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Alfred Joseph Casson. President, Royal Canadian Academy.
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Alfred Joseph Casson. President, Royal Canadian Academy.

by Casson (A.J.) - Biography by Paul Duval.

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Toronto: Ryerson, (1951). First edition.. Gray-blue cloth designed and lettered in gilt. A nice clean copy in the pictorial dust jacket, which is lacking much of it's spine. This copy is inscribed by Casson: "To Jack / from Cass / Christmas 1951". Frontispiece and several plates in colour, the rest in b&w. A note in the book remarks that… Read more about this item
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Ephraim Kelloway's Door. Paintings 1985 - 1990.
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Toronto: Gallery One, 1990. . Oblong stiff wrappers. Some light wear to edges and hinges, a clean copy. Signed and inscribed by Blackwood, dated 1990. 14 plates in color. The booklet of a show which ran Oct 6 - Nov 1, 1990.
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Wrap In Wrap Out, Postcard Set
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Wrap In Wrap Out, Postcard Set

by Christo.

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Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art, [1969].. 32 postcards, concertina style, all still connected. Photographed by Shunk-Kender, in original box, but unfortunately lacking the biographical leaflet. Some original yellowed tape on the box, original tape which connects some of the cards a bit yellowed, nice condition. The box is a bit worn. 32 views of the wrapping of the art… Read more about this item
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Maxwell Bates: Experience and Reality.
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Maxwell Bates: Experience and Reality.

by Skelton (Robin)

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[Victoria: UVic/Malahat Review, 1971]. First edition.. Pictorial wrappers, stapled. An offprint, paginated 57 - 97, from The Malahat Review No. 20, October 1971. Illustrated within the text, and with 16 plates (on 8 leaves). A nice clean copy, small ownership signature on first leaf. A holograph note on the inner cover is signed by Maxwell Bates: ("Excerpt from The… Read more about this item
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Poezia.

Poezia.

by Ducasse (Isidore) - comte de Lautreamont. [Adolf Hoffmeister Illustrations].

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Bratislava: Slovensky Spisovatel, 1967.. [76] pp. Black cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. No dust jacket; in original(?) glassine, which is chipped at the spine and corners. A clean, very good copy. Surrealist collaged endpapers and 8 full-page illustrations by Adolf Hoffmeister. Issued in the series: Kruh Milovníkov Poézie, vol.25.
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Jerry Pethick: Straw Tower. May 5 - July 31, 1998.

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London, Ontario: London Regional Art and Historical Museums, (1999).. Oblong stiff pictorial wrappers. 35pp. Some small marks, but basically fine. An exhibition catalogue. Many photographic illustrations in colour and b&w. Text by James Patten, Barbara Fischer, others. Uncommon. Jerry Pethick was born in London, Ontario, trained in the UK, lived on Hornby Island, BC.
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A Descriptive and Illustrative Catalogue of Chinese Bronzes Acquired During the Administration of John Ellerton Lodge. (With 50 Plates). Compiled By The Staff of The Freer Gallery of Art.

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Washington, 1946.. 4to. Brown cloth designed and lettered in gilt. 108pp. 50 monochrome plates. Published as Oriental Studies, No. 3, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art. Smithsonian Publication 3805. Very light edge wear, a nice clean copy.
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Meister der Deutschen Keramik 1900 bis 1950. bearbeitet von Gisela Reineking von Bock.

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Koln (Cologne): Kunstgewerbemuseum, 1978. . Pictorial wrappers. [330]pp. Many illustrations, some plates in colour. Fading to front wrappers, one corner a bit bent, but basically fine. Prepared for an exhibit at the Kunstgewerbemuseum der Stadt Koln, held from Feb. 10 through April 30, 1978.
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Against Architecture. An Installation by Gordon Payne.

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Courtenay: Arts Alliance for Contemporary Art, (1996). First edition.. Glossy pictorial wrappers. 48pp. Illustrated. Slightly dusty, a fine copy. Contributions by Doris Shadbolt, Joost Bakker, Jerry Pethick. Plates, some in colour. Includes a List of Works and Artist Biography.
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The Future of Drawing. In Scientific Work and in General Education. Addresses Delivered by T.R. Ablett .... F.A. Bather .... The Hon. Sir John Cockburn .... The Lord Mayor (Sir William Dunn) .... James P. Maginnis ....  At the Annual Meeting held in the Guildhall, January 12th, 1917, and At the Conference of Educational Associations held at the London University, January 1st, 1917.

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London: Royal Drawing Society, 1917.. Original buff printed wrappers, tied. 44pp. Illustrated. Some pencil marks and small ink stamps on covers, a nice clean copy generally. Illustrations include a full-page science-fictional one of an advanced airship by Roderic Hill, "Heavens filled with Commerce". Uncommon.
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Knights Eminence.

Knights Eminence.

by Tyson (Ian)

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London: Tetrad Press, 1970. A 4-page booklet measuring 10 X 12 inches; a single leaf, once folded. 4-colour screen print of Tyson's artwork on inner page, with facing text in red & black. Fine condition. 500 copies printed, of which 50 were signed; this is one of 450 unsigned.
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