Published Works
If you are looking for a new (currently in print) book, use the list below to locate a store or online store nearest you, either in Canada or in the USA. However, most of Layton’s books, including rare books, can be found in any number of Used Bookstores. For a list of booksellers throughout Canada, visit http://www.ramsaybooks.com/bookstore/dealinks.html. This list was compiled by Deanna Ramsay, Bookseller.
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The Love Poems: With Reverence and Delight, paperback (133 pgs), Toronto: Mosaic Press; 2002 (First printing in 1982) (also published by McClelland & Stewart) Quote ISBN: 0889622469.
- Canada: New copies available at Chapters stores and at www.chapters.indigo.ca For previous editions check Used Bookstores (see above)
- USA: New copies (and used copies of previous editions) available at www.amazon.com
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Layton, l’essentiel: Anthology portative d’Irving Layton, translated by M.Albert, paperback (191 pgs), Montreal: Triptyque (Editions), 2001. (published only in French) This book translates into French 150 poems by Irving Layton as well as excerpts from Waiting for the Messiah, Layton’s autobiography. Quote ISBN: 2890314200.
- Canada: Available at Renaud Bray Bookstores throughout Quebec. Visit www.renaud-bray.com or call (514) 343-3659 for information on how to order. Outside of Quebec, it is available at www.amazon.ca
- USA: Not available at this time.
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Raging Like a Fire: A Celebration of Irving Layton, paperback (252 pgs), Toronto: Vehicule Press; 1993. Quote ISBN: 1550650408.
- Canada: Only available through Used and Rare Bookstores. Check Used Bookstores (see above)
- USA: New copies available at www.amazon.com
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Dance With Desire: Selected Love Poems, paperback (176 pgs), Toronto: Porcupine’s Quill, 1992. (This version has a slightly different order as well as an additional 3 more poems than the original, which was published by McClelland & Stewart in 1986 as Dance With Desire: Love Poems) Quote ISBN 0889841357.
- Canada: New copies available at Chapters, Indigo and other major bookstores (call for availability) May be available at www.chapters.indigo.ca
- USA: New copies available at www.bn.com (Barnes & Noble). Also available at www.amazon.com
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The Improved Binoculars, paperback (128 pgs), Toronto: Porcupine’s Quill, 1991. (Original book was published as The Improved Binoculars: Selected Poems with an Introduction by William Carlos Williams, Highlands, N.C., USA: publisher Jonathan Williams, 1956) Quote ISBN: 0889841012.
- Canada: New copies available at Chapters, Indigo and other major bookstores and www.chapters.indigo.ca
- USA: New copies are available at www.bn.com (Barnes & Noble) (The publishing information at the B&N site states the publisher as General Distribution Services Inc. and the publishing date as 2000) Also available at www.amazon.com
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A Wild Peculiar Joy: Selected Poems 1945-82, AUDIOTAPE, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1990. Quote ISBN: 0771049501.
- Canada: Not Available at this time. Last sold at Chapters stores and www.chapters.indigo.ca Check Used Bookstores (see above)
- USA: Not available at this time. Last sold at Barnes & Noble online only at www.bn.com
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Fornalutx: Selected Poems 1928-1990, paperback (192 pgs), Toronto: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1992. Quote ISBN: 0773509631.
- Canada: New copies (both hardcover and paperback) available at www.amazon.ca and www.chapters.indigo.ca May be available at Chapters, Indigo and other major bookstores (call stores for availability.)
- USA: New copies available at www.amazon.com and new hardcover copies (208 pgs) available at www.bn.com (Barnes & Noble)
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The Selected Poems of Irving Layton, paperback, (63 pgs), with an Introduction by Hugh Kenner. New York: New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1977. Quote ISBN: 0811206424.
- Canada: Though this book was published in 1977, uncirculated copies in perfect condition are available online only at www.chapters.indigo.ca (There may be a wait, but usually the orders do arrive, though sometimes after a few months) For school or corporate orders, contact 905-789-2600 or 1-800-832-7569. Also available at www.amazon.ca
- USA: Copies available at www.bn.com (The publishing information at the B&N site states the publishing date at 1994)
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Fortunate Exile, paperback (pgs), Toronto: McClelland & Stewart/Tundra Books, 1987. Quote ISBN: 0771049471.
- Canada: Currently not available at this time. Last sold at Chapters stores and www.chapters.indigo.ca
- USA: New copies available at www.bn.com (Barnes & Noble).
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The Gucci Bag, paperback (143 pgs), Oakville: Mosaic Press, 1983, 1995?
Flatiron Book Distributors, 1995. Quote ISBN: 0889622450.- Canada: Currently not available at this time. Last sold (hardcover and paperback) at www.chapters.indigo.ca Check Used Bookstores (see above)
- USA: New copies available at www.bn.com (The publishing information at the Barnes & Noble site states the publisher as Flatiron and the publishing date at 1995)
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For My Neighbours in Hell, paperback (94 pgs), Oakville: Mosaic Press, 1980, 1985. Quote ISBN: (US) 088962111X for hardcover and 0889621128 (for paperback?)
- Canada: currently not available at this time. Last sold at www.chapters.indigo.ca Check Used Bookstores (see above)
- USA: New (hardcover and paperback) copies available at www.bn.com (Barnes & Noble) (The copy available is the 1985 edition)
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Irving Layton and Robert Creeley: The Complete Correspondence, 1953 - 1978, hardcover (288 pgs), Toronto: McGill-Queens University Press, 1990. Quote ISBN: 0773506578.
- Canada: New copies (hardcopy) available at www.chapters.indigo.ca and may be available at Chapters stores. Also available at www.amazon.ca
- USA: New copies (hardcopy) available at www.bn.com (Barnes & noble) Also available at www.amazon.com
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An Unlikely Affair: The Irving Layton – Dorothy Rath Correspondence, hardcover (230 pgs), Toronto: Mosaic Press, 1990. Quote ISBN: 0889621012.
- Canada: Currently not available at this time, last sold at www.chapters.indigo.ca
- USA: New copies available at Barnes & Noble stores and is available online at www.bn.com (The publishing information at the Barnes & Noble site states the publisher as Mosaic Press NY and the publishing date at 1995)
To buy a different book, please check Used Bookstores or check the online stores (www.chapters.indigo.ca (Canada), www.amazon.ca (Canada), www.amazon.com (USA), and www.bn.com (USA)) (If you are Canadian and plan on buying from a US bookseller, keep exchange rates in mind and ask what the shipping options are – some shipping companies like UPS have hidden charges such as having to pay an extra cash fee upon delivery.)