Rat Jelly
by Ondaatje, Michael
Rat Jelly is a collection of Ondaatje's poetry, all written between 1967 and 1973.
These poems are predominately self-reflexive and explore the relationship between life and art, domestic and personal conflicts, and the destructive potential of artistic inclination.
Some poems in this collection:
‘Letters and other worlds’, ‘King Kong meets Wallace Stevens’, ‘Spider blues’, ‘“The gate in his head”’, ‘Burning hills’, ‘White dwarfs’,Reviews
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Rat Jelly
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- First Printing of the First Edition
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- 1973
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- Hardcover
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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Toronto: Coach House Press, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for some sunning to spine and peripheries, and a bookplate of the Dreadnaught Press. Limited edition of 2000 copies, the hardcover is now quite uncommon.. Item Price
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Rat Jelly: Poems
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Second Printing
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- 1973
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- Paperback
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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Toronto, Ontario: Coach House Press, 1973. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second Printing. A bit of edge wear to card covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Item Price
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Rat Jelly (signed)
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- 1973
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Ottawa, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto, Canada: The Coach House Press, 1973. Second printing. Signed by author on title page. Lightly rubbed along edges and ends of spine, red smudges on rear where colour has bled through along spine, else very good plus.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- 1994
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Coach House Press, 1994. Trade paperback, 9th printing, VG. Clean, tight, unmarked copy. Trace of rubbing to corners, otherwise fine. 71pp.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by ONDAATJE Michael
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- reprint
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- 1977
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- Paperback
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- 9780889101074
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Darfield , Canterbury, NZL
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Toronto: The Coach House Press, 1977 (500 grams) light rubbing to edges, 72pp, fourth printing, poetry. reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Item Price
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RAT JELLY.
by Ondaatje, Michael.
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1973
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- Softcover
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TORONTO: THE COACH HOUSE PRESS.. Fine with no dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0889101078 . The trade-paperback issue. One of1500 copies. This copy bears the label of the Canada Council, with their compliments, on the front endpaper. Fine in pictorial printed wrappers, but for a mild trace of offsetting at the head of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by ONDAATJE, Michael
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- Fine
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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€61.26
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London: Marion Boyars, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First English edition, hardcover issue. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- 1973
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Avon, Connecticut, USA
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Toronto: Coach House Press, 1973. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good +. Trade paperbound book. Canadian paperbound edition of this early volume of poems by Ondaatje. A handsome very good or better copy. 73 pp. From the library of fellow poet James Tate who has signed his name on the front endpaper. Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- 1973
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- Paperback
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Washburn, Wisconsin, USA
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Tornoto Ont Canada: Coach House Press, 1973. Paperback. Very Good+. Amazing poems, spooky front cover, unpaginated. Cover edges show some wear, otherwise in Fine condition.; 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 ''. Item Price
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Rat Jelly
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€51.63
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Toronto: Coach House Press, 1973. Book. Very Good +. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, Limited. About Fine But For Some Bumping And Rubbing To Extremities And Folds. Internally Fine. Signed On The Title Page.. Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by ONDAATJE, Michael
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- 1973
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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(Toronto): Coach House, 1973. Softcover. Fine. First edition, wrappered issue. A trifle rubbed on the wrappers, else fine. Signed by the author. Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Canadian
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- 1973
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- Hardcover
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Toronto: Coach House Press, 1973. First Canadian. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The rare clothbound edition of this early collection of poems by the author of The English Patient. A near fine clean copy in very good unclipped dustwrapper with general light wear. Seldom seen in cloth. Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by ONDAATJE, Michael
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- First Edition
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- 1973
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- Paperback
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London, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: The Coach House Press, 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. Limited to 2000 copies. 71 p. 22 cm. Paperback. Light wear to edges. Faint stain on rear cover, fore-edge and pp. 14-15.
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Rat Jelly
by ONDAATJE MICHAEL
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- First Edition
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- 1980
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- Hard Cover
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1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. (London: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd 1980). First UK Edition. SIGNED COPY. Publisher's red boards with silver spine lettering. A fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used
- Published
- 1973
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780889101074
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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Toronto: Coach House Press, 1973. Hardcover. pp. 71. 8vo. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Canada Council bookplate to front free endpaper. Spotting to top page edge, minor shelfwear; very good, in very good dustjacket showing quarter-sized scuff to rear panel, overall light rubbing, and inked numeral to front flap. Rare in hardcover. Ondaatje's fourth book of poetry.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by ONDAATJE, Michael
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1973
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- Softcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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(Toronto): Coach House, 1973. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition, wrappered issue. A trifle rubbed at the edges of the spine near fine. Item Price
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Rat Jelly.
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Rat Jelly
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used - Near Fine Plus.
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- Second Printing
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- 1973
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780889101074
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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€18.85
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Toronto: Coach House, 1973. A nice copy of Ondaatje's fourth book of poetry. A second printing of 2000 copies, August 1973. . Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus.. Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by ONDAATJE, MICHAEL
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- 1st Edition
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- 1973
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- Wraps
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Toronto, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: Coach House, 1973. 1st Edition. Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo. Decorated wraps. First printing of 2000 copies in wraps. Signed by the author on the title page in an early legible hand. Ink name on endpaper. Some soiling to rear panel o/w near fine. Item Price
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Rat Jelly
by ONDAATJE, Michael
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- 1st Edition
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- Soft cover
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Ottawa, Ontario, CAN
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€27.54
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Toronto. Coach House Press.1973. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 22cm, first edition, 72p., colour illustrated wraps, edges lightlyrubbed, near fine copy. (lt) Printed in an edition of 2000 copies. Item Price
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