Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press), 1964. Black cloth. pp (x), (168). A few facsimiles of original Arabic texts at rear. Small Xmas, 1965, ink gift inscription at front; musty odour but no signs of damp; else a fine, jacketless copy. "This book endeavours to give the English reader some conception of the richness of Somali poetry.We have been at pains also to include in our collection a number of religious poems which illuminate the Muslim basis of Somali life. Unlike the other poems in this collection these are not only orally recorded but are also preserved in Arabic; an Arabic, we may add, which as the Arabist will see contains some local colloquialisms and sometimes words of Somali origin." Includes English translations. Laid in is a three page carbon of "Lecture for Geol. Club, to be held on 7/5/1974". Folded twice. Also laid in is a ANS from "Theo" presenting the book to his mother.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1979. Red boards. Fine in very nearly fine jacket. Inscribed by the author "To ____, who helped me enormously on a hectic day, with gratitude & warm affection, Jack MacLeod, 25 May '79". Also signed on the title page. A comic epistolary novel.

Toronto: McCelland and Stewart, 1982. Brown and cream boards. Text paper a little toned, as always, else fine in fine jacket. Inscribed to fellow Saskatchewan writer and important Canadian poet John Newlove "25 Feb '82. For John Newlove, who helped me in the early days when I knew only about footnotes, with admiration and gratitude & love. J.T." Additionally, signed on the title page. J. T. McLaughlin is a Professor of Economics and a character in MacLeod's novels. MacLeod was himself a Professor of Political Science, with his B.A. and M.A.s in Economics. Ink ownership name at front of Canadian author John Metcalf, who came into possession of Newlove's books.

Toronto: McCelland and Stewart, 1982. Brown and cream boards. Text paper a little toned, as always; bumped at lower inner corner of front cover; red ink price on front free endpaper; VG otherwise. Jacket has nicks, short tears, minor rubbing, price-clip; about VG. Inscribed by the author "For ___, with gratitude and all Best Wishes. Jack MacLeod". Additionally signed on the title page.

Privately Printed (House of Seagram), 1941. The deluxe issue. Red bevel edge padded leather gilt lettered with colour label (arms of Canada) at centre of front cover, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, bound-in ribbon marker. pp xxxi, (265) + 10 colour plates with captioned tissue guards; 21 b&w illustrations and 9 vingnette colour maps in text, b&w illustrated endpapers. A fine copy. Signed by Leacock at the end of his Foreword (p xxx). Spadoni A92a. Illustrations by James Crockart, Charles W. Jefferys, Ernet Neumann, H.R. Perrigard, W.J. Phillips, Stanley Royce, A. Sherriff Scott, T.M. Schintz, and F.H. Varley. Uncredited Introduction by A.M. Klein. There were 300 - 400 copies "in all likelihood" (Spadoni) of this deluxe issue, out of about 8 k copies of the first printing. The books was reprinted 11 more times without so indicating. The trade edition (in two shades of blue cloth) was given away free to anyone who asked by the Montreal liquor giant Distillers Corporation - Seagrams Ltd. By 1967, 165 k copies had been distributed, accounting for its extraordinary commonness today. However, this deluxe edition has never been very common in the trade. Some copies were additionally signed and often inscribed by Seagram's President Samuel Bronfman. A nice copy of a nice book.

New York: Pantheon, (1939) (1951). Black cloth spine and yellow boards, spine lettered in yellow. 1954 ink owner name at front, else fine, no soiling or rubbing to the yellow boards. Yellow dust jacket has corner nicks at ends of very lightly darkened spine; panels only faintly dusty; three small tan spots to read panel; front panel has something written lightly in Irish in a miniscule hand beneath the author name, scarcely noticeable; light darkening to flap folds; VG+ otherwise, flap price intact. Quite a nice copy of an edition that usually isn't. First published London: Longmans, Green, 1939, it was a commercial failure and a victim of the war, selling around 240 copies in the first binding of black cloth before the publisher's warehouse was reportedly hit by bombing in 1940. Some sheets survived and were reissued by Longmans in grey cloth. This American edition states "First published in 1939" on verso of title, leading many sellers to erroneously date it 1939. This edition didn't sell well either. The Irish author's first and best novel, a comic masterpiece and a Burgess 99 title.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1976. Beige boards. pp (127). Fine copy, no owner names. Dust jacket has a small light brown spot to front panel, else fine, flap price intact.

Ottawa: Deneau, no date (1984). Glossy card covers (not issued in hardcover). Spine Sunned, else fine. Inscribed by the author "For___, with good wishes, Norman, April 7 / 1989, Toronto". A novella and six short stories by a neglected Canadian master. Not issued in hardcover. Note: light parcel, and default shipping rate may be reduced.

Macmillan of Canada, 1976. Reddish boards. pp xvi, 208. Fine copy. Dust jacket has a bit of wear at foot of spine, nick to one outer corner, VG+ otherwise. Inscribed by the author to noted Canadian author Constance Beresford-Howe. A collection of essays by a former books columnist for the Toronto Star.

Sarnia, Ontario: Printed at the office of "The Sarnia Canadian", 1899. 12.4 cm, pp 80, stapled in pale grey card covers. Soft creases to outer corners of front cover and early leaves; blind stamp to title leaf; staples rusty; else a VG+ clean and unworn copy. Text in Ojibwa (Chippewa) and English, on opposite pages. Note: light parcel, any default shipping may be reduced.

London: Peter Davies, 1954. Green cloth. Front cover bowed, light yellowing to page edges and endpapers, else fine Price-clipped jacket has a short creased tear to rear panel, a few nicks, VG otherwise.

Magnum Book Store, 1991. Quarto. 12 leaves printed on rectos only, stapled in blue card covers. Total edition of only 30 copies, of which 26 were numbered and signed. This is #3, signed by the author. Fine copy. Magnum Readings 8, a series managed by John Metcalf in aid of this Ottawa book shop. The author's rarest book.

Vancouver: Fraser Institute. pp 24 (including covers), stapled in light blue paper covers. Fine copy. Special issue, Jan., 1988, of the Fraser Forum. Edition of around 3.5 k copies or more. Two page Introduction by Walter Block. Issued concurrently with the William Hoffer edition, but with its own Intro. An essential essay on the truth about modern Canadian literature, how state subsidy of literature has mostly failed to create an audience, or to be able to distinguish between crap and literature. Note: light parcel, any default shipping may be reduced.

Vancouver: Tanks (William Hoffer), 1987. pp (2)-(21), stapled, in cream card covers. Fine copy. Edition of 1000 copies. An essential essay on the truth about modern Canadian literature, how state subsidy of literature has utterly failed to create an audience, or to distinguish between crap and literature. This is one for the ages. Note: lighter parcel, any default postage rate may be reduced.

Vancouver: Tanks (William Hoffer), c1987 (1988). Second edition, corrected and enlarged, adding a two page Preface by William Hoffer. pp (23), stapled, in white paper covers. Fine copy. An essential essay on the truth about modern Canadian literature, how state subsidy of literature has utterly failed to create an audience, or to distinguish between crap and literature. This is one for the ages. Note: lighter parcel, any default postage rate may be reduced.

Erin, ON: Porcupine's Quill, 1990. pp 91, glossy card covers. Spine sunned, else fine. Signed by John Metcalf, the author of one of the essays and the subject of the other two. Note: light parcel, any default shipping may be reduced.

Toronto: Macmillan, 1986. Green boards. pp 201. Light yellowing to page edges, else fine in fine jacket. Very readable short stories with a comic edge by a master of the form.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972. Grey boards. Light yellowing to page edges, else fine. Thin first state jacket has small chips to ends of lightly yellowed spine; a patch of yellowing to inner margin of front panel; yellowing to flap folds; VG otherwise. A very amusing first novel about teaching in a Montreal school, by this delightful and important Canadian author.

Toronto: Macmillan, 1963. Second printing. Green and blue printed boards. Yellowing to page edges, light yellowing to spine, else fine. Supplied dust jacket (from a 1961 first printing) has light spine yellowing, else fine. With ink ownership signature of "Timothy Findlay, Cannington". The Mackenzie, the St. Lawrence, the Ottawa, the Red, the Saskatchewan, the Fraser, the St. John.

Toronto: Macmillan, 1961. Green and blue printed boards. Light yellowing to page edges, else fine. Dust jacket has minor rubbing to top edge of rear panel, faint yellowing to white spine lettering, else fine. With ink ownership signature of author John Metcalf. The Mackenzie, the St. Lawrence, the Ottawa, the Red, the Saskatchewan, the Fraser, the St. John.