Playthings of Yesterday by Symons, Harry - 1963

Ryerson Press, 1963T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in.

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1963. HC. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. A pictorial and descriptive record of the Band collection, but also of the development of both playthings and play in Canada from the early Indian and Eskimo cultures, through French, Loyalist and western settlements, to the urban and rural ways of the early 1900's. 96pp.

Toronto, Ont: Ryerson Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. Linen. Mustard linen covers with gilt titles to the spine, tightly bound with a bright, clean interior. Light wear to the corners and spine ends. The DJ is intact with chipping to the spine ends, wear to the edges and some cover scuffing. "This book presents the remarkable toys of the 1800's, magic lanterns, china-faced dolls, furnished doll houses, wooden buggies with folding tops, and much more. "; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 96 pages; Gen inv. .

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Ex libris. 96 pages, numerous color and b/w illustrations, oblong 4to, yellow cloth. Very good, names, pocket, stamp, marked out price; contents fine; dust jacket very good, label front, light edgewear, in clear plastic taped to inside covers.

[Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1963]., 1963. oblong 8vo. pp. x, 96. profusely illus. (some colour, some full-page). cloth. dw. (bit scuffed, extremities bit chipped & creased). First Edition.. F. Hardcover.