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NO AUTHOR_ARTIST TITLE PUBLISHER PRICE COND DESCRIPTION
1444 Stave, Gunter
American Folk Art Painting Design and Instructions for Tole Painting, Color, Brush Strokes, Antiquing Methods, Beginner's Rose Davis & Company Concord, Tennesee 1966 $7.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Card Cover Spiral type binding. Covers scuffed and soiled. Small tears around binding. Lots of illustrations.
2950 Halkes, Petra
Aspiring To The Landscape: On Painting And The Subject Of Nature University of Toronto Press Toronto 2006 $35.00 Very Good, Dustjacket: Very Good, Half-Leather Minor scuffing wrinkling and spots on the dustjacket. Clean unmarked interior, several colour and black and white photographs.
2297 Hubbard, R.H. (editor)
An Athology of Canadian Art Oxford Univ Press Toronto 1960 $7.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Hard Cover Book size 9.5" x 7". Covers are fairly clean. Inside clean. Binding starting to crack slightly. Lots of photos and some biographical notes on artists. Inscription to previous owner on half title page.
2397 Stacey, Robert
C.W. Jefferys National Gallery of Canada Ottawa 1985 $8.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Trade Paperback Number 10 in the Canadian Artists Series. Biographical information and examples of Jefferys' work. Book has slight smoky odour. Previous owner's name written in pen on half-ttle page. Inside clean.
1369 Robertson, Ellison
Robertson, Ellison
Cape Breton Island Sketchbook Four East Publications 1981 $10.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft Cover Cover edges creased. Back cover has small dents. Inside clean. Lots of beautiful sketches of Cape Breton scenery.
980 Virch, Pat
Decorated Tinware in Early American Folk Art Nordic Publishers Marquette, Michigan 1977 $19.00 Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Card Cover Decorative gold covers show minor soiling on back cover and a few creases near the staples. Spine edge is a little worn. Previous owner's name and date in pen on title page. Interior is clean and unmarked.
2715 Genova Artistica $35.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Paper Covered Boards "Palazzo Bianco" and " Palazzo Rosso" also on front cover. Paper over the boards is ripped at the spine ends and in the centre of the spine. Some wear and minor soiling. 40 numbered illustrations, accordion type pages. Descriptions in four languages, French, English, Italian and German
1353 Stewart, Basil
A Guide to Japanese Prints and Their Subject Matter Dover Publications, Inc New York 1979 $8.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft Cover Cover is creased at corners and on spine. A bit of staining on page edges. Lots of illustrations.
3428 Landscapes to Mindscapes M.C. Escher Brydon E. Smith National Gallery of Canada 1995 $16.00 Very Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Card Cover A look at the collection of Escher's works gifted to the National Gallery of Canada by the artist's son who lived in Nova Scotia. This show of Escher's art travelled around the country in 1995. This publication is a program provided to the art gallery visitors.
3948 Hashey, Mary W. (Compiler)
Maritime Artists Volume I The Maritime Arts Association Fredericton, N.B. 1967 $20.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Card Cover Yellow covers splitting at spine hinge are a bit scuffed with minor soiling. Small biographies of dozens of maritime artists and samples of their art in black and white are featured.
2965 The McMichael Conservation Collection Catalogue of Collection in Total Kleinburg, Ontario 1970 $25.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft Cover Signed by A.Y. Jackson on title page. Two small pen marks on cover. Cover is yellowed and faded in some spots. Inside clean.
2759 Mellencamp, John
Mellencamp, John
Mellencamp Paintings and Reflections Harper Perennial New York 1998 First Edition $10.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft Cover Covers are curling a bit at edges. Inside is fairly clean.
3254 De Volpi, Charles P.
The Niagara Pininsula a Pictorial Record Historical Prints and Illustrations of the Niagara Peninsula Province of Ontario Canada 1697-1880 Dev-Sco Publications Ltd. Montreal 1966 $25.00 Good, Dustjacket: Good, Hard Cover Dustjacket has large tear on rear and small tears on edges. Several beautiful prints of the Niagara Peninsula.
4117 De Volpi, Charles P.
Nova Scotia a Pictorial Record Historical Prints and Illustrations of the Province of Nova Scotia Canada 1605-1878 Longman Canada Limited Toronto 1974 $30.00 Good, Dustjacket: Good, Hard Cover Dustjacket has some small tears. Inside is clean and fairly tight. Full of reproductions of old prints of Nova Scotia. Printed on thick paper.
4023 De Volpi, Charles P.
Nova Scotia a Pictorial Record Historical Prints and Illustrations of the Province of Nova Scotia Canada 1605-1878 Longman Canada Limited Toronto 1974 $30.00 Good, Dustjacket: Fair, Hard Cover Dustjacket is full of creases, chips and small tears. Previous owner's paste-on bookplate has been removed leaving some paper residue on endpaper. Inside is clean and fairly tight. Full of reproductions of old prints of Nova Scotia. Printed on thick paper.
4296 Nova Scotia Folk Art: Canada's Cultural Heritage, Canada House, Canadian Cultural Centre, 22 November 1989-19 January 1990 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Haliax 1995 $10.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft Cover Some scuffing on covers. Clean inside and out.
2506 Jenson, L.B.
Jenson, L.B.
Nova Scotia Sketch Book Petheric Press Halifax 1975 Second Edition $7.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Card Cover Spiral or comb bound. A little bit of creasing on cover. Inside clean. Line drawings of Nova Scotia scenes and descriptions by the author.
3282 Marshall, Margo Takacs
Barss, Peter
One Handkerchief Makes a Small Quilt Glen Margaret Publishing Tantallon 2008 $24.95 New, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft Cover Full colour photos of beautiful handkerchief quilts, some are very old and some new.
3204 Groves, Naomi Jackson
One Summer in Quebec: A.Y. Jackson in 1925 a Family View Penumbra Press Kapuskasing Ontario 1988 $20.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Trade Paperback Inscription to previous owner on half-title page. Author signed title page. Clean copy.
4034 Portfolios Drawings By Peter Rankin, Jimmy Rankin, Johnny Gillis & Barry Fraser $15.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft Cover With an introduction by James St. Clair of Mull River. Full of sketches of Inverness County Cape Breton. Signed by Barry Fraser who is one of the artists. Dampstain on front cover that shows through to title page.
941 Powell, Harold
The Pottery Handbook of Clay Glaze and Colour Blandford Press London 1968 $8.00 Very Good, Dustjacket: Good, Hard Cover Dustjacket has several small tears along edges and some soiling. Book is in great condition. No tears or soiling.
3583 Hancock, J.
Hancock, J
Sketches of Historic Wolfvile Wolfville Centennial Committee Wolfville, N.S. $10.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft Cover A book of sketches by the author. Clean inside and out
3178 McClellan, Brenda (editor)
Visual Artists of Newfoundland & Labrador A Juried Exhibition in Print Visual Artists of Newfoundland and Labrador Saint John's, NF, Ca 2002 $25.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft Cover Front cover has a long scratch. Top corner bumped. Inside clean.
2412 Weaver, Paul (introduction by)
The Western Paintings of John Clymer Bantam Books, Inc. New York 1977 $8.00 Good, Dustjacket: No Jacket, Soft Cover Book has smoky odour. Covers yellowed at edges. Previous owner's name in pen on title page.
3970 Bobak, Molly Lamb
Bobak, Molly Lamb
Wild Flowers of Canada Impressions and Sketches of a Field Artist Pagurian Press Limited Toronto 1978 $16.00 Good, Dustjacket: Good, Hard Cover Wild flowers painted by Canada's only female WWII artist. Some small rips and creases on dustjacket. Signed by Molly Bobak on title page. Previous owner's bookplate and signature on inside front cover and first free endpaper. Some staining on page edges. Inside clean.
2574 Pictou Heritage Society
Jenson, L.B.
Wood and Stone Pictou, Nova Scotia Petheric Press Halifax 1972 $10.00 Fair, Dustjacket: Good, Card Cover Line drawings of Pictou buildings done by well know artist. Plastic comb type binding is broken in a few spots. Book is held together by remaining combs. Covers soiled. Drawing printed on thick paper. Inside fairly clean.

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