Passionate Spirits. A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980.
by SISLER, Rebecca, RCA
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1980. First edition. Oblong quarto, black cloth, pp. 296; illustrated. Signed by nine members of the RCA on the first blank, including Barbara Howard, Julius Griffith, and Dora de Pedery Hunt. The are two splits in the hinge paper, one at the front and one at the back; still the book remains structurally sound and otherwise is near fine in dust jacket. [Oversize*].
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- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3131
- Title
- Passionate Spirits. A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980.
- Author
- SISLER, Rebecca, RCA
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1980. First edition.
- Keywords
- ROYAL CANADIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS, REBECCA SISLER ; BARBARA HOWARD JULIUS GRIFFITH DORA DE PEDERY HUNT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian Art;
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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Tamworth, Ontario
About Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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