CANADIAN ART. Its Original and Development. [1920-1940]. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

Published by The Ryerson Press [1943}, Toronto, 1943

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Quarto, original blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine panel. 278 pp. Tipped-in colour frontispiece "Stormy Weather: Georgian Bay" by F. Horsman Varley; black & white plates and text illustrations throughout. List of artists. Bibliography. Index. This copy is specially signed by William Colgate on the title page. Previous owner's name stamp on front paste-down endaper, some wear to cloth along the bottom edges, a Very Good copy, in the original pictorial dust jacket designed by Thoreau MacDonald. The jacket has some light wear at the edges and a fair bit of mostly unnecessary internal tape reinforcement on the folds. Very uncommon Signed. William G. Colgate (1882-1971) 's monumental early work on Canadian Art and Artists. With a foreword by painter Charles W. Jefferys, the work is a significant achievement in establishing a complete historical survey of the arts in Canada.

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Title
CANADIAN ART. Its Original and Development. [1920-1940]. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
Author
COLGATE, William
Publisher
The Ryerson Press [1943}, Toronto
Publication year
1943
Dust jacket
Dust Jacket Included
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition (& 1st printing).
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Canadiana and Canadian Literature, Signed, Inscribed Books, Letters and Autograph Material

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