Canadian Art Select Online Auction

September 21, 2017

LOT 173

Lot 173

Lot 173 Details

A COLLECTION OF BOOKS RELATING TO PAINTING IN CANADA

J. Russell Harper, PAINTING IN CANADA (The Artist’s Edition), University of Toronto, 1966, numbered 9/150, with an inscription by the author, with half-leather boards, and slipcase.

G. Blair Laing, MEMOIRS OF AN ART DEALER: Volume 1 and Volume 2, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1979, each volume in matching slipcase.

Pierre-Georges Roy, L’ILE DèORLEANS, Historic Monuments Commission of the Province of Quebec, 1928, featuring a predominance of reproductions of works by Horatio Walker. Leather with tooled, gold-leaf fleur-de-lys on the spine. In English.


Estimate $275-$325

Realised: $510
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

CONDITION DETAILS

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LOT 173
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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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