MacLennan, Hugh.

TWO SOLITUDES. Signed.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945.

1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. MacLennan, Hugh. TWO SOLITUDES. Signed. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945. First Edition of this 1945 Governor General's Award winning novel, a narrative of English and French Canada, now an established classic in the Canadian canon, Inscribed by author Hugh MacLennan on the front free endpaper. "With best wishes, Hugh MacLennan, May 9, 1945. Montreal." A near fine copy in rust cloth, silver titles to the spine in a near fine Lisbeth Lofgren designed pictorial 'unpriced' rare first issue dustwrapper with 'printed in the USA' at the bottom of the front flap & without reviews, showing some very light use. 8vo. 370 pp. "Published 17 January 1945 and by noon of that day, on which many rave reviews appeared, the entire first printing of 4500 copies was sold out" - Hugh MacLennan: a writer's Life by Elspeth Cameron.

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