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DICKENS, Charles.
CHANT DE NOEL.
Hardcover in-8°, 191p. illustrees de gravures noir et blanc, cartonnage orne de l'editeur. Livre en bon etat (mors fendus, coiffes us.) [BU-10]
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BUCK, Pearl.
LES GRANDS AMIS - Contes illustrée par Mamoru Funai.
in-8, 125 pages, cartonnage sous jaquette illustrée. Bon etat. [MI-20]
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VANHOYE A. - DEJAIFVE, G. - STREIGNART, J. etc.
Deux pages poétiques de Platon - Marie Noël ou la grâce de l'Incarnation - Les Goncourt et la palette d'Ensor - etc.
in-8 broché de 150 pages environ. Bel exemplaire de cette revue trimestrielle destinee essentiellement aux enseignants (histoire - français - latin - grec) de l'enseignement secondaire [FL-18] Autres numéros sur demande.
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NYS-MAZURE, Colette.
Célébration de Noel.
in-8, 58 pp., photographies, broche, couv. illustr Tres bon etat. [NV-25] Photographies de H. CARTIER-BRESSON et E. BOUBAT.
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LEFEBVRE, Marcel.
Une parole d'esperance.- Une soixantaine d'homelies dominicales (Cycle de Noël et cycle de Pâques).
in-8, 231 pp, broché, couverture illustrée Bel exemplaire. [NV-8]
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MUNO, Jean.
Les Petits Pingouins. Conte de Noël.- DEDICACE
in-12, 64 pages, broche, couverture, jaquette illustree plastifiee. Bel exemplaire DEDICACE par l'auteur (nom du destinataire découpé). [109B-6]
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MAURON, Marie.
Un Noël solitaire et peuplé.
Hardcover in-8°, 125 pages, cartonnage sous jaquette ill. Bel exemplaire. [SO-3]
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COLLECTIF.
Noël dans les Cantons Romands.
Hardcover in 4, 26 x 20 cm, nombreuses illustrations dans le texte, cartonnage sous jaquette illustrée. Très bel exemplaire. [P-31]
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WILSON Angus
PER CHI SUONA LA CLOCHE. Un album degli Anni Venti. Disegni di Philippe Jullian. Traduzione di Adriana Motti.
In-16 (cm. 17.80), brossura illustrata, con alette (tracce d’uso), pp. 156, (2), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. Prima edizione italiana. Peraltro, volume in buono stato (good copy).
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Rodden, Lois M.
Modern Transits
192 pages including glossary. A very small quantitiy of faint yellow highlighting. This thoroughly researched and well written volume will answer all your questions about what to expect when transits occur. Astrologically, the daily transit refers to the longitudinal position of each planet in its daily passage. Book
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Schonherr, Joachim
Es Weihnachtet - Ein Bilder- Und Bastelbuch Fur Die Advents- Und Weihnachtszeit Verse Von Edith Grunert, Grafische Gestaltung Von Ursula Beyer
20 Pages. Text in German. Shows young children how to build their own beautiful Christmas ornaments and decorations. Childrens markings and soiling inside. Well worn. Binding intact. Some yellowing to contents. Circa 1962? Book
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Author Not Stated
The Christmas Baby
18 page board book. On the way to Bethlehem along the dusty road, a little donkey carries a very special load. For ages 1 to 3. Delightful rendition of the Christmas story. Wear to top corner of last board. Book
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Author Not Stated
Mickey's Christmas Around the World - A Disney Pop-up Adventure in story and Song
12 pages. Includes 6 delightful pop-ups, several with additional push-pull features. Book shows moderate wear and soiling but is still quite pleasing. No cassette tape included. Join Mickey, Goofy and Pluto as they help Santa deliver presents around the world. Book
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Fraser, Margaret: Editor
Canadian Living's Family Cookbook
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
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Dickens, Charles
The Cricket on the Hearth - A Fairy Tale of Home: Macmillan's Prairie Classics Number 34
124 pages. Edited and with notes by J.F. Van Every. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Few markings to contents and covers. A worthy reading copy. Book
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Peterson, Richard: Editor
American Orchid Society Bulletin - June, 1974 Vol. 43 No. 6
Features: The Orchid Floras of Kenya and Natal; Coryanthes macrantha and C. speciosa - Coolector's item; Orchid Collecting in Trinidad and Tobago; Accelerated Growth of Cattleya and Phalaenopsis under Controlled environment conditions; Terrestrial Orchids of France; Orchid Culture at the Window; Diplomeris hirsuta; Diplomeris hirsuta (Lindl. - a survey; a Bacilliform Virus in white-Streaked Dendrobium phalaenopsis flowers. Very light wear with nick at top of cover fold. Book
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Sterling, Helen
Santa's Christmas Party - Pop-up Book
Copyright 1951. Unpaginaged pop-up book. All pop-ups function very well and have not needed repair. Chip missing from fore-edge of front cover. Average soiling and wear to covers. Contents moderately worn and gently yellowed. Christmas pin missing. Small hole in center of first page where, presumably, pin was mounted. Faint pencil marks visible in this vicinity. A very lovely vintage Christmas pop-up volume. Book
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Miller, Naomi: Editor
British Columbia Historical News - Journal of the B.C. Historical Federation - Volume 27, No. 4 Fall 1994
Features: Piebiter Creek - a personal reminiscence of Delina C. Noel; The War Work of Women in Rural B.C.; Sunday School Vans and Their Drivers; The Marine Building Revisited; The Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation; Helen Gregory MacGill - First Woman Judge in B.C.; Adelaide Bailey - Exemplary Teacher 1857-1949; the Sutton Lumber and Trading Co. token; The stolen Church - Windermere; A WCAC in Victoria 1942-45; Pioneer Postmistress; B.C. Women's Institute - a brief history; Music of the Titanic; David Douglas - Botanist and Explorer. Crease to covers. Cigarette smoke odour Book
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Multiple Contributors
LAIFS - Bulletin of the Los Angeles International Fern Society Volume 7, Number 12, December 1980
Features: Creating Christmas Decorations; The Conservatory Collection at New York Botanical Garden - a guided tour; and more Book
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Murray, John
Basic Goals in Music 3
150 pages. One of a series of music texts intended for elementary aged children. Sections include: French Folk Songs; Folk Songs from Many Countries; Halloween; Songs from Sunny Countries; Christmas; Fun Things; Sea Songs; and more. Average wear. Innocuous light staining to front cover. School stamps and some writing. Book
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Davidge, Bud
The Mummer's Song
Unpaginated. The words to a popular song portray the custom of costumed visits made shortly after Christmas in rural Newfoundland. Unmarked book with light wear. No tears to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
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Baity, Earl S.
Wilderness Welfare - An Epic of Frontier Life
219 pages. With trap and goldpan - here are pages out of pioneer living, a true, human interest story of Depression years in the woods. Walk the lonely trap lines in the cold, stillness of winter when only the sound of snowshoes breaks the silence, count the pelts that mean the difference between food and no food, a happy Christmas of a bleak one; look over Earl Baity's shoulder as he pans out a prospective site for placering. The simply told account of a man and a woman and two small children who took their living day by day from Nature in the storied Cariboo country. Usual library markings. Well-worn. Binding intact. Book
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Speare, Jean
A Candle for Christmas
Unpaginated. With its sensitively written text and lovely, full-color illustrations, this volume tells an unusual and heartwarming story that perfectly embodies the spirit of the Christmas season. Book shows minimal wear, is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket in similar condition and is price-clipped. Book
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Mansour, Diana
An Old-Fashioned Christmas - Gifts to Make for Family and Friends
167 pages including index. Packed with more than 40 projects including colorful Christmas stockings, a fabulous Advent calendar and Christmas cards. Unmarked. Very light wear. Book
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Kavanagh, L.V.
History of Golf in Canada
207 pages. The first and only complete record of Canadian golf. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photos from provincial archives and private collections. Includes a who's who of Canadian Golf, information about historic clubs and courses, anecdotes and golf lore as well as the complete records of the: Canadian Open Championships; Canadian Amateur Championships; Willingdon Cup Matches; Senior Championships of Canada; Canadian Juvenile Championships; Interprovincial Senior and Junior Team Matches; Canadian Ladies Open; and the Canadian Professional Championships. Gift greetings and small Christmas sticker upon front endpaper else clean and unmarked. Light wear to book in attractive brownish-grey cloth boards. Average wear to dust jacket which is missing some chips and is well-worn at edges with a variety of tears. Book
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Author Not Stated
Santa Claus is Coming to Town - A Dean Board Book
Nice Christmas 10 page board book. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Book
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Various
The Wide World Magazine - December 1952
Features: Dead Man's Double - the strange story of a landsman who, anxious to get home to Australia, shipped aboard a foreign tramp to work his passage; Baptism of Fire - the story of a young Forest Ranger employed by the British Columbia Forest Service in 1927, and how a fire trapped over 100 people in a logging camp; A Case of Contraband - An amusing story of how, between revolutions, men had ways of their own of getting around difficulties; The Golden Ingot - the diverting story of an ingenious Gold Coast version of the time-honoured "confidence trick"; Down Mexico Way - The exciting adventure of two young seafarers who light-heartedly set out to explore the Mexican countryside; The Fire-Walker; Pioneer Pilot - Mr. Peter Strong flew over the Drakensberg Mountains between Basutoland and Natal; One Thing After Another - Recalls the narator's fall and subsequent rise in the depression days of Australia; The Burma Road - will recall poignant memories to many ex-Servicemen; South Sea Burial Customs - Visiting the outlying islands of the remote Cook Group, in the South-East Pacific, the authoress came upon many curious death-customs; Olsen's Secret - A grim story from the American coalfields; Front cover was attached with tape but is now detached. Back cover missing. Contents unmarked and in decent condition. Magazine
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Crean, Patrick: Editor
The Fitzhenry &Whiteside Fireside Book of Canadian Christmas
219 pages. "Lucy Maud Montgomery, Stephen Leacock, Grey Owl, Mazo do la Roche, Hugh MacLennan, and Robertson Davies - these and many other Canadian writers are featured in this distinguished anthology of stories, poems, recollections, recipes and games: a truly warmhearted collection of the finest of Canadian Christmas from the 17th century to the present day. - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Taylor, Carol
Treasures for the Christmas Tree : 101 Festive Ornaments to Make and Enjoy
128 pages including index. Every project will add a touch of grace and style to your Christmas tree. Gorgeous colour photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Gift quality. Book
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Harper, Kenn: Editor
Christmas in the Big Igloo - True Tales from the Canadian Arctic
55 pages. Sees the Arctic world as one, united by the extremeties of climate, where people are able to create for themselves the warmest Christmases of all. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Solid clean copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Airforce - The Magazine of Canada's Aviation Community - Winter 1993, Volume 17 No 4
60 pages. Features include: Canada's Aerobatic Teams; Russians honor Commonwealth Airmen; Two Million Hours for the Hornet; The Grinch who stole Christmas - author was an air gunner on B-25 Mitchells during WWII; 4 wing farewell; Sucan Recce; A Rescue Remembered - Hurricane TF X; Behind the scenes at Abbotsford; The Flying Granleys'; Spitfire Wreckage Sparks Old Memories; '93 Annual Convention; Fighter Group Shows Flag in Europe; The Crash of Rescue 311; Alley Cats Prowl the Adriatic; Turning Point in Bomber Offensive - Fighters Rev Up (50 years ago); Radar - Canada's Hidden History; The Mess Dinner. Address label upon back cover. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Airforce - The Magazine of the Air Force Association of Canada: Volume 20 No 4 Winter 1996-97
60 pages. Features: CBC Recreates Avro Arrow Dream; A Peaceful Aerodrome in WWII; On Wings of Fire - The Pathfinder Force (PFF) of 8 Group Bomber Command; New Lease on Life - Updated T-33; Fingal 1943 - a Christmas Tale; The Key Man on D-Day - Jack Ladly; Pierre le Canadien - The Airman who Died for France; Backyard Clunk - CF-101 flight simulator; Canadian Top Guns - Tyndall AFB. Covers depict a wonderful painting of an Avro Arrow swooping over Niagara Falls. Moderate wear. Address label upon back cover. Solid copy. Book
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Johnson, Joan
Christmas Designs for Fun and Profit - 45 Minute VHS Video Tape in Case
45 Minute VHS Video Tape with case. From a series of step-by-step instructional tapes for pleasure and profit. Your instructor, Joan Johnson, is well respected in the floral industry with over 25 years of experience. She established her first design school in 1971. She travels constantly and experiences the newest trends in floral and interior design. You will enjoy and discover that you too can design just like the professionals. This tape will teach you to make: Traditional Christmas Table Centre; Dried Decorator Wreath; Door Swag; Holly Wreath; Evergreen Seasonal Basket; Bows. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
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Snyder, Margaret
Does it Feel Like Christmas? (Little Golden Sound Story Book)
Delightful Christmas sound effect book for beginning readers aged 3 and up. Unmarked. Average wear. Minor warp to front board. Book
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Maitland, Alan: Selected By
Favourite Christmas Stories from Fireside Al
296 pages. Twenty-nine festive favourites, selected and introduced by Canada's best-loved storyteller. Bright colourful dust jacket pictures Santa (or is it Al?) in front of a warm Christmas fire. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Book
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Belton, Raymond H.
A Happy Christmas - A Story of Two Money Boxes
64 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1940. Frontis missing. Binding open at several places. Writing upon front free endpaper. A decent reading copy. Book
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Chitty, A.W.I.
The Little Fir Tree - A Christmas Play for Young Children
12 pages. A play about a little fir tree that was taken from the forest and planted in a tub in a house. 40 minutes in length. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. One page loose but present. Good working copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - No. 6797 Volume 255 November 8, 1969
42 pages. Features include: The new Wolverhampton; Women in Parliament; Guide to Christmas Gifts; Glory of Gothic; Australia's Secret Voter; Israel's Ascendant Hawks; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - November 18, 1967
46 pages. Features include: Reagan's bid for presidency; Speed-up in Space; Christmas Gifts; King Nicocreon's Cenotaph; Islands that inspired Darwin; Toyota Corona Pickup; Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - November 19, 1966
46 pages. Features: Prince Charles Comes of Age; Christmas Presents; Pirate Radios - first moves to silence them; 300 Years of Fine Art - Spink and Son; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - November 15, 1951 (Christmas Number 1951)
Many lovely colour illustrations and advertisements. Above-average wear. Some pages loose but present. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Beaver - Canada's History Magazine - December 1993/January 1994
56 pages. Features: Christmas Past - Maritime traditions with a touch of Dickens; Making fun of the hero of the Plains of Abraham; The fate of Tecumseh - learning from 'war crimes' and the lesson of 5 October 1813; Fifth Column crisis - war jitters on the home front, 1940; Canada's forgotten railway tycoon - Charles Melville Hays; Feasting with the North Westers at Old Fort William. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
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Scarry, Richard
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas!
"Mr. Frumble is so full of Christmas cheer that he decides to go straight to the North Pole to offer Santa some help." - from back board. A typically excellent Richard Scarry book. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Gilbertie, Sal; Steege
Herbs for the Holidays : A Treasury of Herbal Decorations
116 pages. Index. Nice colour photography throughout. "Encourages the use of garden and store-bought herbs, along with natural materials gathered from fields and woods." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Light wear and closed tear to attractive dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy. Book
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Gooseberry Patch Staff; Hutchins, Vickie; Martin, Jo A.
Old-Fashioned Christmas Favorites (Best of Gooseberry Patch Series)
144 pages. Index. "Combines the best of The Gooseberry Patch Christmas books into one deluxe volume, complete with whimsical watercolors and charming illustrations. Hundreds of time-honored recipes from treasured family collections make this a resource you'll turn to again and again, during the holidays and throughout the year." - from dust jacket. Unread. Remainder dot upon bottom edge of text else As New. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - January 4, 1964
Features/Photos: 73,000 cross into East Berlin for Christmas; The Lakonia Disaster; End of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; Rock art of the Australian Aborigines in Northern New South Wales; Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Today I, II, III and IV; Mikhail Andreevich Suslov; Photo of elephant hindquarters; Crossing the Mekong Delta upon a Water Buffalo's back; Jim Clark-World Champion - Esso Oil Ad.; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - Christmas 1961
Features/Photos: Full-page colour advert for the Austin Seven; Pet West African Otter; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine, February 1949
Stories: Our pilgrimage to Badrinath; The sheriff learns a lesson; the headless man; Bill of the desert; Between ourselves; McKellar's medallion; the Black Knight; Happy Jack; Bushman's Holiday; Copper Palaver; The Passing of a Ju-Ju; Through the Congo to Natal; The Taming of Gamu. Front cover detached. Above-average wear. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine, March 1947
Stories: The Christmas Tree Derby; The Last of the Conquistadores; Solving Five Thousand Mysteries; Climbing under a Mountain; Searching for Smith; The Land of Mud Castles; South Sea Sugar; We Covered the Water-Front; Shark Hunting; The Spell; Mystery Moths; The Pursuit of the Breelong Blacks. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine, December 1939
Stories: The Hunting of Bad Young Man; A Doctor In Korea; British Columbia Loggers; The Ways of Crocodiles; The Man Who Blundered; Down Channel; The Thieves Market; Our Treasure Hunt; The Odyssey of Idle Hour; To the Congo Volcanoes; White Man's Magic; The Uninvited Guest; Old Silas; A Bush Christmas. Prior owner's name upon front cover. Average wear. Covers separated from textblock but present. Book
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