BLOWN FIGURES. Association Copy Inscribed by Audrey Thomas to John Glassco and Marion ("Buffy") Glassco.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.
1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 227 pp. A near fine copy bound in quarter beige cloth over gilt paper-covered boards, with gilt lettering to the spine and the publisher's blue topstain. Housed in the original bright pictorial dust jacket designed by Claude Breeze, one of the pioneering figures of West Coast Canadian Pop Art. Light toning to the page edges and only minor signs of handling. Protected in mylar.
An exceptional association copy, warmly inscribed by Audrey Thomas on the front free endpaper:
"To Buffy & Marion, ('The New York Edition'), Affectionately, Audrey Thomas, April 1978."
The recipients were the distinguished Canadian poet, translator, memoirist, and Governor General's Award-winning writer John Glassco and his wife, Marion ("Buffy") Glassco, placing this copy within an important circle of Canadian literary figures. The reference to the "New York Edition" playfully acknowledges the American publication of Thomas's acclaimed novel.
Item #34379 Price: US$275.00