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Summer Cottages (Art & Architecture) (Art & Architecture)

2 reviews
Judy Ross

Boston Mills Press, 1991

Summer Cottages
A great book to browse thru on a winter weekend afternoon - the beautiful photos remind you of the best of summer in the country.

Shelter at the Shore: Boathouses of Muskoka
Judy Ross

Boston Mills Press, 2001

Shelter at the Shore: Boathouses of Muskoka , the sequel to our bestselling At the Water's Edge: Muskoka's Boathouses , takes us inside 25 more of this famous lake district's most enticing boathouses -- the rustic, the charming, the grand and the glamorous. Find out what the owners, architects and designers did to make each boathouse a truly exceptional place to live, as well as to store canoes, motorboats and vintage mahogany launches. ...

Canadian Churches: An Architectural History

1 review
Peter Richardson, Douglas Richardson

Firefly Books, 2007

Full of glory and dedication.
The photographs are amazing. The text is in depth. It works as a coffee table book for a flip through, as a historical reference for Churches of Canada and their stories or as a good read from cover to cover. A great great book.

At the Water's Edge: Muskoka's Boathouses (Art & Architecture) (Art & Architecture)

2 reviews
Judy Ross

Boston Mills Press, 1997

My best christmasgift ever.
At the water's edge Muskokaá Boathouses. This book gives the reeder a chance of dreaming back to the early yaers of the 20th century and experiance how the riche and famuose people spent there weekends and holidays. If you are intrested in old houses, especially bothouses, and architect designs this book is a must. This book is my best inspiration ever. Peter Östlund Stockholm Sweden

Muskoka II

1 review
Judy Ross

Boston Mills Press, 1998

Muskoka II
Fantastic pictures in the book that emulate the spirit of Muskoka. However, the book was a bit short in length for the price.

Muskoka Souvenir
Judy Ross

Boston Mills Press, 1995

Muskoka Souvenir is a timeless collection of Muskoka images from one of Canada's finest photographers. John de Visser has captured the essence of his Ontario cottage country in these photographs of its shimmering lakes and rugged granite outcrops, its islands and shoreline, its unique boats and boathouses, its beautiful gardens and summery gatherings. Sure to delight cottagers and visitors alike.

Boathouses

1 review
John de Visser, Judy Ross

Boston Mills Press, 2006

Both public libraries and collections strong in home architecture choices will find it a popular pick.
Building a house on the water is quite different than building one on land - and over forty of the north country's best boathouses are revealed here, from 19th century wonders to those which are modern creations. Various architects and designers have produced some outstanding boathouses which are created to blend with their environments: this offers inspiration and insight for any designer ...

Lake Houses
John de Visser, Judy Ross

Boston Mills Press, 2008

The definitive book on "lake-house " style. This richly illustrated book takes the reader deep into lake country to reveal the essence of lake house and summer cottage style. Spectacular photographs and insightful essays capture the best of 100 revered homes. Lake Houses is a guided tour of gardens where bright impatiens grow among the roots of island trees, past hammocks hung from the weathered beams of a breezy wraparound veranda, ...

Thousand Islands
Patricia Fleming

Boston Mills Press, 1990

Renowned photographer John de Visser and Thousand Islands writer and resident Patricia Fleming take us on a picture-perfect tour of one of North America's most scenic and historically rich summer vacation destinations. This unrivaled collection of photographs and essays evokes Thousand Islands life on both sides of the St. Lawrence River, with stops at Kingston, Gananoque and Brockville, Clayton, Cape Vincent and Alexandria Bay, Boldt Castle, ...

Rideau
Larry Turner

Boston Mills Press, 1995

A spectacular pictorial tribute to one of this country's most beloved and historically important waterways. This richly illustrated book captures the entire Rideau waterway region at its best.

Shelter at the Shore: The Boathouses of Muskoka
John de Visser, Judy Ross

Boston Mills Press, 2008

An inside look at some of Canada's finest boathouses. Shelter at the Shore takes the reader on an exclusive tour inside 25 of the famous Muskoka lake district's most remarkable boathouses -- the rustic, the charming, the grand and the glamorous. This lavishly illustrated wish-book is great source of design ideas for cottagers, designers and decorators, builders and even landlocked homeowners. Readers will discover what the owners, ...

True Newfoundlanders: Early Homes and Families of Newfoundland and Labrador
Marg McBurney, Mary Byers

Boston Mills Press, 1997

The story of Newfoundland and Labrador is told in the region's place names, from Deadman's Cove to Paradise, from Famine Gut to Heart's Delight, and in the family histories of those rugged settlers who chose these names for their communities. It is a land of contradictions. This diversity is also reflected in the region's architecture, with strong cultural links to Ireland and West County England. This fascinating book will delight both "true ...

Old Toronto Houses

2 reviews
Tom Cruickshank

Firefly Books, 2003

A sumptuous feast of beauty
This is a truly wonderful book, packed with gorgeous pictures of lovely old houses. The pictures are all perfect, and they even include some interiors. The Victorian houses are especially interesting, as they're different in style from what we have in the U.S. If you're familiar with the "painted ladies" books, this is a similar idea, with better quality photos. Highly recommended.

Georgian Bay
Judy Ross

Boston Mills Press, 1992

You can hear the wind and waves the moment you open this gorgeous book. With its ancient glacier-smoothed islands, its twisted pines, its wide beaches and dramatic limestone cliffs, Georgian Bay is one of Canada's most breathtaking geographic features.

Newfoundland Souvenir

Boston Mills Press, 1997

A timeless collection of Newfoundland images from one of Canada's finest photographers. Majestic oceanside cliffs and weathered fishing boats, fog-shrouded meadows and sun-dappled villages, chapels and taverns, signs and citizens -- John de Visser has captured the essence of Newfoundland in an affordable softcover edition.

Spirit of the Garden
Shelagh Meagher, John de Visser

Boston Mills Press, 1995

Design your garden not just to delight the eye, but also to stimulate the mind and evoke emotions, with dramatic rise and fall, breathtaking surprises and intriguing asides. Top landscape designer Shelagh Meagher takes a narrative approach to gardening in this beautifully illustrated book. Capture your garden's true spirit of place. Learn to use transitional elements such as gates, walls, pathways and bridges to create a private world within ...

CANADA: A CELEBRATION (NATURAL HISTORY PETS)
JOHN DE VISSER ROBERT FULFORD

KEY PORTER BOOKS LTD ,CANADA, 1992

Canada: A Celebration is both a spectacular photographic depiction of the land and a written tribute to its people. More than two hundred years ago, Voltaire described Canada as a few acres of snow. Today, Canadians occupy a subcontinent greater in area, and more diverse in climate, that Europe, China or the United States. The immensity of the country and the astonishing variety and grandeur of its land forms-the fog-bound Atlantic ...

Old Canadian Cemeteries: Places of Memory

1 review
Jane Irwin

Firefly Books, 2007

This one has it all
This one has it all - over 250 color photos (a must for cemetery armchair explorers), as well as covering all types of cemeteries. It has information on all types of cemeteries - rural, urban, regional styles etc. It also points out diffences in cemeteries of various religious and ethnic groups. It is very large and has a hefty price tag but is worth the money.

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