Recent Canadian Books : Canadian Book Week, 1922 (Proof of "Canadian Culture")

Toronto Public Library

Published by Dept. of Education of Ontario, Public Libraries Branch, Toronto, ON, 1922

About this Item

Toronto Public Library for the Minister of Education in the Interest of the Canadian Book Week of 1922 (front cover). Saddle stapled printed paper wraps, small 4to (9-15/16 inches [25,3 cm] tall), pp. 12 (covers are included in pagination), contains seventeen lists of divers books. Volume with a vertical crease, soil, stains and creases to both covers and one inch tears to spine fold ends. A catalogue published ". in the Interest of the Canadian Book Week of 1922", to prove that Canada really does have an "assignable culture" i.e. "In a kultur map of the world published in Germany in 1913, Canada shared with Africa the distinction of being black, that is, of having 'no assignable culture.' " from the front cover. The Minister of Education hoped to prove otherwise during the 1922 Canadian Book Week by assembling this diverse list of Canadian "culture" literature. An uncommon pamphlet, with just 2 copies located in OCLC, accessed 07/16.

Seller Inventory # 2265

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recent Canadian Books : Canadian Book Week, 1922 (Proof of "Canadian Culture")
• Publisher: Dept. of Education of Ontario, Public Libraries Branch, Toronto, ON
• Publication Date: 1922
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ephemera, Manuscripts, Maps & Music