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            Book of Kells [facsimile]
                Protective Case: fair to good ; bumped corners ; some wear and damage on opening edge ; green cloth with gilded title area on one side with large, detailed coloured illustration affixed to the other (the number '34' and text feature near the bottom…                
            
                            
            
            
            Seven Fallen Feathers
                In 1966, twelve-year-old Chanie Wenjack froze to death on the railway tracks after running away from residential school. An inquest was called and four recommendations were made to prevent another tragedy. None of those recommendations were…                
            
            
            
            PVB Terentii Comoedie Sex : Ex Recensione Heinsiana (Six Comedies of Publius Terentius: from the Heinsius Review) [original]
                Binding: good ; vellum binding ; bumped corners ; front cover separated from spine
Spine: front cover is separating from spine
Textblock: good to very good ; some discolouration ; a few bent corners
Printer/Binder: "Typis Ludovici Elzevirii"
            
                            
            
            
            Spine: front cover is separating from spine
Textblock: good to very good ; some discolouration ; a few bent corners
Printer/Binder: "Typis Ludovici Elzevirii"
Catan
                5th edition
Players: 3-4 players
Playing Time: 60 minutes+
Age: 10+
Description: "The island of Catan lies before you. The isle consists of 19 terrain tiles surrounded by ocean. Your goal is to settle on Catan, and expand your territory…
            
                            Players: 3-4 players
Playing Time: 60 minutes+
Age: 10+
Description: "The island of Catan lies before you. The isle consists of 19 terrain tiles surrounded by ocean. Your goal is to settle on Catan, and expand your territory…
Tags: 10+, 3-4 players, 60 minutes+, Board game, Games, Strategy
The Librarian from the Black Lagoon
                            
            
                            
                "Mike Thaler's The Librarian from the Black Lagoon takes a slightly different rtransformational approach that parallels his other stories about the cafeteria lady, gym teacher, principal, school nurse, and teacher from the black lagoon. Here, in…                
            
            
            
            Hansel & Gretel
                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…                
            
                            Tags: Children's Books, Classics, Fairy Tales, Folklore
Boxcars
                Players: 2-6
Playing time: 2-4 hours
Age: 13+
Game overview: In Boxcars, the players take the roles of rail barons. As rail barons, the players deliver freight from city to city, collecting money for their efforts. They use the money earned to…
            
                            Playing time: 2-4 hours
Age: 13+
Game overview: In Boxcars, the players take the roles of rail barons. As rail barons, the players deliver freight from city to city, collecting money for their efforts. They use the money earned to…
Tags: 13+, 2-4 hrs, 2-6 players, Board game, England, Games, large, Railway, Scotland, United States, Wales
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
                Rich with dark and light, pain and magic, The Inconvenient Indian distills the insights gleaned from Thomas King's critical and personal meditation on what it means to be "Indian" in North America, weaving the curiously circular tale of the…                
            
                            Tags: Indigenous, Non-fiction, Politics, Racism, Social Commentary, Treaties
Desbarats' Tenure Contested
                London, Ontario                
            
                            
            
            
            Valley of the Kings: A deck-building game of ancient Egypt
                Players: 2-4
Playing time: 45 minutes
Age: 14 and up
Game overview: Players are Egyptian nobles at the time of the pharaohs, preparing for their death and burial in the Valley of the Kings. In the Egyptian religion, when you die you can take it…
            
                            Playing time: 45 minutes
Age: 14 and up
Game overview: Players are Egyptian nobles at the time of the pharaohs, preparing for their death and burial in the Valley of the Kings. In the Egyptian religion, when you die you can take it…
Tags: 14+, 2-4 players, 45 mins, Ancient Egypt, Artifacts, Cards, Egypt, Games, Kings, small
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textures of your pandemic experience
A collaborative zine made about the FIMS community experience with the COVID19 pandemic.
