Legacy in Stone: The Rideau Corridor by Humphreys, Barbara and Fiona Spalding-Smith - 1999

Erin, Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Press, 1999. Book. Illus. by Fiona Spalding-Smith, Photographer. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Erin, Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Press, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Very Good+. Fiona Spalding-Smith, Photographer. First Edition in unclipped dust jacket. Clean unfaded black cloth boards with bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with full color photographs by Fiona Spalding-Smith. 96 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, has one short closed edge tear. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Stretching some 200 kilometres between Kingston and Ottawa, the Rideau Corridor encompasses a wealth of rural charm. At its heart, the Rideau Canal connects a series of rivers and lakes to create one of the most picturesque waterways on the continent. Throughout the nineteenth century, hundreds of buildings were constructed here of stone, because of its availability and the number of skilled masons who remained in the area after their work on the Canal. Photographer Fiona Spalding-Smith and historian Barbara Humphreys have chosen as examples many fine structures that demonstrate the incomparable beauty, versatility, endurance and strength of stone..