O Canada by Harrison, Ted [Illustrator] - 1992-01-01

Kids Can Press, 1992-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. Kids Can Press [Published Date: 1992]. Hardcover, [30] pp (unpaginated). First Edition, (with full number line). Bi-Lingual text, English and French. Inscribed (personalized) and signed on half-title page by Ted Harrison, dated '92. Very good in very good dust jacket. Blue textured Paper over Boards with silver lettering on spine. light bumping and scuffing to edges of covers. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few small nicks and light creasing along edges. light overall scuffing to jacket as well. NOT price clipped. Now in an archival-quality Brodart Cover NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From front jacket flap] "0 Canada" was first heard on Quebec's festive St Jean-Baptiste Day, June 24, 1880. It was not until 1908 that R. Stanley Weir created English verses to accompany the popular melody. For generations, while "God Save the Queen" was still the national anthem, Canadians quietly, determinedly sang "0 Canada" as well—in school, at hockey games and on public occasions. Finally in 1980, one hundred years after it was first sung, it was proclaimed our official anthem. In this, the first illustrated edition of "0 Canada", acclaimed Canadian artist Ted Harrison takes us on a spectacular journey across Canada. From "east to western sea", he pays tribute with his bold, brilliant art to each of the provinces and territories. And through his joyous eye, Canada is revealed as a land of singular beauty. Evocative and memorable, O Canada celebrates the rich diversity of our nation.