(Chatelaine, Mar., 1960 issue, short story)
(in my opinion, one of the weakest 1st ed. dust jackets ever issued on a significant Canadian book; Macmillan, 1947)
(the 1967 Alcuin Society ed. with effective lino-block engravings by Gus Rueter)
(the limitations page for same, signed by Wilson and others)
(1967 Laurentian Library paperback ed.–the way I first read this book on a train trip from the mountains to Edmonton in the early ’70s)
(scarce intact dj, 1949 1st ed. Macmillan)
(the nicely redone scarce dj by Macmillan, 1960)
(rare signed Wilson, inscribed to her cousins)
(scarce 1952 1st ed. Macmillan dj by C. Duckworth-King; contains 2 novellas–“Tuesday and Wednesday”, and “Lilly’s Story”)
(was released separately in U.S. by Harper & Bros., 1952 dj)
(back cover blurb on/of above book; bio of Wilson)
(Avon, 1952, paperback; a ‘sensational’ cover for its time)
(1954 1st ed. Macmillan scarce clean dj)
(rare 1956 1st ed. Macmillan dj by C. Byfield)
(rare flatsigned copy of 1961 Macmillan, designed by Leslie Smart)
(rare bookplate of Wilson and her husband–they fished together; c.f. Swamp Angel; this is from a book of her husband Wallace signed by him in 1916– The Travels of Marco Polo the Venetian, J.M. Dent, 1914)
Ethel (Davis) Wilson (1888-1980) was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, emigrating to England in 1890, and B.C. in 1898. There she trained and taught as an elementary teacher in Vancouver schools. She and her husband Wallace lived for a long time in an apartment block overlooking English Bay. Margaret Laurence was quite fascinated by Wilson and spoke of her decency and kindness. Wilson’s last 8 years were spent in Arbutus Private Hospital. Highly recommended reading on this interesting lady and her unique work: David Stouck’s Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography.