Author: Watson, Robert [Walter J. Phillips, woodcuts]
Title: Dreams of Fort Garry
Description: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Stovel Company Limited, 1931. First printing. Hardcover. pp. 63. Slim 8vo. Bound in tan paper over boards, with printed title and woodcut on the front board. Rough trimmed edges to special stock rag paper. With 20 beautiful and vivid woodcuts by Phillips, plus the cover vignette. Minor edgewear, a few light spots to front board, internally crisp and clean; slipcase is scuffed at the edges and the top panel is lifting away. This is No. 819 of a limited edition of 968, signed by the author and artist. An epic poem on the life and times of the early settlers of Western Canada, complete with glossary and historical notes. Ill.: Walter J Phillips.

Keywords: Limited edition; Autographed; W J Phillips; Woodcuts; association copy; local history; Walter J Phillips


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