Rosedale [Toronto, Ontario] by Crawford, Bess Hillery - 2000

Canada: Boston Mills Press Stoddart, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 176 pages. Footnotes, bibliography, index. Generously illustrated with black and illustrations and reproductions of archival photos. Printed upon glossy stock. "This lavishly illustrated and compellingly written pictorial history recounts the origins and evolution of Toronto's most prestigious neighbourhood from its beginnings in the mid-1850s to the protection of its heritage homes within the modern mega-city. Chapters are devoted to the subdivision plans of 1854-1910, the impact of generations of the Jarvis family, a who's who of Rosedale's first century, the origins of street names, the first landowners, early estates, and Rosedales's principal architects." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A beautiful copy. Gift quality.