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7 leaves. Chromolithographed leaves and color illustrations printed on thick paper. Oblong 8vo. Original chromolithograph covers with string ties. Leaves and covers have some wear with slight loss at extremities. (Text starts on front cover and continues to rear cover). A nice late nineteenth century children's Christmas book teaching the alphabet. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W67
160p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
63p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition
159pp. 29 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
pp. 282 (4). Illustrated. Printed on two different paper stocks by the Stinehour Press. Designed by Karen M. (Bloom) Elder 8vo. Original full cloth binding, in the original slip case. Red ribbon page marker. Issued by Westvaco Paper in a limited edition as a Christmas keepsake. The text is taken from the 1856 edition, with an introduction by H. Lea Lawrence. Includes: The Art of the Gun; The Art of the Dog; The Field; Fishing; and The Art of Cooking (Recipes for Game and Fish). A fine copy of a wonderful book in a handsome format. This would make a great gift. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! GAMES BOX 5.
80p. + Plus full page color plates. Full page text illustrations in black and white. Some of the color plates have browned the text. 8vo. Original red cloth backed color pictorial paper binding. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
87p. + Plus full page color plates. Full page text illustrations in black and white. Some of the color plates have browned the text. XLib stamp on title page and endpapers. 8vo. Original red cloth backed color pictorial paper binding. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
Limited edition handmade poetry book. 7 1/4"w x 7 1/4"h. 87 pages. Number 162/200, signed by Jennifer Foster. Poetry by Jennifer Foster, G.C. Waldrep, Joshua Beckman, Ariana Kelly, John Olson, Linden Ontjes, Christine Deavel, Rebecca Hoogs, Monica Fambrough, Christine Hume, Susan Parr, Melanie Noel, Tyler Gaston, Isabel Ducharme. Art work by Elizabeth Bisegna Gaston, Elsa Thiemann, Jennifer Zwick, Elizabeth Jameson. Unpaginated. Tipped-in artworks in color and black and white. Date of publication not shown; circa 2006.
234p., illus. 8 col. plates Hardcover Very good condition, spine faded, slightly cocked
116 pages. Features: Lovely Frankline Arbuckle cover art features Santa being photographed in the snow by Karsh while his reindeer look on; Colour ad for the Parker '51' pen inside front cover; One-page Birks Jewellers ad features pricey diamond adornments; One page ad for Canadian General Electric features their Musaphonic radio and also includes the C406, C405, C409, C408 and C625/6; Two-page Recall ad features Christmas gift suggestions - and their 1954 prices!; Sir Winston Churchill reaches eighty; Jordan is Britain's Anti-Britihs Ally; Lovely two-page colour ad for the Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe (dark green) features formally-attired folks; One-page colour ad for Westclox clocks; Does Israel Want to Start a War? - article with photo of woman holding casing of bomb which killed nine Arabs; How Lawyers Pacifique Plante and Jean Drapeau Licked the Montreal Underworld - article with photos of these men as well as Harry Davis, Louis Bercovitch, Fernand Dufresne, Harry Ship, Albert Langlois and Judge Caron; Colour Karsh portraits of Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Le Corbusier, Pablo Picasso, Marshal Tito, Pablo Casals, Augustus John and Andre Malraux; I'm Leaving Canada - And I'm Glad - departing U.S. Vice-Consul in Toronto vents his spleen after two years north of the 49th; When the Women Went on Strike (fiction); What Happens to Family Allowances? - the full story of the world's most generous baby-bonus scheme - with photos of Mrs. Zillie Minor and some of her 18 children, who receive Ontario's largest family-allowance ($91); Sh-Boom! - The Crazy Career of The Crew Cuts - wonderful photo-illustrated article on this Toronto-based pop singing group; The Forgotten Whirlwind Who Put the World on Time - a photo-illustrated Maclean's flashback article on Canadian engineer Sir Sandford Fleming who gave the world standard time, planned most of Canada's railways, championed the Pacific Cable, and designed our first stamp; The Colossal C.O.D. Swindle (fiction); She Knows the Kind of Children You'll Have - Dr. Norma Walker of the University of Toronto is a heredity counselor who heads the genetics department of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children - article with photo; Never Ask a Woman the Way; How TV is Changing Your Life; Trappers Hate the Wily Wolverine - which isn't smart enough to stop trying to fight porcupines; Great one-page colour ad for the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York; Fantastic two-page colour ad for the 1955 Dodge Regent (greenish-blue); One-page Seagram colour ad features painting called 'Montreal' by Albert Cloutier, A.R.C.A., whose photo is included; Fantastic two-page 1955 Plymouth ad features red and white Savoy; Centrefold colour ad for GE Appliances features Santa and GE Christmas gifts; Hudson's Bay Scotch Whisky ad features Kwakiutl Indian mask; Canadian Westinghouse ad includes photos of the Radasonic table radio and Combinette radio-phonograph; Nice two-page colour ad for the 1955 Dodge Custom Royal (white on green); Two-page colour ad for the 1955 Pontiac "Laurentian" Sport Coupe (white on red); Wonderful two-page colour ad for the 1955 De Soto Fireflite (black with pale yellow trim); Two-page ad for the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe (yellow with white hardtop); Two-colour ad for McCulloch chainsaws features a Model 33 saw; Labatt's 50 Ale ad features illustration of hulking boxer; Colour ad for the Watchmakers of Switzerland highlights Daniel Jeanrichard, 'the man who founded a tickk-tock town'; Back cover colour ad for Community cutlery; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this magnificent vintage issue. Book
191 pages including index. Hundreds of recipes for great food and special times with family and friends. Featuring all-new recipes for Christmas, Halloween, birthdays and other occasions throughout the year. Shows only the lightest signs of handling; giftable. Beautiful colour photography throughout. Book
80p., illus. Hardcover Good condition
8th year. Hardback in a protected dust jacket. VG/G++ (creased. price clipped). Inscription of a previous owner, dated 1950, on the title page. Contributors include Noel Streatfeild, Enid Blyton, Mollie Chappell and Francis Durbridge. 21475. eng
32pp. Paperback Very good condition
20 page magazine. 9 x 6". Reproductions of black and white photos. A monthly publication intended as a medium of information concerning the Jews, Israel and the work of the American Board of Missions to the Jews, Inc. Features: Salutation by Daniel Fuchs; Q & A; Jewish News; Incidents from the Field; The Feast of Lights; Report from Our Northern Atlantic District, by Rev. R. Terryl Delaney; Celebrating Christmas and Hanukah together in Dallas; Developing a Home Fellowship Meeting; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
36p. Musical scores. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. 8vo. Original printed wraps, small loss on front wrap. Quite scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
15p. Musical scores. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Publisher's advertisements on rear wrapper. Nice copy. CPHAM/W71C1 x2c
32pp. Paperback Very good condition
52 pages. Features: Masking Tape - The Woodworker's Third Hand; The Pencil Sharpener as a Basic Shop Tool; Rebirth of the Workbench; Snowshoes; Crosses; Christmas Projects; An Altar for Parson Payne's Church on Saturna Island; Woodworking Incunabula; Stanley #1 smooth plane featured on back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A lovely copy of this fine Canadian woodworking publication. Magazine
20p. Title page printed in red and black. Large red ornate initial. Unopened. Inked inscription. 16mo. Original cloth backed pattern linoleum blocked boards. Original spine paper label. Limited gift edition made for Harper & Brothers by the Haddon Craftsmen, Camden, NJ. Very nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
Ohio State University Press 1966, 245 PP. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO: SEGNI DEL TEMPO E QUALCHE PICCOLO TAGLIO ALLA SOVRACCOPERTA, PER IL RESTO INTONSO, MAI SFOGLIATO William Dean Howells (Martins Ferry, 1º marzo 1837 – New York, 11 maggio 1920) è stato uno scrittore e critico letterario statunitense. Parole e frasi comuni action alienation American anatomy Annie Kilburn Arbuton artist Atherton attack Bartley Hubbard Bartley's Beaton Bittridge bondage Boston Brahmin Cady Chance Acquaintance confusion Conrad contributor Corey create criticism Day's Pleasure demonic device discussion drama Dream Dryfoos effect epiphanies episode evil example exemplum existence existential feelings fiction force Fortunes Fulkerson girl grotesque Halleck Hannah Morrison Hazard helpless Howells characters novel world Howellsian human humor ideas Jeff Durgin Kentons Kitty Landlord Lion's later Lindau Lion's Head literary look major Marcia Margaret Vance Melville method mind Moby-Dick Modern Instance mood moral mystery Negativity narrator nature novelist observer perception qualities reader realism reality realize reveals Rise of Silas romantic Royal Langbrith satire scene sense Silas Lapham situation social style Suburban Sketches surface symbolic things tradition Traveler Altruria Twelvemough vision W. D. Howells Wedding Journey Westover whimsy William Dean Howells York young Soggetti: William Dean Howells, essayists, American dramatists and playwrights, Literary Criticism and interpretation, Fantastic Literature, Critici letterari statunitensi, Scrittori statunitensi del XIX secolo, Fantascienza, Abraham Lincoln, Realismo, Mark Twain, Their Wedding Journey, A Modern Instance, The Rise of Silas Lapham, Annie Kilburn, A Hazard of New Fortunes, Criticism, Fiction, Seen and Unseen at Stratford-on-Avon: A Fantasy, American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction, Christmas Every Day, The Atlantic Monthly, realist novelist, Bibliography, History, Letteratura americana contemporanea, Saggi, opere generali, Classici, Libri vintage, Drammaturghi statunitensi, Critica letteraria, Drammaturgia
246 pages. Index. Bibliography. "The practice of mumming or 'janneying' is a world-wide phenomenon connected with religion, ritual and drama. Derived from the British and Irish customs now almost extinct, the Newfoundland mumming tradition, which is still a vital part of the island's culture, offers a unique opportunity for observing the practice." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper. Moderate wear. Price-clipped dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival Brodart cover. A sound copy. Book