Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

Mannabörn: Sjálf Sagan af Ah Q, Óbrigðult Meðal, Dagbók Vitfirrings, Nýjársfórn, Mannhatarinn ; [Children of Men: The True Story of Ah Q, Medicine, A Madman's Diary, The New Year's Sacrifice, The Misanthrope

Hsun, Lu [Lu Xun], 1881-1936; Halldór Stefánsson (Trans.) · 1957

$145.00 (€131.56 | £109.75 | ¥23,147)

Reykjavík, Iceland Heimskringla First Icelandic-language Edition pp. [1-4], 5-178. 12mo. Publisher's quarter tan cloth over charming illustrated paper boards with black lettering over yellow spine labels. Lovely illustrated colour frontispiece of the author attributed to Yen H...

Seven Years with the Group of Seven: A Memoir in Words and Pictures

Putnam, Joyce; A.J. Casson (Preface) · 1991

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Kingston, Ontario Quarry Press First Edition pp. 141. Oblong quarto. Pictorial boards, illustrated endpapers. Rich with various black-and-white and colour plates. Neat ink date to the upper-right margin of the ffep else, without blemish; near fine. Housed in its original fine,...

Our Home and Native Land: Sheffield's Canadian Artists : Arthur Lismer, Elizabeth Nutt, Stanley Royle, Frederick H. Varley and their Contempories ; Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield, 2 March-10 April 1991; Canada House Cultural Centre, London, 2 May-21 June 1991; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 13 July-15 September 1991; Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario, 5 October-17 November 1991

Tooby, Michael · 0

$39.00 (€35.38 | £29.52 | ¥6,226)

Sheffield Mappin Art Gallery First Edition pp. [37], 4 unnumbered leaves of plates. Quarto (26 cm). Red laminated card covers. Illustrated in black-and-white and colour. Bright, clean, and unmarked; near fine. See OCLC #32926167. ¶ Provenance: From the personal library of the ...

Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980

Sisler, Rebecca · 1980

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Toronto, Canada Clarke, Irwin & Company First Edition, First Printing pp. 296. Square quarto. Publisher's navy-blue cloth over boards, stamped in silver to the spine, blind-stamped monogram to the centre of the front board, illustrated endpapers. Richly illustrated with many b...

Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Szarkowski, John · 1978

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

New York Museum of Modern Art pp. 152. Oblong quarto. Pictorial card covers. Neat ink name to the title page else, bright and unmarked; as new. "In this book I hope to provide a balanced but critically focused view of the art of photography as it has evolved in the United Stat...

Kurelek: A Biography

Morley, Patricia A. · 1986

$29.00 (€26.31 | £21.95 | ¥4,629)

Toronto Macmillan of Canada pp. xiii, 338. Octavo. Illustrated with various black-and-white, and colour photographs, portraits, illustrations, etc. Neat ink date to the ffep else, bright, clean, and unmarked; near fine. ¶ Provenance: From the personal library of the late Gary ...

Earth, Hell and Heaven in the Art of William Kurelek

Friesen, Ilse E. · 1997

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

New York Mosaic Press First Edition pp. xiii, 193. Octavo. Illustrated with various black-and-white photographs, facsimiles, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked. As new. ¶ Provenance: From the personal library of the late Gary Essar (1944-2025), noted Canadian art historian, and...

Lumberjack [First Edition, First Printing]

Kurelek, William · 1974

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Montreal Tundra Books of Montreal First Edition, First Printing Unpaginated [pp. 48]. Oblong octavo. Pictorial tan cloth over boards, lettered in black to the spine, with blind-stamped title to the centre of the front board. Lovely full-page colour plates after Kurelek, printe...

A Prairie Boy's Summer [First Edition, First Printing]

Kurelek, William · 1975

$49.00 (€44.46 | £37.09 | ¥7,822)

Montreal Tundra Books of Montreal First Edition, First Printing Unpaginated [pp. 48]. Square octavo. Pictorial green cloth over boards, lettered in black to the spine, and front board. Lovely full-page colour plates after Kurelek, printed to rectos only, with stories on versos...

A Prairie Boy's Winter

Kurelek, William · 1973

$49.00 (€44.46 | £37.09 | ¥7,822)

Montreal Tundra Books of Montreal Third Printing Unpaginated [pp. 46]. Square octavo. Pictorial teal cloth over boards, lettered in black to the spine, and front board. Lovely full-page colour plates after Kurelek, printed to rectos only, with stories on versos. An exceptional...

Oscar Cahén ; Catalogue of an Exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Dec. 16, 1983-Feb. 12, 1984, and Other Galleries.

Burnett, David G.; Oscar Cahén; W.J. Withrow (Preface), et al. · 1984

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Toronto Art Gallery of Ontario | Musée des beaux-arts de l'Ontario First Edition, First Printing pp. 72. Square octavo (23 x 23 cm). Pictorial card covers. Black-and-white portrait frontispiece of the artists; accompanied by additional captioned black-and-white, and colour pla...

Mildred Valley Thornton, FRSA (1890-1967): An Exhibition of Painting & Watercolours, November 16th to December 8th, 1985 ; held at Butler Galleries (In Association with Lunsford Books & Westridge Fine Art Ltd.)

Thornton, Mildred Valley (1890-1967) · 1985

$39.00 (€35.38 | £29.52 | ¥6,226)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Butler Galleries | Westbridge Fine Art First Edition, First Printing pp. 50. Octavo. Twice-stapled pictorial card covers. Colour frontispiece of Mildre's painting: "Prairie Chicken Man, Blackfoot", accompanied by many additional black-and-wh...

Katharine Emma Maltwood, Artist, 1878-1961 ; Monograph from an Exhibition at the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, University of Victoria, June - July 1981

Brown, Rosemary Alicia; Katharine Emma Maltwood · 1981

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Victoria, B.C. Published for the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, University of Victoria by Sono Nis Press First Edition, First Printing pp. 64. Tall quarto (28 cm). Pictorial card covers. Various black-and-white photographs, illustrations, facsimiles, etc. Light wear to spine...

Saskatoon Gallery and Conservation Corporation Presents An Exhibition of Paintings by Emily Carr, 1871-1945 [at the] Mendel Art Gallery, 1969

Carr, Emily; Doris Shadbolt · 1969

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Mendel Art Gallery First Edition, First Printing Sixteen unnumbered leaves. Pictorial, twice-stapled, glossy wrappers. Illustrated with various (9) black-and-white, and (4) colour plates. Covers very lightly rubbed, contents without blemish; near fine. ...

[Exhibition Catalogue] Emily Carr: Selected Works from the Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery ; Algoma Fall Festival, Centennial Room, Sault Ste. Marie Public Library: September 20 - October 6, 1974

[Art Gallery of Ontario & The Vancovuer Art Gallery] · 0

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

[Toronto] Art Gallery of Ontario First Edition, First Printing Unpaginted [pp. 14]. Square octavo. Pictorial, twice-stapled, wrappers. Illustrated with black-and-white and colour plates, photographs, portraits, etc. Negligible wear, neat ink name and small gallery sticker affi...

Wood, Ink & Paper

G. Brender à Brandis · 1990

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Erin, Ontario The Porcupine's Quill Fifth Printing pp. 12, [1] + more than seven woodcut plates. Octavo. Neat ink inscription to the title page, else, bright, clean and unmarked with firm, sound binding; near fine. A thoroughly lovely work rendered in Cartier type, on Zephyr l...

Gasoline, Oil, and Paper: The 1930's Oil-on-Paper Paintings of Emily Carr

O'Brian, John; David Alexander; Emily Carr · 1995

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Mendel Art Gallery First Edition, First Printing pp. 40. Quarto (30 cm). Pictorial card covers. Illustrated with many black-and-white photographs, colour plates, etc. Without blemish; fine. Catalogue of the post-impressionist Canadian artist Emily Carr ...

M.E.; A Portrayal of Emily Carr

Carr, Emily; Edythe Hembroff-Schleicher · 1969

$39.00 (€35.38 | £29.52 | ¥6,226)

Toronto & Vancouver Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited First Edition, First Printing pp. 123. Octavo. Publisher's teal cloth over boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Neat ink date to the ffep, else, without blemish; near fine. Housed in its original, lightly-rubbed, unclippe...

Kurelek's Vision of Canada

Kurelek, William; John Murray · 1983

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Edmonton Hurtig Publishers pp. 80. Square octavo. Black-and-white portrait frontispiece of Kurelek, accompanied with many additional black-and-white and colour plates. Neat fine in near fine unclipped dustjacket. ¶ Provenance: From the personal library of the late Gary Essar (...

John Meredith: New Paintings ; [Catalogue of an Exhibition held at the Isaacs Gallery] October 4 to October 24, 1980 [with a] Preview, Saturday, October 4, 2-5 p.m.

Meredith, John; Tom Moore (Photography) · 1980

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Toronto The Isaacs Gallery First Edition, First Printing Eleven unnumbered leaves. Oblong octavo (15 x 23 cm). Illustrated card covers. Printed catalogue for an exhibition of Meredith's paintings. Illustrated with colourful captioned plates, printed to rectos only. ¶ Provenanc...