Collecting the Governor General’s English Fiction
I started collecting First Editions (signed if possible) of the Governor General’s Award winners in English fiction several years ago. Here’s the list, and damage done to date (pls. excuse the funkadelic presentation: fed up farting around with WordPress editor):
The Mistress of Nothing Kate Pullinger, McArthur 2009 (Signed First)
The Origin of Species Nino Ricci, 2008
Divisadero Michael Ondaatje, 2007(Signed First)
The Law of Dreams Peter Behrens, 2006 (Signed First)
A Perfect Night to Go to China David Gilmour Thomas Allen 2005 (Signed First)
A Complicated Kindness Miriam Toews Knopf 2004 (Signed, later)
Elle Douglas Glover Goose Lane 2003
A Song for Nettie Johnson Gloria Sawai Coteau 2002 (Signed, later)
Clara Callan Richard B. Wright Harper 2001 (Signed, later)
Anil’s Ghost Michael Ondaatje M & S 2000 (Signed First)
Elizabeth and After Matt Cohen Knopf 1999
Forms of Devotion Diane Schoemperlen HarperCollins 1998
The Underpainter Jane Urquhart M & S 1997 (Signed First)
The Englishman’s Boy Guy Vanderhaeghe M& S1996 (Signed First)
The Roaring Girl Greg Hollingshead Somerville House 1995 (Signed, later)
A Discovery of Strangers Rudy Wiebe Knopf 1994 (Signed First)
The Stone Diaries Carol Shields Random House 1993
The English Patient Michael Ondaatje M and S 1992 (Signed First)
Such a Long Journey Rohinton Mistry M&S 1991
Lives of the Saints Nino Ricci Cormorant Books 1990
Whale Music Paul Quarrington Doubleday Canada 1989 (Signed First)
Nights Below Station Street David Adams Richards M&S 1988 (Signed First)
A Dream Like Mine M.T. Kelly Stoddart 1987 (Signed First)
The Progress of Love Alice Munro M and S 1986 (Signed, later)
The Handmaid’s Tale Margaret Atwood M and S 1985 (Signed First)
The Engineer of Human Souls Josef Skvorecky Lester & Orpen 1984
Shakespeare’s Dog Leon Rooke Stoddart 1983 (Signed First)
Man Descending Guy Vanderhaeghe Macmillan 1982 (Signed First)
Home Truths Mavis Gallant Macmillan-Gage 1981 (Signed First)
Burning Water George Bowering Musson/General 1980 (Signed First)
The Res of Joseph Bourne Jack Hodgins Mac1979 (Signed First)
Who Do You Think You Are? Alice Munro Macmillan 1978
The Wars Timothy Findley Clarke, Irwin 1977 (Signed First)
Bear Marian Engel M and S 1976 (Signed First)
The Great Victorian Collection Brian Moore M & S 1975 (Signed First)
The Diviners Margaret Laurence Mand S1974
The Temptations of Big Bear Rudy Wiebe M& S 1973 (Signed First)
The Manticore Robertson Davies Macmillan 1972 (Signed)
St. Urbain’s Horseman Mordecai Richler M & S 1971
The New Ancestors Dave Godfrey New Press 1970 (Signed First)
The Studhorse Man Robert Kroetsch Macmillan 1969 (Signed First)
Dance of the Happy Shades Alice Munro Ryerson 1967
A Jest of God Margaret Laurence M and S 1965
The Deserter Douglas LePan M and S1964 (Signed First)
Hugh Garner’s Best Stories Hugh Garner Ryerson 1963
Running to Paradise Kildare Dobbs Oxford 1962 (Signed First)
Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Malcolm Lowry Lippincott 1961
The Luck of Ginger Coffey Brian Moore Little, Brown 1960 (Signed First)
The Watch that Ends the Night Hugh MacLennan Macmillan 1959 (Signed First)
Execution Colin McDougall Macmillan 1957 Signed First)
Street of Riches (trans.) Gabrielle Roy M & S 1957
The Sacrifice Adele Wiseman Macmillan 1956 (Signed, British Ed)
The Sixth of June Lionel Shapiro Collins/Doubleday & Co. 1955
The Fall of a Titan Igor Gouzenko, Norton 1954 (Signed First)
Digby David Walker Collins Clear-Type Press 1953
The Pillar David Walker Collins Houghton Mifflin 1952 (Signed First)
The Loved and the Lost Morley Callaghan Macmillan 1951
The Outlander (trans.) Germaine Guevremont McGraw-Hill 1950
Mr. Ames Against Time Philip Child The Ryerson Press 1949
The Precipice Hugh MacLennan Collins 1948 (Signed First) No dustjacket
The Tin Flute (trans.) Gabrielle Roy Reynal & Hitchcock/ M&S 1947
Continental Revue Winifred Bambrick Faber/Ryerson 1946 (Signed )
Two Solitudes Hugh MacLennan Collins. Canada 1945 (Signed)
Earth and High Heaven Gwethalyn Graham Cape/ Nelson 1944
The Pied Piper of Dipper Creek Thomas Raddall M&S 1943 (Signed)
Little Man G. Herbert Sallans The Ryerson Press 1942
Three Came to Ville Marie Alan Sullivan Oxford 1941
Thirty Acres (translation) Ringuet (pseud.) Macmillan 1940
The Champlain Road Franklin D. McDowell Macmillan 1939 (Signed, later)
Swiss Sonata Gwethalyn Graham Cape/ Nelson 1938 No DJ
The Dark Weaver Laura G. Salverson Ryerson 1937
Think of The Earth Bertram Brooker Thomas Nelson 1936 No DJ
Incoming search terms:
- 1936 think of the earth for sale
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