From ruby and diamond paved scorpions to South Sea pearl-bearing serpents
This beautifully produced book portrays the life and work of Emily Coonan
Most of the settlers were of Irish
MacAskill [1887-1956] was one of Nova Scotia's best-known photographers
Sissinghurst is world famous as a place of calm and beauty
Upper Canada Sketches by Thomas Conant limited edition books From ruby and diamond pavedCONANT, Thomas [1842 1905]. Upper Canada Sketches. 8vo. pp. 2 p. l., viii, [9] 243. 21 chromolithographed plates, 1 coloured lithographed map, & 5 half tone portraits. title in red & black. A nice copy in original decorative cloth, gilt, t. e. g., others uncut. Toronto: William Briggs, 1898. First Edition. Random sketches of life in Upper Canada, by a descendent of one of its pioneering families. The author was born in Oshawa in 1842, the son of