Original Dummy for CPR Brochure
by Canadian Pacific Railway
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Canadian Pacific Railway, 1927. Undetermined. very good. 8pp. Quarto. Green card stock with original painting and manuscript lettering on front wrapper. 5 more tempera and india ink paintings and border decorations. Wear to spine and slight wear to corners. Slight paint transfer from images to opposite pages and first painting has some smudging in top corner. very good A dummy brochure consisting of 6 paintings: one train, one CPR logo, and 4 decorative borders that would later include text or photo illustrations. Possibly intended to contain information on Western Canada due to the pine tree and mountain imagery. Front cover illustration is signed by Glidden? Second image signed WC27. The only original manuscript template for a CPR brochure we have ever encountered. The front illustration is beautifully done and with internal illustrations having an art deco feel. We are unsure if the finished product was ever published. 1927
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132974
- Title
- Original Dummy for CPR Brochure
- Author
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- C.P.R|Canadian Pacific Railway|Brochure Template|Canadian Railways|Original Artwork|Railways|Western Canadiana
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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.
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