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29 produkter
First Impressions
The Fledgling Years of the Black Sparrow Press 1966-1970
Av English & Film Studies University of Alberta, Michael J. O'Driscoll
Häftad, 2003
421 kr
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Showcasing archival materials from the early years of John Martin's Black Sparrow Press, this catalogue brings to light the collaborative relationship between writers, editors, designers, and presses. Prominently featured are the works of poets Charles Bukowski, Robert Creeley, John Ashbery, and …
Golden Cockerel's Polite Erotica
A Legacy of Endurance and Distinction
Häftad, 2008
430 kr
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Published to accompany a 2008 exhibit at the University of Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, this catalogue explores one of the great British private presses and its contribution to the fine press movement. While the sixty books in the catalogue represent barely a quarter of Golden …
Mappae Mundi
Representing the World and its Inhabitants in Texts, Maps, and Images in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Av Michael Fox, Stephen R. Reimer
Häftad, 2008
421 kr
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This catalogue showcases some of the treasures of the University of Alberta's Map and Special Collections, as well as other U of A Libraries, particularly in terms of resources to aid in the study of the cultures of Medieval and Early Modern Europe. The curators have focused on "facsimiles," and …
Other Side of Gold Mountain
Glimpses of Early Chinese Pioneer Life on the Prairies from the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Häftad, 2010
417 kr
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In June of 2010, the University of Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections Library mounted an exhibit of documents, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera which provided significant insight into Chinese pioneer life on the Canadian Prairies. Written by exhibit curator Brian Evans, the accompanying …
Most Dangerous Voyage
An Exhibit of Books and Maps Documenting Four Centuries of Exploration in Search of the Northwest Passage
Av Jeannine Green, Robert J. Desmarais
Häftad, 2008
412 kr
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Arctic exploration has long captured the interest and imagination of explorers, nations, and the public. For more than 400 years, European explorers were lured to the Arctic to try to discover a commercial trading route to the Far East, where gold, spices, silk, and other valuable goods were …
Randolph Caldecott
His Books and Illustrations for Young Readers
Häftad, 2006
443 kr
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Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) was a pioneer in the way he charmed his young readers with an innovative and engaging aesthetic approach to the picture book genre. In celebration of this remarkable achievement, Desmarais offers a convincing account of how Caldecott established a new standard of …
Randolph Caldecott
His Books and Illustrations for Young Readers
Inbunden, 2006
556 kr
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Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) was a pioneer in the way he charmed his young readers with an innovative and engaging aesthetic approach to the picture book genre. In celebration of this remarkable achievement, Desmarais offers a convincing account of how Caldecott established a new standard of …
Legacy of Empire
Treasures of the University of Alberta's Central European Library Collection
Häftad, 2009
430 kr
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The University of Alberta Libraries houses one of the most outstanding collections of Austrian, Habsburg and Central European materials in North America. This unique strength has at its heart the acquisition of two major Austrian collections: the famous "Priesterseminar" library of the Archbishop …
Marginated
Seventeenth-Century Printed Books and the Traces of Their Readers
Av Sylvia Brown, John Considine
Häftad, 2010
412 kr
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Meaning "provided with marginal annotations," marginated neatly describes the items featured in this extensively researched catalogue. From presentation inscriptions to readers' commentaries to children's doodles, the variety of annotations that appear in these 17th-century books gives unique …
John H. Meier, Jr. Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction Collection: 1936-2009
Häftad, 2010
386 kr
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"This catalogue presents examples of first editions of all the English-language titles that have won Canada's prestigious Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction (GGs) from its inception to the present. If we look at the list as a whole, it soon becomes apparent that it represents most of the …
Mappae Mundi
Representing the World and its Inhabitants in Texts, Maps, and Images in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Av Michael Fox, Stephen R. Reimer
Inbunden, 2008
689 kr
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This catalogue showcases some of the treasures of the University of Alberta's Map and Special Collections, as well as other U of A Libraries, particularly in terms of resources to aid in the study of the cultures of Medieval and Early Modern Europe. The curators have focused on "facsimiles," and …
Last Best West
Glimpses of the Prairie Provinces from the Golden Age of Postcards
Av Ken Tingley
Häftad, 2011
430 kr
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Settlement and urbanization of the Canadian Northwest coincided with the greatest popularity of the postcard. Settlement, along with the building of a transcontinental railway and the industrialization of central Canada, were the three pillars of the National Policy in the years following …
Recalling the Buffalo
The Martin S. Garretson Collection
Av Ken Tingley
Häftad, 2012
430 kr
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Cowboy, conservationist, and curator Martin S. Garretson was widely considered one of the foremost experts on the natural history of the buffalo as well as one of the preeminent advocates for the preservation of the North American bison for several decades during the early twentieth century. His …
Frontiersman's Pocket-Book
Av Roger Pocock
Inbunden, 2012
430 kr
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The Countess Mountbatten's Own Legion of Frontiersmen was conceived and organized in 1905 as a body of frontier sentinels, and they first published The Frontiersman's Pocket-Book in 1909 as their training and survival manual. Long out-of-print, copies command steep prices in the antiquarian book …
Spacious Margin
Eighteenth-Century Printed Books and the Traces of Their Readers
Av Sylvia Brown, John Considine
Häftad, 2012
430 kr
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The Spacious Margin: Eighteenth-Century Printed Books and the Traces of their Readers draws from the holdings of the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at the University of Alberta, presenting an array of readerly interactions with books in the form of annotations, improvements, corrections, …
Miriam Green Ellis
Champion of the West
Häftad, 2013
417 kr
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This catalogue introduces the work of Miriam Green Ellis (1879-1964), pioneer woman journalist of Western Canada. Never one to follow a typical path, she steered clear of the "women's page" and society columns; her livelihood was the agricultural beat. Ellis's daring journey by river steamer from …
All under Heaven
The Chinese World in Maps, Pictures, and Texts from the Collection of Floyd Sully
Av Walter Davis
Häftad, 2013
539 kr
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Floyd Sully, a Canadian collector fascinated by practical yet beautiful representations of China, laboured over 15 years to assemble this beautiful collection focused on maps, documentary paintings, and illustrated texts. It features works produced inside China and abroad that were created for both …
All under Heaven
The Chinese World in Maps, Pictures, and Texts from the Collection of Floyd Sully
Av Walter Davis
Inbunden, 2013
853 kr
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Floyd Sully, a Canadian collector fascinated by practical yet beautiful representations of China, laboured over 15 years to assemble this beautiful collection focused on maps, documentary paintings, and illustrated texts. It features works produced inside China and abroad that were created for both …
Collecting Culinaria
Cookbooks and domestic manuals mainly from the Linda Miron Distad Collection
Av Merrill Distad, Caroline Lieffers
Häftad, 2013
430 kr
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The Linda Miron Distad Culinaria Collection, housed at the University of Alberta Libraries, currently consists of more than 3,000 food-related texts from around the world, spanning several centuries. Collecting Culinaria accompanies an exhibit at the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library featuring …
Wow, open this!
Paper Engineering in Books and Artists’ Books
Av Kevin Zak
Häftad, 2014
361 kr
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Throughout its history, movable elements in books, commonly called pop-ups, have been used to educate, entertain, and inspire both children and adults. "Wow, open this!" looks at the art and science of moveable elements incorporated into books. Books that delight children with that 'wow' moment, as …
Painted Faces on the Prairies
Cantonese Opera and the Edmonton Chinese Community
Häftad, 2014
457 kr
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This exhibition catalogue traces more than one hundred years of Cantonese opera in Edmonton within the changing dynamics of the Chinese community. It tells a story of life experiences on the Prairies by highlighting the inextricable relationship between Cantonese opera and the Edmonton Chinese …
Thinking Heart
The Literary Archive of Wilfred Watson
Av Paul Hjartarson, Shirley Neuman
Häftad, 2014
419 kr
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This exhibition catalogue celebrates the life and work of avant garde poet and playwright Wilfred Watson. Drawing on the rich collection of letters, notebooks, manuscripts and sketchbooks in the University of Alberta Archives’ Wilfred Watson Fonds, this exhibition traces Watson’s development from …
George Baxter, Master Colour Printer
Oil-Colour Prints from the Donald and Barbara Cameron Collection
Häftad, 2016
220 kr
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George Baxter (1804-1867) was a pioneer in advancing the art of colour printing. A perfectionist, Baxter not only engraved but also examined the prints as they were produced, often providing touch-ups by hand. Baxter's process was, in the end, uneconomical, and he died bankrupt, but no one did more …
Experiment: Printing the Canadian Imagination
Highlights from the David McKnight Canadian Little Magazine and Small Press Collection
Häftad, 2018
480 kr
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This exhibition catalogue features over 100 highlights of a large and extraordinary collection of Canadian little magazines and Canadian small press and micro-press imprints assembled by David McKnight. As a determined collector/librarian imbued with remarkable passion and resolve, McKnight …
Salt, Sword, and Crozier
Books and Coins from the Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg (c. 1500—c. 1800)
Av Felice Lifshitz, Joseph Patrouch
Häftad, 2017
430 kr
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Like the popes in Rome, the Prince-Bishops of Salzburg ruled over substantial territories as secular princes. Salt, Sword, and Crozier highlights their dual authority—the princely sword and the bishop’s staff or crozier—and the basis of their economic power in their control of natural resources …
bibliography of the Black Sparrow Press archive : Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, University of Alberta
Av Michael J. O'Driscoll, Jason Dewinetz
Häftad, 2002
417 kr
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This bibliography describes in detail a valuable collection comprising archival materials related to the Black Sparrow Press from its founding in April 1966 to November 1970. The press was one of the most important private presses on the west coast of the United States, and it endured for 36 years. …
Contemplative Angler
Selections from the Bruce P. Dancik Collection of Angling Books
Inbunden, 2018
528 kr
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This exhibition catalogue shows nearly 100 highlights of an extraordinary collection of rare books and print ephemera about angling. Featuring the books of a single collector, Bruce P. Dancik, who is an angler-collector in the mould of Roderick Haig-Brown, the catalogue includes titles that have …
Forgers, Fakers, and Publisher-Pirates
Av Linda Quirk
Häftad, 2025
449 kr
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Whether print or digital, text or image, artistic or scientific, rare or common, historic or contemporary, most of the content we encounter contains accidental mistakes—ranging from typos to factual errors to errors arising from prejudicial assumptions—and a significant proportion of it also …
Science and Engineering of Machines
An Exhibition of Machine Books, 1472 to 1800
Inbunden, 2026
522 kr
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The subject of this exhibition catalogue, machine books in the early modern era, is the quintessential example of illustrated technical books, tracing the evolution of technology and illustration techniques from 1472 to 1800. These machine books are defined by their comprehensive illustrated …
