256 pp, oblong 4to (9 3/4" H), soft cover. ISBN 0771090226 "...makes available the full scope of folk art from across Canada and, for the first time, introduces some of the artists who create it. The panorama of cultures and regional traditions t hat gives meaning to this vast nation is represented in the diverse objects brought together by the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies, a branch of the National Museum of Man." Profusely illus. in b&w and colour with everything from w e a t h e r v a nes and decoys to kitchenware, quilts and oil paintings. Very light edge wear, very light rubbing on covers. Very Good+

Folk  Art,  Carving,  Weathervanes,  Naive  Art,  Decoys,  Treen,  Woodenware,  Toys,  Quilts,  Samplers,  Moulds,  Religious  Artifacts,  Hooked  Rugs,  Wrought  Iron,  Kitchenware,  Nelphas  Prevost,  Sam  Spencer,  Frank  Kocevar,  George  Cockayne.