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M. F. Feheley, 1977. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

M. F. Feheley, 1977. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

M. F. Feheley, 1977. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

M. F. Feheley, 1977. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto: M.F. Feheley, 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Previous owner's birthday inscription penned to half-title, minor shelf rubbing to the corners, half-inch tear to jacket rear top right corner, small chip to front top left corner, little wear besides. Text is clean. Jacket in new Brodart for preservation. 'This is the first serious study done in Canada of Fraktur, a rich tradition of folk art having its beginnings in Medieval Europe and brought to North America by Germanic settlers fleeing religious persecution. The art of manuscript illumination attained its most exuberant form of expression among the Germanic communities of Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries. [The author] examines in detail the major teaching groups who practised at that time and discusses the tradition as it appears in the three founding Mennonite communities in southern Ontario - the Niagara Peninsula, Markham Township and Waterloo County. Further… Read More

Toronto, ON: M. F. Feheley Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919880088 . DJ shows some wear to extremities and rubbing along spine. ; A bright solid, book, DJ in Mylar. ; 144 pages; "This is the first serious study done in Canada of Fraktur, a rich tradition of folk art having its beginnings in Medieval Europe and brought to North America by Germanic settlers fleeing religious persecution. The art of manuscript illumination attained its most exuberant form of expression among the Germanic communities of Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries. Michael Bird examines in detail the major teaching groups who practiced at that time and discusses the tradition as it appears in the three founding Mennonite communities in southern Ontario - the Niagara Peninsula, Markham Township and Waterloo County. Further aspects explored are the calligraphic and pictorial elements of Fraktur, its major decorative uses, and a consideration of Fraktur as… Read More

M. F. Feheley, Toronto: (1977)., 1977 144 p. Highly illustrated with over 242 photos. Oblong folio. Original cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Near fine copy. PA 013B & PA GER ENG BOX 030 x5. Language: eng. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

M. F. Feheley, Toronto: (1977)., 1977 144 p. Highly illustrated with over 242 photos. Oblong folio. Original cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Near fine copy. PA 013B & PA GER ENG BOX 030 x 6. Language: eng. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

(Toronto): M.F. Feheley Pub., (1977).. Oblong 4to. 144 pp. Illus. from samples of work in colour and b/w. Black cloth; gilt lettering on spine and top board. A near fine copy in very good dustwrapper with light wear to extremities..

Toronto, Canada: M. F. Feheley Publishers Limited, unknown. unknown. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 144 pages, 242 illustrations, many of which are in color. Black cloth, red pictorial dust jacket. Copy in shrinkwrap, hence no date or edition. Beautiful copy. Like new. Record # 605850

Toronto: M.F. Fehely Publishers Limited, 1977. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 144pp., index, biblio., ill. Some wear and creases to DJ..

Toronto: M.F. Feheley Publishers, 1977. Hardbound. VG/VG. Black cloth with fraktur lettering; red illus. dj; 144 pp. with illus. in bw and color;. 6 chapters with appendices on Pennsylvania and areas of Canada.

Toronto: M.F. Feheley Publishers, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 10" x 8.5" 144 p.p. Cloth. Slight scratching to edges of dust-jacket. Bumping to corners of boards. Light discolouration to edges of boards. Inscription and signature from author on f.f. endpaper. Small mark with blue ink to dedication page. Newspaper taped to endpaper. Bird examines in detail the major teaching groups who practiced at that time and discusses the tradition as it appears in the three founding Memmonite communities in southern Ontario--the Niagara Peninsula, Markham Township and Waterloo County.

M.F. Feheley, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!