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Awid, Richard Asmet; Huda Deeb. Through the Eyes of the Son: A Factual History About Canadian Arabs. [Edmonton, Alberta, Canada], ND [Circa 2000]. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 160. 4to. White buckram over boards with green lettering, and illustration to the front board and spine. Replete with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations. Rare in commerce with only a handful of known institutional holdings at time of cataloguing. No detectable flaws, contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; fine. Fine. Hardcover. A fascinating, and scarce history of the Canadian-Arab community from the earliest settlers until the new millenium. Complete with many biographies, histories and photographs. (#2092) $145.00
![The splendid wood-cut frontispiece to the 1921 (and only) printing of “Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts”. Full description below.
Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts [SIGNED] ; This Play was first Acted by the Reandean Company at the Shaftesbury Theatre London, November 1921.
Dane, Clemence [pseudonym for Winifred Ashton, 1888-1965].
Published: London: William Heinemann, N.D. [Circa 1921]. First Edition. pp. x, 133. Slim 4to., measuring 20 x 26 cm. Quater black cloth over illustrated paper boards, printed label on the spine, untrimmed pages edges (with one or two leaves still remaining uncut from the publisher). Striking wood-cut frontispiece depicting Shakespeare signed G.W.H., accompanied with one additional wood-cut illustration. Boldly signed in ink by the author to the limitation page / colophon. Light edgewear, light scuffs to the spine label, very faint traces of scattered foxing to the upper-margin of a few leaves otherwise the text-block remains overwhelmingly bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound biding. A thoroughly lovely edition. Hardcover.
“This Edition, printed on hand-made paper, numbered and signed by the Author, is limited to two hundred and fifty copies for sale, and twenty-five copies for presentation, of which this is No. 140.” (#6975)](https://blacksbooks.ca/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
