A. Y.'s Canada
by Groves, Naomi Jackson [pencil drawings by A. Y. Jackson]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto/Vancouver: Clarke, Irwin & Company Ltd., 1968. Hardcover. Near fine. First edition. iix, 248 pp. Oblong quarto. Hardcover, original beige cloth boards, gilt lettered spine. Pictorial black and orange dust-jacket, black and white letters to the spine. DJ with very minor tears and rubbings on the edges, overall in very good condition. Price clipped. Pictorial endpapers. Signed by the author and artist on the title page, library stamped. Illustrated with 107 pencil drawings from A. Y. Jackson, including maps and index. Tight binding, text-block clean and unmarked. Near fine condition. A comprehensive collection of pencil drawings from across Canada. The text provides interesting background information and anecdotes. 1968
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144333
- Title
- A. Y.'s Canada
- Author
- Groves, Naomi Jackson [pencil drawings by A. Y. Jackson]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Clarke, Irwin & Company Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto/Vancouver
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- drawing|pencil drawing|sketch|landscape
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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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