In 1873, Henry Scadding, former rector of Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity, wrote the definitive history of early Toronto. His detailed portrait of the streets, customs and prominent citizens is a goldmine of sights and insights into a Toronto long-since disappeared.
Toronto of Old was first reprinted in 1966 and has been out of print since 1973. The later version, edited by Frederick H. Armstrong is shorter than the original, with Scadding's references to outside cities and characters shortened or omitted to give the book a sharper focus on Toronto. This second edition is an updated and corected version of the 1966 edition.
The best history of Toronto ever written, "Toronto of Old" by Henry Scadding, has just been edited by Professor F.H. Armstrong of the University of Western Ontario ... Armstrong's editing, with his written reasons for a series of cuts, has made it a tighter and more informative book than the original.
- Gordon Sinclair in Let's Be Personal
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Frederick H. Armstrong, a fourth generation Torontonian, received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1965 with a thesis on Toronto in the 1830's. Since 1963 he has been a member of the History Department at the University of Western Ontario. He has written extensively about Upper Canada and has contributed articles to Ontario History, Inland Seas, the Dictionary of Canadian Biography and the London Free Press. His forthcoming book A City in the Making: Essays on Victorian Toronto will be published by Dundurn Press.
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Da: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Paperback. Condizione: As new. xxxiv, 403 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Paperback. Originally published by Adam, Stevenson & Co., Toronto, 1873. Abridged from original. Appendix, bibliography, index. Codice articolo 129846
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Da: Booked Experiences Bookstore, Burlington, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. pp.403 endpapers an aerial view of the city clean tight copy with one small dent on top front edge Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Codice articolo 018458
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Da: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Stiff unmarked book in barely rubbed card covers. ; 9.02 X 5.98 X 0.98 inches; 403 pages. Codice articolo 38184
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Da: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Softcover. Signed and inscribed by the author on title page. Clean, tight, and unmarked. Illustrated. A sound and handsome copy, very neat. Appendices, bibliography, index. xxxiv,403pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author(s). Book. Codice articolo 74147w101
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Da: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Softcover. Bookseller's stamp. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Illustrated. A sound and handsome copy, very neat. Appendices, bibliography, index. xxxiv,403pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. Codice articolo 76066ch
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Da: Hockley Books, Palgrave, ON, Canada
Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Abridgement of the 1873 original edition to better focus on Toronto. Very clean. Codice articolo 007047
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Da: Riverwash Books (IOBA), Prescott, ON, Canada
Softcover. Condizione: Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 403 pp. Index. Endpaper maps. Light edgewear. Second, abridged version of Scaddings 1873 portrait of the streets, customs, and luminaries of early Toronto. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Codice articolo HIS1863
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