An Orange From Portugal

Description:

This was a special Christmas keepsake limited to 57 copies. It has two Christmas stories by Author Hugh MacLennan and was presented to select recipients I believe by The Village Press. The book is approx. 5.25" Wide X 10.5" High, 17 Pages, Paper Cover. The following is printed upon the final page: 'This Christmas keepsake is printed in an edition of fifty-seven, of which this is number ____. The types used are Cloister Old Style roman & italic, & Hadriano, which were impressed upon Strathmore Pastel using a Reliance 16 x 20 hand press. The lino-block frontispiece is by Aba Bayefsky, & the typography & printing are by Gus Rueter at The Village Press, Thornhill.'

subjects: christmas,  orange,  hugh maclennan

People: Charles Dickens (1812-1870),  Santa Claus,  Bob Cratchit,  Queen Victoria

Places: Portugal,  Montreal,  Halifax,  Canada,  Westmount,  Toronto,  Washington,  Dalhousie,  Cape Breton,  England,  Nova Scotia

Times: Christmas 1915,  Christmas 1916