
FROM DESOLATION TO SPLENDOUR
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Clarke, Irwin, Toronto, 1977, 1st/1st. ISBN 0-7720-1048-X. Former library book. Hard cover, 159 pages including Notes, Photo Credits, and Index. Good plus; light edge wear; binding sound with headbands. Illustrated dust jacket has light corner wear, library label on spine; Bro Dart cover taped to boards. Front end paper removed; library numbers on title page and pocket on rear end paper. Remainder of interior clean and unmarked; black & white and colour illustrations. ‘… provides a fascinating history of the changing perceptions of British Columbia’s terrain. The authors demonstrate, with lavish illustration, how preconceptions about what is visually pleasing affect the way people perceive their surroundings. In the case of an artist, the depiction of a landscape can be dramatically influenced.’ (from front flap)