THE BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING ON PLACE D'ARMES 1845 -1901 Tapa blanda - 1999

Montreal, Canada: Varia Press, 1999. 1st Edition. Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Type: Book 143 pp., illustrated glossy cartonage bdg. with yellow and white titling on dark green ground on front board and spine. The history of this classic 'Palladian' style, built between 1845 and 1847 across the square from Notre-Dame Basilica, Ms Nolin-Raynauld has conducted a meticulous examination of construction stages and decisions of the bank of Montreal Board of Directors, she consulted National Archives of Quebec and provided comparaison between the Montreal edifice to that of the bank of Scotland building in Edinburgh. Well illustrated throughout with b/w phototypes, schematics, and figures both on plates a s well as in text.Photo scan available upon request. Books sold to the USA are shipped USPS out of Champlain NY.