Search Results: Art from Ainsworth Books

Kelowna, BC: Self Published. Very Good. 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Some wear & scuffing of white glossy card covers, light wear to extremities ; A tight solid book. Black & white sketches on heavy quality paper. Sketches of people & places from Ontario west ; Trade PB; 145 pages .

Surrey, BC: Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. Dust jacket scuffed and chipped, tears top edge with V shape section missing top back edge. ; Illustrations and poetry by Michael Duncan, A tight solid book, DJ in Mylar ; A selection of historical scenes throughout Mission, Abbotsford, Matsqui, Clearbrook, Langley, Surrey, White Rock and North Delta. .

Toronto, ON: Stoddart. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. Second Edition. Hardcover. 0773728759 . Light fading of DJ spine ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped. A bright solid, book ; B&W Illustrations; 0.73 x 9.34 x 6.32 Inches; 148 pages; Laid in are 2 post cards of her art work, 1 of her birthplace as well as a few other mementoes. Foreword by her biographer, Maria Tippett. The book is Carr's account of the period she spent in the Sunhill Sanatorium in East Anglia, burnt out mentally and artistically. The only artwork she turned out during the the year and a half are these sketches .

Victoria, BC: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888853688 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Richly illustrated in colour on glossy paper ; 9.9 X 8.6 X 0.8 inches; 160 pages; "This luminous hardcover publication illustrates and analyzes the pomp and ceremony of Manchu court life and the Chinese aristocracy of the Qing dynasty through their ceremonial and court garments. A scholarly essay elucidates the symbolism and connotation of rank and hierarchy invested in each item, while paying particular attention to women's attire. The main body of the book is devoted to dozens of full page illustrations of robes, surcoats, insignia badges, skirts, shoes and accessories drawn from public and private collections from both Canada and the United States." .

London: Amber Books Ltd.. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2011. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 1907446060 . Only slight wear.; No dust jacket as issued. This book has been produced using tradional Chinese bookbinding techniques, using a method developed in the Ming dynasty. In traditional Chinese binding, single sheets are printed on one side only, and each sheet is folded in half with the printed pages on the outside. The book block is then sandwiched between two boards and sewn together through punched holes close to the cut edge of the folded sheets. Black cloth covered boards with gilt print on front, pasted on illustration on front board. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 96 pages; This book gives the meanings behind a number of traditional symbols used in various cultures. .

Newton, MA: University Prints. Very Good+. 1957. Non-Book. Prints; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Boxed Prints; 5 1/2 X 8 inches; This is a collection of 66 prints enclosed in a green paper board box in VG condition, light wear. Enclosed with prints are catalogs, receipt newspaper cartoons and a couple of post cards. Binding is Unbound. .