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By the Sea: An Alphabet Book - Production, Publication
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[198-?]-1994 (Creation)
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2.8 cm of textual records.
1 watercolour.
16 drawings.
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This series consists of materials related to the production and publication of By the Sea: An Alphabet Book, including correspondence, draft illustrations, and information regarding the sale of the original materials. In 1986 Blades received the Elizabeth Mrazik Cleaver Canadian picture book award for By the Sea for the "best illustrated Canadian picture book in 1985." The manuscript and illustrations were sold to the National Library (now Library and Archives Canada) in Ottawa in 1987, but photocopies of these materials are included.
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The manuscript and illustrations were sold to the National Library in Ottawa in 1987, but photocopies of these materials are included here.