BROWN, E.K. On Canadian Poetry. Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover in glassine wrapper. 200x140mm. 157pp. Very Good.

Blue Cloth with printed label to the spine. Glassine wrapper with chip to the head of the spine. Previous owner's signature to the front endpage; Bookplate of a well-known Canadian 'man of letters' to the front pastedown. Book designed by Thoreau MacDonald.

An important early critical document on Canadian Poetry, with chapters on 'The Problem of a Canadian Literature' and 'The Development of Poetry in Canada' as well as essays on Archibald Lampman, Duncan Campbell Scott and E.J. Pratt.