The Sickle '56 ; [Brandon College Yearbook]

Published by Brandon College | Printed by Leech Printing (Brandon, Manitoba) 1955-1956, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, 1955

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Unpaginated [pp. 134]. 8vo., measuring 11.5" x 8.5". Textured light-blue card covers held with gold lettering, rules, and crest of the college to the lower-right margin of the front cover. Richly illustrated with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, group portraits of student, staff, faculty, etc., accompanied with many additional in-text line drawings, etc. Many charming period advertisements by various sponsoring local and national business including the T. Eaton Co., the Manitoba Power Commission, Bridgens of Winnipeg, Doig's, the Bank of Montreal, among others. Students' prose and poetry, recollections of the staff and students, short and humorous biographies of the students, accounts of notable events from throughout the academic year, details of various school clubs and school sports teams and their members, recipients of scholarships, etc. Prefaces by the school leadership (principal, etc.), a complete roster of staff, and faculty accompanied with their biographies and portraits. Exceptionally well-preserved, contents entirely without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages, and firm spiral binding. Unrecorded in commerce. Not found in Peel, BAC/LAC, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, et al.…

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Title
The Sickle '56 ; [Brandon College Yearbook]
Author
Kossak, Andrew (Ed.); John Robert Charles Evans (Foreword); Carolyn Johnson (Illust.); Harold Huton (Asst. Ed.); Bob Hilton (Photography); Brill Friesen (Photography), et al.
Publisher
Brandon College | Printed by Leech Printing (Brandon, Manitoba) 1955-1956, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Publication year
1955
Binding
Spiral Bound
Edition
First Edition, First Printing.
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We are a rare book firm specializing in a diverse range of works on paper. With nearly two decades of experience, we are pleased to offer a wide selection of over 25,000 scarce and unique titles, from the retrospective to the modern. Our specialisms include, but are not limited to, antiquarian and fine bindings, manuscripts, ephemera, Canadiana, culinaria, Indigenous studies, and socialist literature. We are also home to one of the nation’s largest private collections of Ukrainian émigré publications. Our Services & Expertise: We actively buy, sell and place rare and out-of-print books, as well as manuscripts, printed ephemera, and archival collections in Canada, the United States, and Europe. In addition, our practice is actively engaged in the thoughtful placement and stewardship of literary and institutional archives, and we provide USPAP compliant monetary appraisals for universities, museums, and private clients. Our Clients: We are proud to serve a diverse and distinguished clientele. Our clients have included Library and Archives Canada, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, McGill University, McMaster University, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, University of Alberta (Bruce Peel Special Collections), The British Library, and The Library of Congress, among others. Curated lists are issued periodically and may be viewed at www.blacksbooks.ca.…

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