A Rural Life

Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1986 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Artist. 1st Canadian Edition. In words and a series of water colour paintings the artist "captured the very feeling and texture of rural life... for eight years he lived in Bridgetown a small village in the Annapolis Valley, He painted portraits of his neighbours... of their livestock, their houses, their farms… Read more about this item

Canada: Oberon, 1986. Book. Illus. by Tolmie, Ken. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 60 pages. "In this enchanting book, Ken Tolmie has captured in words and pictures the very feeling and texture of rural life in the Annapolis Valley." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. … Read more about this item

Over 60 colour illus. This title shows over 60 colour reproductions of the Tolmie's paintings. There are portraits, landscapes, animal piantings, wild and domestic, and vegnettes of activities. Together they comprise a sort of compendium of village and rural life. Ken's remarble water-colour dry-brush technique is graceful, convincing and original.

Canada: Oberon Press, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 11" X 8 3/4. Author. A vividly recreated, beautifully illustrated depiction of small town life in the Annapolis Valley. Book carries 60 colour plates of paintings from the Bridgetown Series. 60 pp. Book has cloth covered boards with as-new gilt text on its… Read more about this item

Toronto, Canada: Oberon Press, 1986. 57 colour illustrations. 60 pp. White endpapers. Green cloth with gilt titles. Bottom corners bumped. White DJ with black titles and colour illustration. Small stain near front top edge. VG+/VG+.

Halifax, N.S.: 0beron Press, 1986. Previous owner's name and date on inside leaf o/w fine book. dj has minute tear at top o/w fine white glossy cover with a snow picture at top. In this enchanting book, Ken Tolmie has captured in words and pictures the very feeling and texture of rural life. He painted a way of life in… Read more about this item