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Karsh Canadians
by Karsh, Yousuf
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0802023177
- ISBN 13
- 9780802023179
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802023177 . Some edge wear to dust jacket, especially head of DJ spine ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. Silver cloth covered boards as new ; B&W Photographs; 1.1 x 12.1 x 9.9 Inches; 208 pages; Yousuf Karsh 'He grew up during the Armenian Genocide where he wrote "I saw relatives massacred; my sister died of starvation as we were driven from village to village." At the age of 16, his parents sent Yousuf to live with his uncle George Nakash, a photographer in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Karsh briefly attended school there and assisted in his uncle’s studio.' Coming from the terrors happening in Armenia, Canada must have seemed like heaven on earth. This is Karsh's book of praise for the country he loved best .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17428
- Title
- Karsh Canadians
- Author
- Karsh, Yousuf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0802023177
- ISBN 13
- 9780802023179
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- 0802023177, Photographs, diefenbaker, karen kain, margaret atwood, Canada
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHOTOGRAPHY;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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