Picturesque Canada. 36 Parts

Toronto Art Publishing Company [1882-1885]. First Edition, in ORIGINAL PARTS, as issued. Folio; 24-36pp. in each of the 36 parts, each with full-page frontispiece engraving and numerous engravings in text. Bound in drab wrappers with decoration of maple leaves, title and publisher and author printed in black. Wrapper of Part I and few others detached at edge, front wrapper Part 4 has repairable tear, some other wrappers tender at edges, some soiling and brittleness to untrimmed edges, but generally a sound set. A scarce set in original parts with OCLC / RLIN showing no copies in the original parts. The publisherīs blurb on the back wrapper tells us that this is a "Panorama of Canadian History and Life from Jacques Cartierīs day." The Art Department is supervised by L.R. OīBrien, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, the literature by George Munro Grant, and the engraving by George Smith. This set in original parts is quite rare.