
From Ben Loman to the Sea A Poem Illustrated with Maud Lewis Paintings | Nimbus Pub Ltd Halifax, Nova Scotia 1981 | $8.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | Author signed inscription to previous owner. Illustrated with Maud Lewis paintings. |
| 9793 | Pentz, Donald R |
Glimmer Glass Reflections of Keji | Pukwudgee Print 2010 | $10.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | Seems unread. Poetry inspired by Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia. |
| 6973 | Sigourney, Mrs. L.H. |
Illustrated Poems | Allen Brothers New York 1869 | $50.00 | Fair, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Covers are faded, top and bottom of backstrip have small rips in the cloth and one large inch and a half rip along backstrip edge. Gilt page edges. Illustrated with beautiful engravings. Covers have beveled edges. Hinges are cracked. |
| 8011 | Parsons, R A |
Interludes | Ryerson Press Toronto, Ontario 1970 | $15.00 | Good, Dustjacket: Good, Hardcover Book | Some small tears on dustjacket. Poems by the author. |
| 1765 | Erskine, Payne |
Iona A Lay of Ancient Greece | Cupples & Hurd Boston 1888 | $20.00 | Fair, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Maroon covers are mottled due to possible dampness. Cover edges are bevelled. Hinges starting to split. Interior is unmarked. Epic poem. |
| 1864 | Graham, Allan (Editor) |
Island Prose and Poetry: An Anthology | PEI 1973 Centennial Commission Charlottetown, PEI 1973 | $11.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Trade Paperback Book | " ... Collected by the Prince Edward Island 1973 Centennial Commission Literary Committee" Some minor scuffs and creasing on covers. Interior is clean and unmarked. |
| 4388 | Holland, J. G. |
Kathrina: Her Life and Mine in a Poem | Charles Scribner and Company New York 1867 | $10.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Green covers are decorated in gilt. Page edges are gilt. Binding cracked at dedication page making the binding a bit loose. |
| 3508 | Watt, Frederick B. |
Landfall | The MacMillan Company Toronto 1946 | $10.00 | Good, Dustjacket: Fair, Hardcover Book | Green covers are clean and bright. Dustjacket is very torn and chipped and is now protected with mylar covering. Front endpaper is yellowed. Full of poetry honering the Canadian Naval Forces. |
| 9796 | Jones, El |
Live from the Afrikan Resistance! | Roseway Publishing 2014 | $12.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | A collection of spoken word poetry by Halifax's fifth poet laureate. |
| 8492 | Carman, Bliss |
Low Tide on Grand Pre A Book of Lyrics | Charles L Webster Company New York 1893 | $39.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Covers are faded. Some foxing. |
| 4597 | Liederman, Earle |
The Maelstrom | Self Published 1930 | $40.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | A collection pf poetry from former 1920's-1930's bodybuilder turned poet. Inscribed on front endpaper "Best of wishes from Earle Liederman (The Wandering Poet of Radioland)" Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Covers are scuffed and a bit soiled. A very scarce book. |
| 1340 | MacPhee, Roselind |
Maggie | The Coach House Press Toronto 1979 | $8.00 | Fine, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | Small book with paper coverings over covers. Some edge wear. Stamp from Canadian council on half- title. Otherwise nice copy. |
| 2357 | Margeson, Shirley |
Marsh Winds | Self Published 1995 | $10.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Card Cover Book | Covers fairly clean. Inside clean and tight. Nice copy. |
| 522 | Arnold, Matthew |
Matthew Arnold's Poetical Works | MacMillan and Co., Limited London 1890 First Edition | $100.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Cloth Book | Green cloth with gilt lettering on backstrip. Corners of boards bumped and rubbed to boards. Half inch tear to cloth along edge of backstrip. Top and bottom of backstrip starting to fray. Some foxing, particularly on inside front and back covers. Tissue guard intact. Inside fairly clean and tight. |
| 6492 | Tennyson, Alfred Lord Sullivan, Edmund J. |
Maud A Monodrama | MacMillan and Co. London 1922 | $60.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Greenish covers with tan spine. Paste down title on spine. Corners and edges are bumped. Pages have deckle edges. Endpapers are yellowed, brown spot on first few pages. Previous owner's bookplate on inside on front cover (book belonged to Archibald MacMechan a noted Nova Scotia author). Beautifully illustrated. Limited edition signed by artist (520 copies). |
| 8095 | Mosher, Lillian Maud |
Memories of a Fisherman's Wife A Tribute to Lunenburg | Privately Printed 1989 | $15.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Card Cover Book | Small spot on front cover. Inside clean and tight. Photos of Lunenburg area. Poetry and anecdotes by the author. |
| 1847 | MacNeil, John J. |
Musings : A Book of Poetry | John J. MacNeil St. Peters, Nova Sco 1996 | $10.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Trade Paperback Book | Author was born in Glace Bay and grew up in Whitney Pier. Very clean copy, inside and out. |
| 8562 | Potts, Eva Mae |
Ocean of Dreams | Self Published 1969 | $15.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Poetry about the author's former home of Nova Scotia. |
| 8864 | Merkel, Andrew Chambers, Robert |
The Order of Good Cheer A Narrative Poem | The Abanaki Press Lower Granville, NS 1946 | $25.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Former school library book. Library markings on bottom of spine. Inkstamp on endpaper and library card envelope at end of book. Illustrated by famous local newspaper cartoonist Bob Chambers. |
| 1886 | Bell, John (editor) |
Ottawa: A Literary Portrait | Pottersfield Press East Lawerence Town, 2002 | $9.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Trade Paperback Book | Book is very clean and tight. Corners are bumped a bit. |
| 5489 | Peacock, F. W. |
The People | Jesperson Press 1983 | $10.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | Poetry inspired by the people of Northern Labrador. |
| 9628 | Howe, Joseph The Hon. |
Poems and Essays, | John Lovell Montreal, Quebec 1874 | $40.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Green beveled boards with gilt decoration. Chip at top of spine.Boards are rubbed on corners. Fabric on bottom of spine is ripped. Previous owner's name the endpapers. Published soon after his death. |
| 810 | Roberts, Charles G.D. |
Poems New Complete Edition | L.C. Page & Company Boston 1907 | $50.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Inscription by author in 1938. Gilt at top edge of pages, and on lettering on cover and backstrip. Slight bit of water staining on top edge of book. Top corner of pages have minimal folds. Pasted- on ex libris from previous owner. Some colour transfer from covers on to endpapers. |
| 551 | Arnold, Edwin |
The Poems of Edwin Arnold | Hurst & Company New York | $12.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Decorative Cloth Book | Orange covers are bright, but backstrip is discoloured. Board edges are bevelled. Pictorial cover is bright and clear. Page edges are gilt. There is a small rip on last few pages. Hinge starting to crack at front and in middle but, the rest of the book is tight. A very nice copy. No date, circa 1900. Muslim and Indian poetry. |
| 932 | Tennyson, Alfred Poet Laureate |
The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson Poet Laureate Complete Edition Illustrated | The American News Company New York | $10.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Decorative Cloth Book | Inscription to previous owner dated 1884. Blue covers decorated with black flowered motif. Some gilt lettering on backstrip. Adeline is pictured on frontispiece. Tissue intact. Centre hinge cracked. Page edges discoloured. Rubbing on board corners and on backstrip ends. Rubbing is down to boards in some areas. Cloth is frayed at top of back cover. |
| 6195 | Montgomery, Lucy Maud- selected by McCabe, Kevin & Ferns, John |
The Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery | Fitzhenry and Whiteside Toronto 1987 | $12.00 | Good, Dustjacket: Good, Hardcover Book | Dust jacket is covered in clear mylar (mylar has a piece torn off) Front cover has price sticker residue. Some yellow scotch tape marks on the hidden part of dust jacket. Previous owner's name is written on flyleaf. Inside is book is clean. |
| 2023 | Miles, Alfred H. (editor) |
Recitations for Little People Including Many New Original and Copyright Pieces Never Before Published | The Goodship House London | $29.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Subtitled: "The Goodship Reciters No. 1" Red covers with black and gilt decoration. Previous owner's name on first front endpaper. Hinge cracked at title page. Some pencil marks. Corner of page torn on page 91-92, but does not affect text. Backstrip fraying and chipped. Page edges yellowed. |
| 8013 | Parsons, R A |
Reflections Books I & II | The Ryerson Press Toronto, Ontario 1958 | $15.00 | Good, Dustjacket: Good, Hardcover Book | Minor rips on dustjacket. Otherwise good. |
| 3355 | Morehouse, Juanita Morehouse, Juanita |
Reflections from Sandy Cove Volume I | Self Published 1977 | $10.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Card Cover Book | Covers are soiled. Inside is clean. Poetry by the author. |
| 6261 | The Bass River Home and School Association (compiled by) |
The Rhymes and Songs of a Chairmaker | The Bass River Home and School Association 0 | $20.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Previous owner's name in pen on front flyleaf. Some marks in red pen on rear endpaper. Poetry written by a chair maker employed by Bass River chairs in Nova Scotia. |
| 1654 | Wright, Evelyn R. |
Rhymes for a Rainy Day | Brunswick Press Fredericton, N.B. 1955 First Edition | $23.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Green covers good and square with little wear on edges. Back cover has some staining. Inside clean and fairly tight. |
| 7909 | Graham, Margaret E. |
Rhymes of a Bluenose | 0 | $12.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | Some yellowing on spine and covers. |
| 7692 | Wornell, A.C. |
Rhymes of a Newfoundlander | Guardian Limited 0 | $25.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | There is a partial sticker on front cover. Otherwise clean. Hard to find book. |
| 236 | Service, Robert W. |
Rhymes of a Red Cross Man | William Briggs Toronto 1917 Fourth | $9.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Rear bottom corner looks as if chewed by mouse. Hinges starting to crack. Previous owners name in pen on front end papers. Page edges soiled. |
| 807 | Johnson, Burges |
Rhymes of Little Boys | Thomas Y. Crowell & CO. New York 1905 | $30.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Plaid cloth covers with pasted on title on front cover and backstrip. Backstrip is faded. Small amount of wear on cover edges. Top page edge in gilt. Other page edges rough cut. Previous owner's name and inscription from Christmas 1910 on front endpaper. Pictorial endpapers. |
| 8012 | Parsons, R A |
The Rote | The Ontario Publishing Ltd Don Mills, On 1965 | $15.00 | Good, Dustjacket: Fair, Hardcover Book | Dustjacket has several small tears and some of them are repaired with scotch tape. Previous owner's name on ffep. |
| 3760 | Comeau, John A. |
Smouldering Embers | Privately Printed 1999 | $14.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Trade Paperback Book | Short stories and poetry, Yarmouth Harbour postcard on the back cover. Some sticker residue on the front cover, incription on title page. Binding cracked around page 5, otherwise nice a clean copy. |
| 3594 | Whittier, John Greenleaf |
Snow-Bound Among the Hills Songs of Labor and Other Poems | Houghton Mifflin Company Boson, MA 1916 | $10.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Ex-Library | " ... New Edition with Suggestions to Teachers an Introduction, and Notes and Questions" The Riverside Literature Series. Green covers with black lettering are edge worn and corners are bumped, back cover is creased/bent. School stamp on inside front cover, some writing in pencil , the odd pencil mark inside. back paste-down id ripped. |
| 2421 | Donn, Rob & Morrison, Hew (compiler) |
Songs and Poems in the Gaelic Language by Rob Donn Containing Several Poems Never Before Published, with English Notes and a New Memoir of the Poet | John Grant Edinburgh 1899 | $50.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Green covers are clean with only a few scuff marks. Top and bottom of backstrip are bumped. Gilt lettering on backstrip is faded. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Inside clean and fairly tight. A scarce volume in great condition. |
| 6713 | Cody, H.A. |
Songs of a Bluenose | McClelland & Stewart Toronto 1925 | $25.00 | Good, Dustjacket: Good, Hardcover Book | Some small tears, some staining and some yellowing on dustjacket. Book covers are clean and bright. Book of poetry. |
| 6845 | Mason, Guy |
Spendthrifts --The Ryerson Poetry Chap-Books | The Ryerson Press 1928 | $12.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Card Covers Book | Limited edition of 250 copies. Spine is torn about an inch up from the bottom. |
| 7374 | Caplan, Ronald |
A Stone for Andrew Dunphy Narrative Obituary Verse and Song in Northern Cape Breton | Breton Books 2018 | $15.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | A bit of soiling on covers. |
| 7677 | Fraser, John |
A Tale of the Sea, and Other Poems | Dawson Brothers Montreal, Quebec 1870 | $20.00 | Fair, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Covers are scuffed cloth is rubbed to boards on top and bottom of spine and on corners on covers. Binding is cracked in several spots but holding. Some tears on endpapers. |
| 8508 | Merkel, Andrew Chambers, Robert |
Tallahasse A Ballad of Nova Scotia | Imperial Publishing Co, Limited Halifax, NS 1945 1st Edition | $15.00 | Good, Dustjacket: Good, Hardcover Book | Some small tears and a chip on the dustjacket. Clear plastic protective removable covering on dustjacket. Inside is clean. |
| 6246 | Seward, Alice |
This is Cape Breton | Vantage Press New York 1984 | $15.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: Good, Hardcover Book | A book of poetry about Cape Breton. Dustjacket and book are clean. |
| 4168 | Chubbs, Boyd Warren |
Through Solomon's Lane | Mokoshan Publishers Truro, Nova Scotia 1991 | $11.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | Book of poetry. Limited edition numbered copy. Book is designed, lettered and drawn by author. |
| 285 | Noyes, Alfred |
The Torch -Bearers Watchers of the Sky | Frederick A. Stokes Company New York 1922 | $7.00 | Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | Pretty paste on illustration on black boards. Backstrip faded, corners rubbed ,but otherwise clean tight copy. |
| 7563 | Watson, Isabella B. |
War Time Poems and Heart Songs | William Briggs Toronto, Ontario, Ca 1918 1st Edition | $30.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hardcover Book | In good clean condition. |
| 4308 | Mandel, Miriam |
Where Have You Been | Longspoon Press Edmonton AB 1980 | $11.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | A book of poetry by the author written on her trip to London in the late 1970's. |
| 4508 | Clarke, George Elliott |
Whylah Falls | Polestar Pr Victoria, British Co 1994 | $8.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | Poetry by the Nova Scotia born author. Book is clean. |
| 4438 | Rogers, Jennie |
Windfalls from the Valley A Third Volume of Poems By | Lancelot Pr Ltd Hantsport, N.S. 1986 | $7.00 | Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft cover Book | Previous owner's name on title page. Otherwise clean and unmarked. |