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Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition red linen boards with an approximately 3 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 inch rectangular color illustrated front cover paste-down illustration with gold front cover and spine lettering, contained in an as new condition color illustrated slipcase. Includes Foreword; Author Index; Date Index and About Guideposts. Also includes a bound-into-the-volume forest green satin ribbon page marker. "Christmas is all about a story, the story of a baby born to humble parents in a tiny Bethlehem stable under a brilliant eastern star -- a story that changed the world forever. So it comes as no surprise that some of Guideposts magazine's greatest stories about about Christmas, and how people are inspired and lives are changed at this blessed time of year. For there is a resonance from that birth that echoes through time and through our very hearts. Every story in this collection is proof of the enduring power of that first Christmas, true personal accounts of transformation told by ordinary people . and not -so-ordinary people. You will read about blessings, traditions, forgiveness, love, faith, giving, miracles, and angles. All the themes that make this season truly holy. Have you ever felt lonely at Christmas? Widower Jimmy Gupton did, until he took in a struggling young married couple with a baby on the way. Jimmy learned that there is always room at the inn, and always a reason to go on living. A copywriter who yearns to give gifts that really mean something has her prayer answered in a way she could have never imagined. A single mom struggling to raise two young daughters discovers the power of a puppy to soothe hurting hearts. A firefighter's vivid and disturbing dream saves a family from death on Christmas Eve. Then there is the account of a mysterious disappearance of the Christ Child from the manger scened at Victory Church. Who could have done such a thing? You'll be surprised to find out. I was. Almost as surprised as I was to learn how writer Kitty Slattery's missing tooth led her to a deeper understanding of the Christmas spirit. There are familiar names too. Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart will tell you why it really is "a wonderful life" and what that classic holiday movie meant to him on the most personal level. Celebrated ornament-maker Christopher Radko introduces you to his Polish grandmother and explains how the desire not to disappoint her led him to design his first beautiful creations. Beloved actor Michael Landon talks about the angels in his life, human and otherwise. My favorite holiday stories, though, come from our "His Mysterious Ways" feature -- year in and year out the most popular page in the magazine. Here you will meet people from all walks of life who have experienced something inexplicable, even miraculous, at Christmastime -- incredible stories that will send a shiver down your spine and warm your heart as well. This book is filled with stories you will never forget from the little magazine that has inspired millions of readers for sixty years. So go ahead, start reading, and find out why Guideposts is America's favorite magazine, especially at Christmas. -- Edward Grinnan, editor-in-chief, Guideposts." -- from the Foreword. Calvin, Marisa (designer); (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed. An attractive and highly illustrated collection of King Penguin Books, sixteen of which are first editions and five of which retain their original dust wrappers. A delightful collection of twenty-one "King Penguin" books, spanning a wide range of topics from natural history to art to sports. Collection comprised of: (1941) British Birds on Lake, River and Stream by Phyllis Barclay-Smith;(1943) Fishes of Britain's Rivers and Lakes by J. R. Norman - first edition;(1943) The Poet's Corner by Sir Max Beerbohm;(1944) English Ballet by Janet Leeper - first edition;(1944) Children as Artists by R. R. Tomlinson - first edition;(1945) The Leaves of Southwell by Nikolaus Pevsner - first edition;(1945) The Bayeux Tapestry by Eric Maclagan;(1945) Poisonous Fungi by John Ramsbottom - first edition;(1946) Flowers of Marsh and Stream by Iolo A. Williams;(1947) Russian Icons by David Talbot Rice - first edition;(1947) English Book Illustration: 1800-1900 by Philip James - first edition;(1947) A Selection of Engravings on Wood by Thomas Bewick by John Rayner - first edition;(1948) British Military Uniforms by James Laver - first edition;(1948) Woodcuts of Albrecht Durer by T. D. Barlow - first edition;(1948) Ballooning by C. H. Gibbs-Smith - first edition;(1948) Edward Gordon Craig: Designs for the Theatre by Janet Leeper - first edition;(1948) Edward Gordon Craig: Designs for the Theatre by Janet Leeper - first edition;(1950) Greek Terracottas by T. B. L. Webster - first edition;(1952) A Book of Scripts by Alfred Fairbank;(1953) Medieval Carvings in Exeter Cathedral by C. J. P. Cave - first edition;(1955) The Picture of Cricket by John Arlott - first edition;(1957) Monumental Brasses by James Mann - first edition. Sixteen of twenty-one volumes are first editions. All works are bound in the publisher's original pictorial paper-backed boards. Greek Terracottas, A Book of Scripts, Medieval Carvings, The Picture of Cricket and Monumental Brasses are each accompanied by the original dust wrapper, Greek Terracottas being clipped and all remaining examples being unclipped. The Poet's Corner is illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-four further plates; The Leaves of Southwell contains a frontispiece and thirty-two plates; The Bayeux Tapestry contains a frontispiece, eight colour plates, and over eighty further monochrome illustrations; English Book Illustration contains a frontispiece, followed by eight colour and eight monochrome plates; A Selection of Engravings features illustrated endpapers and thirty uninterrupted illustrations to the rear; British Military Uniforms contains twenty-four colour plates; Woodcuts of Albrecht Durer features 111 illustrations; Ballooning contains thirty-two plates in both colour and monochrome; both copies of Edward Gordon Craig contain a frontispiece and forty additional plates in colour and black and white; Greek Terracottas contains fifty-four plates; A Book of Scripts contains sixty-four plates; and Monumental Brasses contains thirty-two colour plates. All remaining works are illustrated with sixteen plates, a number of which are in colour. Further in-text examples can also be found throughout the collection. Collated, complete. All works are bound in the publisher's original pictorial paper-backed boards. Greek Terracottas, A Book of Scripts, Medieval Carvings and Monumental Brasses are each accompanied by the original dust wrapper, Greek Terracottas being clipped and all remaining examples being unclipped. Flowers of Marsh and Stream contains the discreet stationer's bookplate of W. L. Cameron to the front paste down. British Military Uniforms is signed by the previous owner to the front paste down. Monumental Brasses is signed by the previous owner to the front free endpaper. Externally, smart with light shelf wear across all volumes, including tearing and peeling, especially to the spine heads and tails. As can be expected, the boards are also a little marked and faded. Dust wrappers are very smart for their age with only minor edge wear, more so to A Book of Scripts and the spine head of Medieval Carvings, and subtle marking. Internally, firmly bound. A bright and clean collection with only subtle age toning and occasional spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages of each edition. Very Good. John Gould; Sir Max Beerbohm; F. L. Attenborough; Noel Rooke; Albrecht Durer; Rose Ellenby (illustrator). book. …