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Portraits of Valour: The Art of Murray Saint, World War ii Veterans, Their Pictures and Stories (includes HMCS Bayfield, Collingwood, Regina, Wetaskiwin, Flower / Castle Class Corvettes, River / Town Class Destroyers, Minotaur Class Light Cruiser, etc)
by Saint, Murray; al McOrmond; Patrick Busby
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine (see description)/No Jacket as issued
- ISBN 10
- 0968143040
- ISBN 13
- 9780968143049
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Whitby, Ontario: Whitby, ON: WD Publishing / Allan McOrmond, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2010. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, about 9w x 11.25h inches, a Near Fine example, non-authorial gift inscription on front blank endpaper, no dustjacket as issued, looks new, 192 pages, illustrations throughout, ---"Portraits of Valour tells the stories of World War Two veterans from Western Toronto, including numerous photographs and their portraits, as painted by the artist Murray Saint. --Murray Saint painted more than 80 portraits of WWII veterans, which he would take to local schools in Etobicoke and Mississauga, telling the children of the veterans who lived in their neighbourhood. The veterans would often accompany him to speak of their own experiences. Murray developed a mobile museum to allow the kids could see real uniforms and artifacts from the war. --He began to record the stories in book form with the help of Al McOrmond in 2000. When Murray passed away his grandson, Patrick Busby, continued to work with Al to finish the book, Portraits of Valour."---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by Murray Saint . 9w x 11.25h Inches.
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- Bookseller
- Leonard Shoup
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169242
- Title
- Portraits of Valour: The Art of Murray Saint, World War ii Veterans, Their Pictures and Stories (includes HMCS Bayfield, Collingwood, Regina, Wetaskiwin, Flower / Castle Class Corvettes, River / Town Class Destroyers, Minotaur Class Light Cruiser, etc)
- Author
- Saint, Murray; al McOrmond; Patrick Busby
- Illustrator
- Murray Saint
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine (see description)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0968143040
- ISBN 13
- 9780968143049
- Publisher
- Whitby, ON: WD Publishing / Allan McOrmond, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing
- Place of Publication
- Whitby, Ontario
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 9w x 11.25h Inches
- Keywords
- Portraits of Valour: The Art of Murray Saint, World War ii Veterans, Their Pictures and Stories (includes HMCS Bayfield, Collingwood, Regina, Wetaskiwin, Flower / Castle Class Corvettes, River / Town Class Destroyers, Minotaur Class Light Cruiser, etc)
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Leonard Shoup
Biblio member since 2003
Burlington, Ontario
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