Ontario's History in Maps by R. Louis Gentilcore and C. Grant Head - 1984

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press ( UTP )/ The Ontario Historical Studies Series, 1984, 1st edition , First Printing , 1984. ----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ----hardcover, about 16 x 13 inches, a Near Fine example in a lightly rubbed Very Good dustjacket, some small nicks and tears, small tape repair on verso of jacket rear panel, age toning to the jacket jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector ---284 pages, colour and b&w maps throughout, close to 300 maps, a dandy book that has not been surpassed for its contents, ---"Ontario has a rich, varied, and still expanding inheritance of maps. Many of these are attractive works of art, but they are also historical documents, records of the aspirations and achievements of the people of Ontario. Some are a representation of facts on the ground, others a setting down of future plans. They reflect the knowledge and the understanding, not always accurate, of each generation about the environment; they… Read More

University of Toronto Press, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. First Edition. Includes fold out 1937 map of University of Toronto. Near fine hardcover in very good or better jacket. Navy cloth with gilt tilting to cover and spine and very minor wear to foot of spine. Minor sunning to edges of jacket with minor rubbing to both covers and two very minor scuffs to back cover. Else, a tight and clean copy.

Toronto: Published for the Ontario Historical Studies Series - University of Toronto [0-8020-3400-4] 1984, 1st edition. (hardcover) 284pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Folio, oblong. Dark blue cloth boards, lettering in silver to spine and top board. Dust jacket with light edgewear, foot of spine rubbed, crème flaps age-toned as always. Bright, tight, and clean. Replete with maps. With a cartobibliographical essay by Joan Winearls. A large, heavy tome which will require additional shipping. Please enquire..

University of Toronto, 1984. 12.25" x 16.25". xvii, 284 pp. " ... nearly 300 maps, which, ...present a unique graphic history of Ontario ..." Blue cloth VG. DJ has a few scrapes on the rear panel resuklting in some minor loss, small closed tear along bottom edge of front panel.This book weighs 3.8 kg, extra postage will be requested. .

Toronto: University of Toronto/OHSS, 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Oblong. Original cloth hardcovers in illustrated dust jacket. A clean, tight and unmarked book in like dust jacket. Very neat -- a crisp and bright copy, virtually as new. Large oblong folio. xviii,284p..

Toronto: University of Toronto Press for The Ontario Historical Studies Series, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Oblong Folio. xvii, 284 pp., illus. Cartobibliographical essay by Joan Winearls. Published for The Ontario Historical Studies Series. 300 maps, half in full colour. Dustjacket has some edgewear especially at foot of spine, there is an half inch closed tear at lower edge of front cover and a small section of the laminate has lifted in the same place, otherwise a fine copy.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1984. 284 pages in very good condition. With nearly 300 maps, one half of them in full colour. Blue cloth with silver titles. Corners not bumped. Brown DJ with illustration and black titles. Minor fading on the jacket. One small tear on the bottom edge of the lower jacket. Very light wear on corners and edges. Binding tight. FINE/VG+. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/VG+. 16 1/2 x 12.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. xvii, [1], 285 pages. List of sources. "The authors have selected nearly three hundred maps, half in colour, which, combined with ample explanatory text and informative captions, present a unique graphic history of Ontario from its discovery by European explorers to the present. An outstanding example of contemporary methods of map reproduction, and a work which combines effectively the insights of historical geography and cartography." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. Multiple closed openings and patches to dust jacket, now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. 42cm x 32cm. 4kg. A must for the library of any serious student of Ontario's cartographic history..