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Toronto's Visual Legacy: Official City Photography from 1856 to the Present
by MacKinnon, Steve; Teeple, Karen; Dale, Michele
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1552774082
- ISBN 13
- 9781552774083
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, Canada: James Lorimer & Company Limited., Publishers, 2009. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Designed to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Toronto's incorporation, this lavishly illustrated, stunning book is full of hundreds of period black-and-white photographs drawn from official city archives, including the rare set of 25 panoramic images of downtown sent to Britain in 1857 as the city made its bid to become the capital of the Province of Canada. The photos & text offer a unique perspective on a modern urban area's development from its infancy across nearly two centuries. Oversized hardcover with matte black boards & silver lettering to front cover & spine is Fine in Fine, unclipped DJ: both are virtually flawless & look, feel, & smell nearly brand new! GUARANTEED gift-giving quality! Completely clean & tight & square; NO writing, underlining, or highlighting. NOT ex-lib. NO fading or creasing to DJ, which has been protected in new archival mylar cover.Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or international shipping without preapproval of extra (at least double) postage per USPS rates.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009004
- Title
- Toronto's Visual Legacy: Official City Photography from 1856 to the Present
- Author
- MacKinnon, Steve; Teeple, Karen; Dale, Michele
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1552774082
- ISBN 13
- 9781552774083
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Limited., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA CITIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT PHOTOGRAPHY IMAGES BUILDING ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography-Photo Essays; Urban/Rural/Regional Studies;
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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