Author Archives: rdavies

(her first major book; Macmillan, 1955 dj) (awesomely rare signed book inscribed to C.B. Farrar, a prominent psychiatrist who had trained under William Osler; she herself was the granddaughter of Sir Edmund Osler; jacket: Allan Fleming) (from C. B. Farrar’s … Continue reading →

(my Where Nests the Water Hen shirt; bought at the Roy House) (1947 G-G winner; pictorial dj of novel’s characters; 1947 Reynal & Hitchcock; translator: Hannah Josephson; jacket design–Robert Hallock ; facsimile of GR`s signature on bookmark from Gabrielle Roy House; … Continue reading →

(1948 G-G winner; Ryerson 1948; this is the 1951 dj reprint with somewhat abstract line drawings by Thoreau MacDonald) (the wonderful dj and hardcover with spine showing of the 1951 Borzoi/Knopf book designed by Lucian Bernhard) (inside dj bio blurb on Klein … Continue reading →

(in the ’50s and ’60s, Canadian magazines like Chatelaine and Maclean’s offered a market for our short story writers–in this issue, as well Gabrielle Roy and Mazo de la Roche; “The Quarrel”–one of Buckler’s best stories was published in the … Continue reading →

(1944 G-G winner; Ryerson, 1944) ( 1972 McGraw Hill Ryerson dj; neither drawing or photo are credited) (signed copy of above book) (signed, 1973 Penguis dj and bio blurb–Harold Town did the cover illustration) (these two rare signeds were laid … Continue reading →

(rare J.M. LeBel Enterprises, 1973 LP; features poems read by Gustafson, F.R. Scott, P.K.Page, Earle Birney, Michael Ondaatje, Francis Sparshott, Douglas Barbour, Stephen Scobie and others) (rare signed of this title, 1960, McClelland & Stewart; beautifully designed by Frank Newfeld … Continue reading →

(1963 Viking dj front and back; John Pimlott designed the front; photo by James Hall)   (rare signed of above title) Wallace Stegner (1909-1993) is actually a famous American author, but as a child, he lived in Eastend, SK, and later wrote … Continue reading →

(rare dj of 1941, Reynal & Hitchcock ) (rare signed slipcased ltd. ed., 1994 Fifth House) (“It’s an Immense Night Out There”, signed ltd. ed. chapbook; Richard Spafford, 1993) (1958 Macmillan dj; jacket by Arnaud Maggs) (signed reprint of 1968, … Continue reading →

(Ryerson, 1947, dj & blurb; cover painting by R.H. Hurley) (Ryerson 1947 dj) (signed 1956 McClelland & Stewart; artwork by Cathier) Edward (Alexander) McCourt (1907-1972) was born in Ireland and then grew up near Kitscoty, AB. He was a Rhodes … Continue reading →

(MacLennan signed letter on McGill stationery in response to comments on The Watch That Ends the Night; *all ephemera on this site are from my personal collection) (rare 1945  signed Collins White Circle Pocket ed.) (In the sixties, MacLennan turned … Continue reading →