Old Canadian Cemeteries Places of Memory
by Irwin, Jane
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1554071461
- ISBN 13
- 9781554071463
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Richmond Hill ON: Firefly Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1554071461 . DJ and illustrated boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. May require extra postage, book weighs 4.5 lbs ; Colour photographs; 11.8 X 10.4 X 1.3 inches; 320 pages; "Canada abounds in historical burial places. Once you begin noticing their presence, old cemeteries seem to be everywhere. But these important links to the past are in danger of disappearing forever. The expansion of cities and roadways reclaim valuable land, and inscriptions are worn away by weather and time. Older cemeteries may be important records of immigration, settlement, armed forces, epidemics, class and religious schisms, and upward mobility of ethnic groups.In Old Canadian Cemeteries, Jane Irwin invites the reader on a visual tour of historic cemeteries across Canada, examining such diverse topics as: Burial traditions, including customs from Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Ukranian, Quaker, Pioneer, Acadian, Chinese, Japanese, Inuit, First Nations and African-American cemeteries, War memorials, Graveyard symbols and motifs, and their meanings, Materials used in cemeteries-stone, wood, bronze and cast iron, Historic graveyard conservation." One of my favourites is Fairview Cemetery in Halifax NS where are buried the unclaimed dead from the sinking of the Titanic. .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19772
- Title
- Old Canadian Cemeteries Places of Memory
- Author
- Irwin, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1554071461
- ISBN 13
- 9781554071463
- Publisher
- Firefly Books
- Place of Publication
- Richmond Hill ON
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- 1554071461, Memorials, cemeteries
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadiana;
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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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