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By a Lady. Celebrating Three Centuries of Art by Canadian Women.
by Tippett, Maria
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670844586
- ISBN 13
- 9780670844586
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Viking, 1992. Hardcover. fine. 1st edition. xiii,226pp. Quarto. Illustrated with black and white and coloured paintings (including frontispiece). Original cream cloth with silver lettering on spine in dust jacket. Gift inscription in ink to title page. Fine condition Extensively illustrated collection of work by some of Canada's most well known female artists. The author provides a thorough examination of three centuries of art, with selected illustrations and bibliography. Includes work by Emily Carr, Betty Godwin, Cecil Buller and others. Warmly inscribed by the author. 1992
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122229
- Title
- By a Lady. Celebrating Three Centuries of Art by Canadian Women.
- Author
- Tippett, Maria
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0670844586
- ISBN 13
- 9780670844586
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Canadian Art|Women's Studies|Betty Godwin|Canadian Artists|Canadian Painting|Cecil Buller|Emily Carr
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