Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction April 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/30/2024
Held in the Province of Quebec's capital city intermittently since 1894 and annually since 1955, the Quebec Winter Carnival is the largest winter festival in the Western Hemisphere with the most famous attraction in present day being the day-time and night-time parades that are led throughout the city by mascot Bonhomme Carnaval. First held in 1894 as a means to brighten up the dark days of winter, the first Québec Winter Carnival ran from January 29 to February 3 and included a masquerade on ice, a canoe race across the frozen St. Lawrence, and parade floats as well as an ice palace that stood proudly before the parliament building. Seen as occasions for the amateur athletic clubs of the French and especially the English-speaking middle class of Quebec to put on spectacles of their winter sports like curling, snowshoeing and hockey, offered here is this century-old hardcover book titled “A Short Account of the Quebec Winter Carnival, Holden in 1894” that includes early hockey content within its pages. Sporting a red coloured front and back cover with the words on the front done in a gold colour, the 140 page book details the the stories and events of the now world famous February spectacle including its organization, expenses and participation. WIth a number of references to hockey features over the now toned pages, including the stats and rosters of the two teams competing for the gold medal in ice hockey, the Garrison of Quebec and the Fifth Royal Scots of Montreal. Remaining in overall excellent condition considering its age, some wear is seen at the corners of the spine on the cover as well as the corners of the cover itself while some light/minor staining is also seen over both sides. For the pages, all appear in good condition and free from major flaws except for the previously mentioned toning which is seen in varying degrees.
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