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Thistledown Press Ltd. fonds: MSS 116, PC 118 (A.90-64)

Thistledown Press Ltd.:

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24 1 It Never Pays to Laugh Too Much by Charles Noble (1984) - softcover and hardcover first editions, n.d.
  2 A Linen Crow, A Craftan Magpie by Patrick Lane (1985) - original submitted manuscripts, n.d.
  3 A Linen Crow, A Craftan Magpie by Patrick Lane (1985) - editor's manuscript copy, n.d.
  4 A Linen Crow, A Craftan Magpie by Patrick Lane (1985) - softcover and hardcover first editions, n.d.
  5 Man at Stellaco River by Andrew Wreggitt (1985) - original manuscript, n.d.
  6 Man at Stellaco River by Andrew Wreggitt (1985) - softcover first edition, n.d.
  7 The Need of Wanting Always by Gertrude Story (1985) - combination original/edited manuscript, n.d.
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25 1 The Need of Wanting Always by Gertrude Story (1985) - edited manuscript, n.d.
  2 The Need of Wanting Always by Gertrude Story (1985) - softcover and hardcover first editions, n.d.
  3 Dancing Visions (Thistledown Anthology) (1985) - edited manuscript, n.d.
  4 Dancing Visions (Thistledown Anthology) (1985) - submitted poems, n.d.
  5 Dancing Visions (Thistledown Anthology) (1985) - softcover and hardcover first editions, n.d.
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26 1 Teacher's Handbook on Dancing Visions (1985) - original and edited versions, n.d.
  2 Rootless Tree by John V. Hicks (1985) - original submitted manuscript, n.d.
  3 Rootless Tree by John V. Hicks (1985) - editor's manuscript, n.d.
  4 Rootless Tree by John V. Hicks (1985) - softcover and hardcover first editions, n.d.
  5 The Prismatic Eye by Doris Hillis (1985) - original manuscript, n.d.
  6 The Prismatic Eye by Doris Hillis (1985) - edited manuscript, n.d.
  7 The Prismatic Eye by Doris Hillis (1985) - softcover and hardcover first editions, n.d.
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27 1 Heartwood by Gerald Hill (1985) - submitted original manuscript, n.d.
  2 Heartwood by Gerald Hill (1985) - edited draft manuscript, n.d.
  3 Heartwood by Gerald Hill (1985) - final draft manuscript, n.d.
  4 Heartwood by Gerald Hill (1985) - softcover and hardcover first editions, n.d.
  5 No Feather, No Ink (Riel Anthology, Edward George Amabile and Kim Dales, editors) (1985) - permissions and anthology-related correspondence, n.d.
  6 No Feather, No Ink (Riel Anthology, Edward George Amabile and Kim Dales, editors) (1985) - final manuscript, n.d.
  7 No Feather, No Ink (Riel Anthology, Edward George Amabile and Kim Dales, editors) (1985) - culled submissions, n.d.
  8 No Feather, No Ink (Riel Anthology, Edward George Amabile and Kim Dales, editors) (1985) - songchart and illustration submissions, n.d.
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No Feather, No Ink (Riel Anthology, Edward George Amabile and Kim Dales, editors) (1985) - softcover and hardcover first editions, n.d.

Manuscript Rejections and Related Correspondence, 1980-1985
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28 1 Manuscript Rejections and Related Correspondence, 1980
  2 Manuscript Rejections and Related Correspondence, 1981
  3 Manuscript Rejections and Related Correspondence, 1982
  4 Manuscript Rejections and Related Correspondence, 1983
  5 Manuscript Rejections and Related Correspondence, 1984
  6 Manuscript Rejections and Related Correspondence, 1985

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     Published Works Post-1985-1990

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29 1 Death Is An Anxious Mother by Anne Campbell (1986) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1986
  2 The Top of the Heart by Lesley Choyce (1986) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1986
  3 The Beekeeper's Daughter by Bruce Hunter (1986) - softcover and hardcover first editions,1986
  4 Out of the Willow Trees by Peter Stevens (1986) - softcover and hardcover first editions,1986
  5 Black Swan by Gertrude Story (1986) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1986
  6 Small Regrets by David Margoshes (1986) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1986
  7 Falling Together by Lorne Daniel (1986) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1986
  8 Through the Nan Da Gate by Ken Mitchell (1986) - softcover and hardcover first editions,1986
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30 1 Southeasterly by Andrew Wreggitt (1987) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1987
  2 Forgetting How To Fly by Mark Lowey (1987) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1987
  3 Hour of the Pearl by Rhona McAdam (1987) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1987
  4 Medieval Hour in the Author's Mind by Ernest Hekkanen (1987) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1987
  5 The Nefertiti Look by Cecilia Frey (1987) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1987
  6 Evolution in Every Direction by Brian Brett (1987) - softcover and hardcover first editions,1987
  7 Heavy Horse Judging by Don Summerhayes (1987) - softcover and hardcover first editions,1987
  8 Side Glances by John V. Hicks (1987) - softcover first edition, 1987
  9 Dedications by Dennis Cooley (1988) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1987
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31 1 A Dancing Star by Doug Beardsley (1988) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1988
  2 The Violent Lavender Beast by Ernest Hekkanen (1988) - softcover first edition, 1988
  3 The Last House on Main Street by Gertrude Story (1988) - softcover first edition, 1988
  4 The Fungus Garden by Brian Brett (1988) - softcover first edition, 1988
  5 Sticks and Strings by John V. Hicks (1988) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1988
  6 Forms of Captivity and Escape by J.J. Steinfeld (1988) - softcover first edition, 1988
  7 Paradise Cafe by Martha Brooks (1988) - softcover first edition, 1988
  8 Walking at Brighton by David Margoshes (1988) - softcover and hardcover first editions,1988
  9 To Die Ascending by Peter Christensen (1988) - softcover and hardcover first editions, 1988
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32 1 Home Movie Nights by Sara Berkeley (1989) - softcover first edition, 1989
  2 The Selected Paul Durcan edited by Edna Longley (1989) - softcover first edition, 1989
  3 Penn by Sara Berkeley (1989) - softcover first edition, 1989
  4 The Second Season of Jonas MacPherson by Lesley Choyce (1989) - softcover first edition,1989
  5 Making Movies by Andrew Wreggitt (1989) - softcover first edition, 1989
  6 Red Earth, Yellow Stone by Anne Campbell (1989) - softcover first edition, 1989
  7 Outlasting the Landscape by Robert Hiles (1989) - softcover first edition, 1989
  8 Creating the Country by Rhona McAdam (1989) - softcover first edition, 1989
  9 Island by Alistair MacLeod (1989) - hardcover first edition, 1989
  10 The Last Map is the Heart (Anthology) (1989) - softcover first edition, 1989
  11 Riding Into Morning by Catherine Buckaway (1989) - softcover first edition, 1989
  12 The Mystery of the Turtle Lake Monster by Jeni Mayer (1990) - softcover first edition, 1990
  13 Earthworks by Christopher Collins (1990) - softcover first edition, 1990
  14 Where the Rain Ends by William Klebeck (1990) - softcover first edition, n.d.
  15 A Few Words for January by Shelley Ann Leedahl (1990) - softcover first edition, 1990
  16 Spin Cycle and Other Stories by Judy McCrosky (1990) - softcover first edition, 1990

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      Photograph Collection (PC 118), 1982-1984, n.d.

The Thistledown Press Photograph Colletion is comprised of authors' photographs and any artwork or photographs used in their books.

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1 1 Almon, (Dr.) Bert: author's photo used in Blue Sunrise (taken by William Tilland); divider page transparency from Blue Sunrise , n.d.
  2 Christensen, Peter: two different versions of the same photograph of the author used in Hail Storm; negative of above-noted image, n.d.
  3 Cooley, (Dr.) Dennis: author's photo used in Fielding, 1983
  4 Cuelho, Art: photograph, 1984
  5 Cullen, Michael: transparencies [4] and photographs [2] for The Curried Chicken Apocalypse, n.d.
  6 Hawley, Helen: author's photo from Gathering Fire, n.d.
  7 Hicks, John V.: author's photo from Now Is A Far Country; cover photograph and transparency from above-noted book, n.d.
  8 Hicks, John V.: three different versions of the same author's photo used for Winter Your Sleep along with photographs [4], drawing [1], and transparencies [3] used in the same book, n.d.
  9 Koehn, Lala Heine: author's photo from Portraits, n.d.
  10 Latta, William: author's photo from Summer's Bright Blood, n.d.
  11 Marken, Ronald: author's photo from Dark Honey, n.d.
  12 Raddysh, Garry: artwork [3] for White Noise, n.d.
  13 Reid, Monty: photos [3] and transparencies [2] from The Life of Ryley, n.d.
  14 Sapergia, Barbara: two poses of the author at her typewriter; eleven photos from Dirt Hills Mirage, n.d.
  15 Senior, Nancy: author's photo from The Mushroom Jar; three photos and eight drawings from above-noted book, n.d.
  16 Sorestad, Glen: 49 8x10 photographs and 25 drawings on transparencies from Prairie Pub Poems, n.d.
  17 Sorestad, Glen: two different author's photos from Ancestral Dances; eight photos and two drawings for the above-noted book, n.d.
  18 Story, Gertrude: author's photo from The Book of Thirteen, n.d.
  19 Suknaski, Andrew: two different versions of the same author's photo from East of Myloona; seven pages of artwork from above-noted book, n.d.
  20 Uher (Crozier), Lorna: author's photo from Inside the Sky (taken by John Peters), n.d.
  21 Wayman, Thomas: fifteen photos of the author for The Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech (taken by Judy Wapp); six photos used in the above-noted book, n.d.

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