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Webster, Donald Blake. CANADIAN GEORGIAN FURNITURE.
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1981.
32 pp, 8" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). ISBN 0888542623 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "The new ROM Insight Series focuses on concise, well-illustrated introductions to a variety of topics in the fields of art and archaeology - a ll written by recognized experts in their subjects. (This booklet) focuses on elegant formal furniture made in Canada in the early decades of the 19th century. It is a very readable introduction to one of the finest early decorative arts for m s p r o duced in Canada. Most of the twenty-three pieces of furniture illustrated are from the collections of the Canadian Department of the Royal Ontario Museum: the photographs are accompanied by comprehensive captions." Interior - clean and ti gh t w it h no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear, very minor rubbing. Very Good+
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Webster, Donald. CANFAKE: AN EXPERT'S GUIDE TO THE TRICKS OF THE CANADIAN ANTIQUES TRADE.
McClelland & Stewart, (Toronto, 1997), Ist edition.
226 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 077108904X "Drawing on his many years of work in the field of Canadian antiques, (Donald Webster) lays out the mechanics of buying and selling, outlines the levels of the market, and shows how a fake ca n be introduced into the lower levels of the trade and then rise steadily, gaining credibility as it goes. He identifies the categories of Canadian antiques that are most likely to be faked, demonstrates how honest reproductions can become probl e m s , and outlines the pros and cons of buying and selling through dealers and auction houses. Throughout the book, he offers countless tips on how to spot fakes, many enlivened by entertaining anecdotes drawn from his own extensive experience." D us t jacket has some areas of light edge wrinkling. Near Fine/Very Good+
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15.00 USD
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Webster, Donald Blake. Foreword by Charles F. Hummel. ENGLISH-CANADIAN FURNITURE OF THE GEORGIAN PERIOD.
McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto, 1979, first edition.
232 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0070829802 Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, b&w drawings. "This handsome, extensively researched book shows that the heritage of fine craftsmanship in English-Canadian furniture extends back almost to the earliest periods of settlement. Donald Webster focuses on the styles and craftsmanship of English-Canadian furniture up to about 1830. The stylistic influences, as might be expected, were British and Ame r i c a n , but the materials used and the degree of ornamentation reflected local conditions. Canada at that time was a thinly populated series of colonies where people were still coping with the problems of taming the land and surviving the wint er s. Th er e were few centres of affluence where people aspired to the finer things in life. Nonetheless there have come down to us examples of fine furniture clearly Canadian in origin and displaying the craftsmanship of skilled cabinet-makers r ath er t han th e rough simplicity of pioneer furniture. Many pieces are outstanding for their handsome proportions and simple but elegant ornamentation. This is a book for all those who love fine furniture. Not only does (the author) show and d escr ibe m ore than 3 00 excellent examples of Canadian Georgian furniture, but he also explores in detail the stylistic influences and the materials used, and explains some of the procedures used in identifying and dating early Canadian furniture ." M inor br owni ng to pa ges, tiny scuff on front board, light edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, light browning to top of textblock. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling, light rubbing with some color loss, one small clos ed tea r and one tiny close d te ar, minor soiling. Very Good/Good+
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35.00 USD
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Plummer, Douglas. Introduction by Donald Webster Cory. QUEER PEOPLE: THE TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALS IN BRITAIN.
Citadel Press, New York, (1965), Ist American edition.
121 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. "In this survey of homosexuality in Great Britain, the author, who is himself a homosexual, seeks to tell the truth about the 'queer' people. His aim is partly to enlighten the uninformed and partly to hep t hose people who are faced with the acute problems of the homosexual...(the author) offers a well-informed and interesting inside view of a subject about which even the majority of well-educated people know very little..." Minor rubbing to b o a r d s . Dust jacket has light edgewear, minor wrinkling, light browning/rubbing. VG+/VG
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Webster, Donald Blake, ed. (Jean Palardy, Jean Trudel, George E.G. MacLaren, Huia G. Ryder, Philip Shackleton, A. Lynn McMurray, Helen Ignatieff, Una Abrahamson, Loris Russell, Elizabeth Collard, Harold Burnham, Mary Allodi, Ralph Greenhill, et al. THE BOOK OF CANADIAN ANTIQUES.
McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto, (1974).
352 pp, 4to (12 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0070821402 64 color plates, over 350 b&w photographs. "This beautifully illustrated book, written by leading experts, provides the antique lover with an authoritative and up-to-date guide t o all the major fields of Canadian antiques." Additional chapters cover: Dating and Identification; Restoration and Care; The Problem of Fakery; Antiques as an Investment; Bibliography; and Museums with Canadian Antiques Collections. Light w a v i n e ss to top/bottom edges of textblock, minor edge wear, minor soiling on bottom of textblock. Dust jacket has moderate to heavy edge wear/wrinkling, light rubbing, a few very small chips and tears, 1" chip and 1 1/2" tear on rear panel, s ma ll s cu ff s and scratches. Very Good/Fair
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Cory, Donald Webster and LeRoy, John P. THE HOMOSEXUAL AND HIS SOCIETY: A VIEW FROM WITHIN.
Citadel, New York, (1963), Ist edition.
276 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. "...not only describes homosexuality and the way homosexuals live, including a frank discussion of homosexual practices, but it brings the disciplines of psychology and sociology to bear on the question of 'w hy' homosexuals behave and interact the way they do. Among the topics considered are the correlation between homosexuality and creativity, the role homosexuality is playing in the current increase in venereal disease, the rise of an organiz e d h o m o p hile movement, and the perplexing question of whether homosexuality shoud be - or can be - eliminated..." Minor edgewear to boards and light wrinkling top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has moderate edgewear, light rubbing/wrinkling, a fe w t in y ch ip s, two 1 1/2" closed tears to rear panel, 1/2" perforation to front hinge, now protected in mylar sleeve. VG/Good
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