Browse Items (501 total)

A photo of people in Halloween costumes in the SLIS library

people wearing Halloween costumes in library

This story of two poor children, abandoned in the woods and using their wits to outsmart a nasty witch, is so well-known that it needs no further elaboration. Those familiar with Jeffers's 1980 version (Dial) will notice that this edition includes a…

In this newly colorized edition of the classic book (published in 1956) by the late Gene Zion and his wife/ illustrator Margaret Bloy Graham, Harry runs away from a bath to find some good, clean fun. But when his adventures in town make him so dirty…

Interview with Pianist/Composer Glenn Gould

Montreal, Quebec

Gason's favourable review on Peter Desbarats book “The State of Quebec: A Journalist’s View of the Quiet Revolution.” Gascon views the work as intelligent and “well documented”, as well as noting that Desbarats understanding of…

English Edition 2021

Players: 2 - 5 players

Playing Time: Approx. 90 minutes

Age: 14+

Description: "The HeroQuest game is a fantasy adventure set deep within a hidden stone labyrinth. This maze of underground rooms and corridors is…

Rouyn, Quebec

Profiles Real Couette and his enduring political career in Quebec. The name of his party changed multiple times but not his values. Desbarats seems to have greatly admired the man.

Binding: poor ; leather binding ; front cover removed

Spine: fair ; 5 raised bands ; gold tool and design in compartments ; in one compartment it reads: "HISTOIRE DU BAS-EMPIRE" ; in another it reads: "TOM XVI" a great deal of…

Good condition ; some discolouration (e.g. on bottom corner, approximately 1/5 of page) is apparent on both sides

Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BLONDUS, FLAVIUS /…