160 pages. Bilingual English/French. A sumptously produced publication profusely illustrated in colour upon glossy stock. Features: Arthur Lettett; Daniel Renaud; Donald Liardi; Tommy Zen; Aline Brochu; Jacques Poirier; Don Curley; Lorenzo Frachetti; Robert Gerard; Pierre Girard; Graeme Shaw; Bertrand Tremblay; Carolle Beaudry; Philip Buytendorp; David Brown Milne (1882-1953); and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy. View More...
119 pages. Sumptuously illustrated in colour throughout upon glossy stock. Auctions results sheets laid in. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. View More...
240 pages. Presents the first comprehensive exhibition of Costa Rican art to tour the United states. The exhibition consisted of approximately 300 ceramic, gold, jade and monumental stone objects and brought together a rich and superb assemblage of ceremonial, utilitarian, and decorative works dating from the era before the arrival of Columbus." - from Foreward. Many beautiful colour photographs plus black and white illustrations. Clean, bright and unmarked. Binding sound. Moderate wear. Small folds to upper corners of some pages. Nice copy of this beautiful work. View More...
Pages 41-82 Illustrated in colour and black and white. Features: European Masters from Canadian Collections; East is West - thoughts on the meaning and unity of contemporary art; Abstracts at Home; Concours Artistique de la province de Quebec; A Heritage in Decay - the totem art of the Haidas; The Flight from Meaning in Painting; Community Arts for Vancouver; Recent Acquisitions; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian Art Magazine, Winter 1954 - The Totem Art of the Haidas European Masters from Canadian Collect... View More...
280 pages. Stunning black and white photography throughout. Address label of prominent New York fashion house on back cover, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. View More...
280 pages. Stunning photography throughout in color and black and white. Address label of prominent New York fashion house on back cover, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. View More...
280 pages. Stunning photography throughout in color and black and white. Address label of prominent New York fashion house on back cover, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. View More...
"This elegantly designed book pays well-deserved homage to the life and work of B.C. Binning, a man who helped steer Vancouver's artistic community more boldly towards the mainstream and an international future." - dust jacket. 179 pages. Chronology, footnotes, selected bibliography and index. Generously illustrated in colour and black and white. Printed upon glossy stock. Large handwritten gift greetings upon front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. Short opening to front fold of dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound ... View More...
Signed by Abraham Arnold upon title page. "...A remarkable story and a fine collaboration between artist and historian." - dust jacket. Contains sixteen wonderful colour illustrations by William Kurelek. 91 pages. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which has been touched up and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy of this lovely work. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Jewish Life in Canada - Paintings, Commentaries and a Historical Essay *SIGNED BY ARNOLD* Canadian Prairie Art Judaica Immigration Parnos... View More...
56 pages. Features: Rare Shirley Temple Dolls; Native American Dolls; Novelist Anne Rice's Doll Museum; German Fish Tank Fantasies; A History of the Gesland Company; Schoenhut Toys Set Records!; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. View More...
Unpaginated. "Filled with the faces of some of Canada's most outstanding women - joyous, defiant, searching, serene, and each one beautiful in her own way." - from front flap. Usual library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. View More...
31 pages Features: A Seat Below the Salt - Brief history of silver plate of the 1600's as owned by the aristocracy; Rockingham Teawares - Rockingham China Works of Swinton in Yorkshire - history and identifying attributes; Lithographs - The process and history of lithography; The Burlington Glass Site Part 3 - Brief history of Burlington Glass Co. in Hamilton, Ontario (circa 1874 - 1910) and articles unearthed at the old site 1967; Theorem Painting - Process of Theorem painting - designs painted on white cotton velvet; and Early Canadian Furniture. Minimal wear along spine. Small mailin... View More...
144 pages. Jean-Pierre Gauthier and the animate object; Reece Terris lifts construction know-how into high art; Michel de Broin takes his art to Paris and New Orleans; Jessica Stockholder plays with colour and form; Tim Whiten and the elusive magic of making; Christiana Eckart moves painting into sculpture; Jacques Bilodeau's sculpture of engagement. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. View More...
48 pages. Features: Printed Imagery on Clay; Working with Panels and Wall Pieces; Matthias Ostermann; International Ceramics Conference; The Human Condition - varda Yatom's Latest Work; The Politics of Exclusion; Full Circle - The Story of a Commission - Grace Nickel's work; A Vase for One Flower; The Art of Pricing Art. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. View More...
Lot of 8 four-page menus from the S.S. Yukon Star, each measuring 8.5" x 5.5" and featuring a charming color cover illustrations of a notable Alaskan dog, with brief write-ups of each dog on back page. Dogs include: Blizzard - owned by Slim Williams; Two Husky puppies; Wolf - raced by Mary Joyce in the Alaska Dog Derby; Cheechako - owned by Lieutenant Colonel Francis E. Maslin; Rye - given to the Army at Chilkoot Barracks by Mary Joyce; Mageik - Father Hubbard's famous sled dog; Jack - racing dog owned by Grover Bayless of Fairbanks; and Smokey - a favorite among forty army dogs formerly stat... View More...
104 pages. Features: Wet Finishing; Tales and Towels of Huck; Linen Towels in Huck; Turned Twills and Color Effects; Felted Wearables; Beading and Embroidery on Handwoven Fabric; Seersucker Sweetie; Deflected Doubleweave - start to finish; Simple textures and patterns on the rigid heddle loom; Winter roses throw; Carla Moore Buchheit; Fibers and Finishes; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Handwoven (Hand Woven) Magazine, January (Jan.) / February (Feb.) 2001 - Special Hemstitching and Embroidery Finishes Wet Finishing; Tales and Towels of... View More...
104 pages. Features: Swatch Collection #33; Mixing Color, Fiber, and Structure; A Colorful Mix for a Doll; Ikat Effects Without the Fuss; An Unusual Tapestry Mix for a Vest; Rags to Riches Vest; Instant Imagery with Iron-On Transfers; Embellished Bags; A Mixed Fabric Palette; Those Old Castoffs for a New Look; Catharine Muerdter's Woven Shibori; Mixing Lace with a Pattern Warp; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Handwoven (Hand Woven) Magazine, September (Sept.) / October (Oct.) 2000 - Loom Music Color-and-Weave Throw; Designing Stripes ... View More...
54 pages. Features: Album; Susie Peak; Barbar Walter; Janet Blackwell; Helen Duskin; Aurora Salek; Hazel Perkins; Jan Milton; Al Carney; Veda Morrett; Oriental Painting; Rosalee Manwell; Linda Alexander; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. View More...
Catalogue for an exhibition of the works of William Townsend which ran from 1982 through 1984 at the Nickle Arts Museum in Calgary, The Prairie Gallery in Grande Prairie, The Edmonton Art Gallery, the Walter Phillips Gallery in Banff, and the Red Deer and District Museum. 36 unnumbered pages. Selected Bibliography. Chronology. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Printued upon glossy stock. Short openings along backstrip, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. View More...