Bright Land. A Warm Look at Arthur Lismer.
by Darroch, Lois
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- fine
- ISBN 10
- 0920886078
- ISBN 13
- 9780920886076
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Merritt Publishing Company Limited, 1981. Hardcover. fine. 1st edition. 170pp. Quarto. Illustrated with black and white and coloured paintings and drawings. Original grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket is illustrated, minor wear with two closed tears. Text block clean. Over all a very good to fine copy. This biography of Lismer will bring back memories for his students. A teacher and an artist, he was quick with a pencil and colourful palette, this looks at the scope of his work in the twentieth century. 1981
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 117387
- Title
- Bright Land. A Warm Look at Arthur Lismer.
- Author
- Darroch, Lois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0920886078
- ISBN 13
- 9780920886076
- Publisher
- Merritt Publishing Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Arthur Lismer|Canadian Art
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