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The Art of Alex Colville
by Dow, Helen J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1972. 231 pp. Square quarto. Original brown buckram slipcase with colour illustration tipped onto the front. Book is bound in course white cloth with gilt title on spine and front board. Original green paper endpapers. Illustrated with black and white and colour illustrations. Color illustrations are tipped onto separate leaves. A fine clean copy. This example is the limited issue, 81/200, and is printed on better paper than the trade edition. All of the colour illustrations are tipped onto the page. All copies are signed by the author and Alex Colville on the titlepage. The standard work on this iconic Canadian/Maritime artist in the preferred limited edition. </p><p>Please note that this volume is heavy; extra shipping charges will apply. 1972
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143689
- Title
- The Art of Alex Colville
- Author
- Dow, Helen J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Ryerson
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Canadian Art|Canadian Painting
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Glossary
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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