Philadelphia, PA: The Westminster Press, 1946 The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, PA. 1946. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O first name on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear with wear through paper on the head, tail, and tips. DJ: Good; NOT Price Clipped ($1.00); wear to head, tail, and tips; closed tear on front flap fold; chipping along top edge of DJ; missing small pieces at head and tail. Pictorial winter scene continuous paper over boards and spine with black lettering on the front board. Matching illustration on book and DJ. Norwegian recipes as endpapers. Unpaginated (40 pp by count) 12mo. This book is an enchanting story of Christmas in a far-off corner of the world. With the wonderful, unhurried charm of 19th century Norway, the Roland family celebrates Christmas on their farm. The hustle and bustle of preparation, days spent in the bakehouse making bread and festive holiday cakes, gifts fashioned in secret by loving hands—though the Rolands celebrate differently, their Christmas spirit is the same as ours today. With Christmas approaching, young Gunnuf Roland is worried about his elderly neighbor, Fru Solem. He brings her kindling, fish to eat, and splits wood for her fire, knowing she needs a little extra help. He remembers his own dear grandmother, listening to her stories, playing games, and many other kindnesses. To Gunnuf it seems there should be a grandma in every home—especially at Christmastime. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 016844
Title: A Grandma for Christmas
Author: Alta Halverson Seymour
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: The Westminster Press
Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA
Date Published: 1946
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Keywords: Norway, Norwegian tales, Norwegian recipes, Norwegian Christmas stories, Scandinavian Christmas stories, Norwegian farm, Christmas fiction
Bookseller catalogs: Adolescent/Childrens Books;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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