BAILEY, Alfred G. Thanks for a Drowned Island. (Toronto) : McClelland and Stewart Limited, (1973). First Edition. Pp [1]-96. 8vo, green cloth, silver lettering to spine. Spadoni & Donnelly 2410. “Steeped in the culture and history of Eastern Canada, the poetry of Alfred G. Bailey spans almost fifty years of artistic development. This volume constitutes his selected poems and ineludes his own choice of the best works of his career, from his early traditional verse to the venturesome rhythmic and verbal patterns of his later writing.” (from the dj). This collection includes : Thanks for a Drowned Island; Gluskap's Daughter; Lament of the Montagnais; Hochelaga; Miramichi Lightning; Algonkian Burial; North West Passage; The Shadow of Mr. McGee;and many more. Alfred G. Bailey, scholar, historian, anthropologist and po et, was born in Quebec, educated in Fredericton and elsewhere, and was Professor at the University of New Brunswick. Very good in nicked, browned, unclipped dustjacket. Signed with inscription by the author. 25.00