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CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015-01-18. Paperback. Used: Good.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015-01-18. Paperback. Used:Good.

Chatto & Windus, 1980-07. Good.

The Bodley Head, 1974-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1974 Bodley Head trade softbound, clean & tight, book has slight curl at top corner, cover has 2 mild indentations, no markings, not a remainder.

London: Bodley Head, 1974. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cleaver, Elizabeth. (12)276pp. Nice illustrations by Cleaver. Ink name in front.

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IDB Productions, 2016-01-01. MP3 CD. New. This item is a brand new factory sealed MP3 disc supplied in a DVD case

Dodo Press, 2009-01-02. Paperback. Good.

MP3 Audio CD. Canadian Wonder Tales THE BAKER'S MAGIC WAND Once very long ago in the days when Canada was owned by the French there lived on the banks of a great river a wicked lawyer who was in love with a baker's wife. He tried in various ways to get rid of the baker, but without success. They lived not far from the Seigneur who owned all the land around and was very powerful. Now, in front of the Seigneur's palace there was a great lake of more than twelve thousand acres. One morning the lawyer went to the palace and knocked at the door. When the Seigneur came out, he said to him, "Sire, there is a man not far from here who boasts that in less than twice twenty-four hours he can change this lake into a beautiful meadow covered with grass that would give hay enough for all your horses and would be to the great advantage of the colony." Then the Seigneur said, "Who is this man?" The lawyer answered, "He is no less than the baker who furnishes your household with… Leer más

MP3 Audio CD. Many of the stories included in this collection are still told and believed among native Americans living on the territory of Canada today. While the folktales included here are recorded and edited quite thoroughly by Cyrus Macmillan to fit in with the views and understanding of his time, they remain a highly valuable part of the heritage left behind by Canadian natives from long ago.The poetry and mystical qualities of Canada?s past, particularly during and before the period of colonization, are rapidly disappearing today, as they have been since the time when Cyrus Macmillan decided to preserve these tales. Knowing they would eventually be lost to the descendants of the early Canadian settlers, he worked hard to preserve them in a form that would easily be understood by both modern Canadians of all races and cultures.Canada?s romantic past is remembered through old customs and traditions despite the country?s rapid modernization, and its memory was fresh during the time that these… Leer más

MP3 Audio CD. Canadian Wonder Tales THE BAKER'S MAGIC WAND Once very long ago in the days when Canada was owned by the French there lived on the banks of a great river a wicked lawyer who was in love with a baker's wife. He tried in various ways to get rid of the baker, but without success. They lived not far from the Seigneur who owned all the land around and was very powerful. Now, in front of the Seigneur's palace there was a great lake of more than twelve thousand acres. One morning the lawyer went to the palace and knocked at the door. When the Seigneur came out, he said to him, "Sire, there is a man not far from here who boasts that in less than twice twenty-four hours he can change this lake into a beautiful meadow covered with grass that would give hay enough for all your horses and would be to the great advantage of the colony." Then the Seigneur said, "Who is this man?" The lawyer answered, "He is no less than the baker who furnishes your household with… Leer más

MP3 Audio CD. Many of the stories included in this collection are still told and believed among native Americans living on the territory of Canada today. While the folktales included here are recorded and edited quite thoroughly by Cyrus Macmillan to fit in with the views and understanding of his time, they remain a highly valuable part of the heritage left behind by Canadian natives from long ago.The poetry and mystical qualities of Canada?s past, particularly during and before the period of colonization, are rapidly disappearing today, as they have been since the time when Cyrus Macmillan decided to preserve these tales. Knowing they would eventually be lost to the descendants of the early Canadian settlers, he worked hard to preserve them in a form that would easily be understood by both modern Canadians of all races and cultures.Canada?s romantic past is remembered through old customs and traditions despite the country?s rapid modernization, and its memory was fresh during the time that these… Leer más

Paperback / softback. New.

Brian Westland, 2021-03-10. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Brian Westland, 2021-03-10. Hardcover. Used:Good.

London: England: The Bodley Head, 1974. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Elizabeth Cleaver. Very Good in Very Good jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.276 with index of stories. Being the two collections Canadian Wonder Tales & Canadian Fairy Tales. The author's method resembles the Grimm brothers a century ago where he has collected through oral tradition a series of stories which contain many elements that have been handed down over the years. clean tight copy d/j clipped, bumped edges water mark back top left corner.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

HardPress Publishing, 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Canadian Wonder Tales.

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