Book

a- This is a green hardcover book. Both the front and back cover have a plain green surface. The spine of the book has the author's name, the book title and the location of the publisher all printed in silver texts, read "McBurney and Byers// Homesteads// Toronto". The book is written by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, and the photographs are taken by Hugh Robertson. The cover page specifies that the book was published by the University of Toronto Press in 1979. This book features the local history of buildings and districts along the old highways between Kingston and Toronto. It covers the areas including the Bath Road, Prince Edward County, Picton, Cataraqui-Odessa, Napanee-Deseronto, Belleville, Treton, Brighton-Presqu'ile, Colborne, Grafton, Cobourg, Port Hope, Newcastle, Bowmanville, Oshawa, Whitby, Pickering, and along the 401. There is a general map of the above regions in the front section of the book. b- This is a book jacket. On the front panel is a green-toned photograph of a household behind trees. The title in green and white texts on the bottom of the front panel reads "Homesteads// Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto". The authors' names are printed in white texts below the book title. On the back panel, there is a text of book recommendation based on related reading interest. It features the book "Rural Roots: Pre-Confederation Buildings of the York Region of Ontario". It is written by Mary Byers, Jan Kennedy, Margaret McBurney, and the Junior League of Toronto. There is an introduction of the book on the front flap. On the back flap, there are introductions of the authors and the photographer of the book.