Irving Layton The Gucci Bag Author's Proof Signed Inscribed First Edition 1983 Canadian Poetry mstisov glassworks The jacket has a wide The jacket has a wide squared collar and an open front that closes only at the bottom centre of the collar with a hook and snap that are hidden by a decorative bow The result is dramatic without being flashy — exactly the sort of refined glamour associated with high end 1940s cocktail and formal fashions personally signed by Irving Layton and additionally warmly inscribed and dated in the year of publication Adding considerably to the interest and association value of this particular copy is a warm personal inscription by Layton on the half title page: