Book

a- This is a brown hardcover book. The front cover is plain. The spine has gold text that reads, "Weaver HAMILTON An Illustrated History Lorimer". The back cover is also plain. The book is a comprehensive history of the city of Hamilton, in both the chronology and geography. The book has five chapters, that range from 1816-1980. The book is a part of The History of Canadian Cities Series project by the National Museums of Canada. b- This is a book jacket. The front panel has an image of the Mount Hamilton Incline Railway (a funicular) from around 1900. There is orange and black text on the cover that reads, "HAMILTON / An Illustrated History John. C. Weaver / The History of Canadian Cities". The spine says, in orange and black text, "Weaver HAMILTON An Illustrated History Lorimer". The back panel of the dust jacket has four images. The top left is one of a workshop. The top right image is of 27 men with bikes standing at the stairs into a building. The bottom left is an image of 6 people in front of a horse drawn carriage in front of a store front that reads "BUNTIN, GILLES & CO." The bottom right image is one of 22 men standing on and around a locomotive. Under the images is some black text that reads, "James Lorimer & Company, Publishers / and / National Museum of Man, / National Museums of Canada 0-88862-593-6 cloth". The front flap the beginning of a summary of the book. The back flap has the end of the summary, the credentials of the author, and a summary of The History of Canadian Cities project. There are credits for the cover photo, the previous coat of arms of the city, and the publisher's name.