History of the Book in Canada. Volume One : Beginnings to 1840 by Fleming, Patricia Lockhart, Gilles Gallichan, and Yvan Laminde, editors - 2004

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8vo, XXIX, 540p., ill., cloth, dj, As newjn 1997, a team of historians, librarians, and literary scholars from across the country joined the growing number of researchers around the world studying print culture on a national scale and took up the task of producing a history for Canada. Volume one of the History of the Book in Canada – the first of three volumes in this collaborative project – examines the role of print in the political, religious, intellectual, and cultural life of the colonies that eventually became Canada.This volume begins with Aboriginal peoples who maintained their stories and history both orally and in writing. When Europeans arrived, the printing press was not yet a century old, but once printing began in Halifax in 1752, it spread rapidly. Printers set up shops through the eastern provinces, in Quebec and Ontario, and by 1840, as far west as a mission near Lake Winnipeg. Their productions were largely utilitarian: newspapers, handbills, almanacs, textbooks, and works of… Read More

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xxix, 540pp., index, biblio., notes, ill. Volume I only. Due to weight, additional postage may apply for some destinations or express delivery; please enquire..

8vo, XXXIII, 659p., cloth, dj, b&w ill. As new.Vast in its scope and depth of scholarship, this second volume of the History of the Book in Canada extends the landmark research on Canadian book and print culture from 1840 to the end of the First World War. During this time, the lives of Canadians were shaped by technological innovation, political change, and settlement of the West by immigrants from Europe and migrants from eastern and central Canada and the United States. The development of steam power, telegraphy, photography, electricity, and the railroads transformed the book trades.Whether it was an urban daily, a small-town weekly, a newspaper published in one of a dozen languages, or a magazine, the periodical press reached readers across the country. The period also saw Canadian authors such as L.M. Montgomery write bestsellers that are still popular today, and marked the introduction of new voices, including those of Black communities, Native peoples, and the Métis led by Louis Riel, into… Read More

Canada: University of Toronto Press / Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxx, 540 pages. Index and extensive footnotes. "Examines the role of print in the political, religious, intellectual, and cultural life of the colonies that eventually became Canada." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A superb copy..

Toronto Buffalo London: University of Toronto Press Signed by both General Editors on title page. Volume I only. 540 pages. Lavishly illustrated with 3 chart, 5 maps, 2 tables and over 60 illustrations. Pages good condition. Red endpaperps. Black cloth, gilt titles. Beige and black dust jacket illsutrated on upper cover. VG+/VG+. Hard Cover.

Univ of Toronto Pr, 2005. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 670 pages. 10.00x7.25x2.25 inches.