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Memoirs of an Art Dealer Limited Edition 21/105, Signed, with Original Drawing by Horatio Walker
by Laing, G. Blair
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0771045697
- ISBN 13
- 9780771045691
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 0771045697 . KB19....264 pp. Index. Large octavo, a limited edition 21/105, signed on the limitation page, with a pencil sketch by Horatio Walker tipped in at the front, attested to and signed on the rear by Walker's niece. Frontis plate of Laing and his father, book illustrated throughout with beautiful full color plates tipped in. Limited edition is lush merlot suede with gilded stamping, gilt title, gilt top and bottom edges in near fine condition. Cloth slipcase with the same gilt design plus a gilt border. Faintest hint of rubbing and fading on the box, the book itself is clean and tight. A beautiful collectors piece, and a wonderful look at the Canadian art scene in a very important period by one of its premier dealers. ; pencil; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 264 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10703
- Title
- Memoirs of an Art Dealer Limited Edition 21/105, Signed, with Original Drawing by Horatio Walker
- Author
- Laing, G. Blair
- Illustrator
- Walker, Horatio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771045697
- ISBN 13
- 9780771045691
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- 0771045697, Hiram Walker, Canadian Artists, Massey, Tom Thomson, Krieghoff, G.blair Laing, Group Of Seven
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art, Architecture & Design; Canadiana; Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Octavo
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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