Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) Two Books, Each Inscribed to a Relative.

Leonard Cohen (1934-2016)

Two Books, Each Inscribed.

1) Let Us Compare Mythologies. Montreal: McGill Poetry Series, 1956. First edition, octavo; signed and inscribed to his relative Ray Cohen, "For our dear friend, with love" in June, 1956 on the front free endpaper in black ink; illustrated with drawings by Freda Guttman; bound in publisher's full black cloth, spine lettered in silver (lacking original dust jacket; one gathering starting; lightly rubbed and bumped, discoloration to endpaper glue); 8 x 5 3/8 in.

2) Death of a Lady's Man. Toronto: McLelland and Steward, 1978. First edition, octavo; signed and inscribed to his relative Susannah Dalfen Cohen, "all good things" in Ottawa the year of publication on the title in black felt tip marker; bound in publisher's cloth-backed gray boards, spine gilt-lettered (lacking original dust jacket; over-opened in two places but sturdy; faint sunning, mostly to spine); 8 ¼ x 5 3/8 in.

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