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Traquair, Ramsay

The Old Architecture of Quebec

MacMillan, 1947

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Year of publication
1947
ISBN
0771704917
Place of printing
Toronto
Author
Traquair, Ramsay
Publishers
MacMillan
Size
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Edition
F First Edition
Keyword
The Old Architecture of Quebec New France Explorers Modern, Architecture Quebec
Binding description
J H Fair Hardcover
State of preservation
Good
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
First edition
Yes

Description

324 pages. Index. References. Black and white photographic plates abound. Subtitled: A study of the buildings erected in New France from the earliest explorers to the middle of the nineteenth century. "A collector's item and a treasure house of information on early Canadian architecture, the book is copiously illustrated with two hundred pages of line drawings and photographs, many of them unique and of buildings now destroyed by fire or restoration." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's inscription inside front board and covered by front flap of dust jacket. No other markings. Chunk missing from top corner of back free endpaper. Only moderate wear to book. Dust jacket well worn with pieces missing but now protected in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Overall a quality copy. Book