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MOSCOVITCH, HENRY. The Serpent Ink. 8vo, original wrappers printed in red and grey, scattered dampsoiling, tips worn, some fading along rear cover. (Montreal: Contact Press, 1956)
first edition of the author's first book. signed "henry" on the front blank. Moscovitch was just 15 and still a student at Herzliah High School in Montreal when his teacher, the poet Irving Layton, recognized him as a prodigy. Layton, who was also founding editor of Canada's important literary imprint Contact Press, urged his reluctant co-founders Louis Dudek and Raymond Souster to take a chance on publishing the talented student.
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