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 Canada-Wide Genealogy & History Resources ( Topics That Concern More than One Province ) Provincial, Municipal and Regional Resources BOOK - Picturesque Canada: The Country As It Was And Is - 2 Volume Set Edited by George Munro Grant Originally published by Beldon Bros., Toronto, 1882 This edition by Hammerburg Productions, Toronto, 2008 Beyond being an extraordinary history, Picturesque Canada: The Country As It Was and Is is one of the most important examples of wood-engraved illustration that has ever been published in Canada. Hammerburg Productions has re-created this gem to a very high standard that has thrilled collectors of Canadian history and illustration. Profusely illustrated with over 500 wood engravings [reproduced in extraordinary detail], many of them full-page. The original book was illustrated under the supervision of L. R. O'Brien, first President of the Royal Canadian Academy.
Original sets of these volumes sell for many times what this set is priced at.... and these books are in brand new mint condition. 880 Pages in two volumes 9 X 12" Printed on acid-free paper [high quality professional printer's paper] Illustrations - more than 500 [full page illustrations are protected with bound-in thin sheets of paper to protect plates from damage] Hardcover [premium textured burgundy binding with gilt stamping on spines and front covers] Tables of Contents Lists of Illustrations Originally published by Beldon Bros., Toronto, 1882 This edition by Hammerburg Productions, Toronto, 2008 ISBN 1-9784643-4-9 (Hardcover)
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