[Rarebooks] FS: Michael Ondaatje's First Book INSCRIBED to poet Dennis Lee, price reduced

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced:    Was $3000   Now  $2250:

ONDAATJE, Michael. THE DAINTY MONSTERS. [Toronto]: [Coach House Press], 
(1967). First Edition. His uncommon first book, copy #495 of only 500 
numbered copies. SIGNED by the author on the title page in his later 
scrawl. This copy belonged to Canadian poet Dennis Lee who has SIGNED 
the front endpaper. Lee was the co-founder of House of Anansi Press in 
1967 and Editorial director there until 1972. At Anansi, he supervised 
the publication of one of Ondaatje's better books, THE COLLECTED WORKS 
OF BILLY THE KID, in 1970. Lee also wrote most of the song lyrics for 
the Jim Henson television show FRAGGLE ROCK. Fine in a close to Fine 
dustwrapper.         $2,250.00

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