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Roll over Image to expandThe Night Before Christmas A Spoken Song by Vollenhoven, Hanna Van, with illustrations by G. G. Drayton. Boston: Boston Music Co., n.d. [1923]. . Near fine in heavy, printed paper wraps over a stapled binding. A quarto measuring 11 7/8 by 8 7/8 inches with a gift inscription written across the upper edge of the front cover and with a faint and very slight abrasion to the upper fore corners of the pages. Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. 14 pages of music. The first page in this copy contains the poem "The Night Before Christmas" with credit given to the author, Clement C. Moore. The balance of the publication is the musical score written to the words. The color illustration on the front and rear of the covers and the six line art drawings within are by G. G. Drayton. As pointed out in Nancy H. Marshall's bibliography: The Night Before Christmas, G[race] G. Drayton was "famous for her illustrations of the Campbell Soup Kids. Quite scarce. (Marshall, 255)
TB28855 $125.00

Roll over Image to expandChristmas With The Poets: A Collection Of Songs, Carols, and Descriptive Verses, Relating To The Festival Of Christmas by [Vizetelly, Henry], . London: David Bogue, 1851. First Edition. Near fine in its original Victorian full dark brown leather covered boards with five raised bands on the spine with black stamped rules and gilt text in the compartments and elaborate black stamped embossing on the boards. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches with the edges of the text block gilt and with gilt dentelles on the leather turn-ins.and marbled end sheets. Missing from the book is the engraved title page as it appears to have not been bound-in to begin with. The contents are tightly bound-in and the entire text is extremely neat and clean without any prior owenship markings. 187 pages each decorated with a gold border around the print. This is a major anthology of Christmas songs and poems that begins with Anglo-Norman songs and ends with contemporary poets, with full explanatory notes of each piece, providing their histories and textual source all in context of evolving Christmas customs at different periods. This title includes works by Shakespeare, Jonson, Wither, Thorn, Cowper, Scott, Shelley, Wordsowrth, Thackeray and Tennyson. The engraved plates and vignettes are from illustrations by Birket Foster which were engraved by Vizetelly. Many of the plates and vignettes are tinted. Very scarce title in first edition in a beautiful example of a Victorian full leather binding.
TB31613 $350.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Yule Log. A Series of Stories For The Young by Bishop, Georgianna M., . New York: Trow's Printing And Bookbinding Company, c1858. Reprint of 1889 "Grandmother's Edition". Very near fine in its original decorated, blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and borders on the spine and black designs on the front board. A 16mo of 6 3/4 by 4 1/2 inches very light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and at the fore corners of the boards with the remnants of what may have been a book plate tipped-in after the first free end page. An early prior owner wrote her name in ink on the second free end page, at the top of the title page, the last page in the book and at the lower margins of several pages in the book. 160 pages of text. A collection of nine short stories of the Yule time traditions at Christmas in England.
TB31905 $65.00

Roll over Image to expandChristmas In The Olden Time by Scott, Sir Walter, . New York: Cassell Publishing Co., 1886. First Edition. Very good+ in its original gray cloth covered boards with black and red text on the spine and with gilt text and decorations in red, black and gilt on the front board. The rear board is decorated in black, red and gilt leaves.All edges of the text block are gilt. A thin small quarto of 10 1/4 by 7 1/4 inches with wear and rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and rubbing to the cloth over the joints. There is a faint dampness stain to the first three blank pages at the top margin. Unpaginated, but containing 64 pages of text and illustrations in black and white by numerous artists including Childe Hassam, Harry Fenn, H. P. Barnes and several others.
TB33428 $60.00

Roll over Image to expandWhat Santa Claus Gave Me by Anonymous, . New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1887. . Very good+ in decorated, tan cloth covered boards with an illustrated paper label on the front board. A 16mo measuring 6 1/4" by 4" with the cloth at the heel of the spine worn through and the front joint just beginning to crack. Without a dust jacket. Unpaginated containing approximately 67 pages. Illustrated throughout with black and white engravings.
TB28127 $60.00

Roll over Image to expandEarly Embossed Post Card of Santa with Dolls and Little Girl by , . Made in Germany: Publisher not named, n.d. (circa 1890 to 1895). . A near fine, unused, early embossed post card made in Germany of Santa with dolls on a table with a young girl whispering in his ear. The verso side of the card is not written upon at all. It measures 3 11/16 by 5 1/2 inches. The printed type on the front and rear of the card suggests printing from the mid to late 1800's. Santa's and the young girl's appearance and attire suggests the late 1800's. The notation for the stamp on the verso of the card indicates the placement of a one cent stamp for domestic or two cents for foreign service. The USPS web site indicates that one cent stamps for post cards required from May 12, 1873 to November 2, 1917. The only wear on this post card shows at the lower corners where there is very slight bumping. The colors on the recto of the card remain very bright and clean.
TB28950 $35.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Night Before Christmas by [Moore, Clement, C.], . New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1896. . Very good in heavy, pictorial paper wraps over a stapled binding. A quarto measuring 12 1/2 by 10 inches with a 3" area of printed and background color torn from the lower edge of the front board and with similar losses to the rear cover. This copy has a publication number of 159 in the lower left corner of the picture of Santa on the front cover. Counting the inside of the covers there are 14 pages printed or lithographed in color. The front cover is a color image of Santa's face with no doll or horn in the corners. Of note is the large double spread of Santa and the reindeer in flight. The illustrator is not identified. Of interest is the fact that Santa in several instances appears with a heavy brown overcoat. (Marshall, 118)
TB29564 $225.00

Roll over Image to expandKriss Kringle And His Brownies by Author Unknown, . New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1897. . Good+ in heavy, printed paper wraps over a sewn binding. A small quarto measuring 10 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches with the fold to the wraps worn and partially torn. There is a faint gift inscription at the upper edge of the front panel Unpaginated. Oddly, the front cover and throughout this title "Kris" is spelled with a double "s" Illustrated with color drawings and six color lithographic plates.
TB28812 $180.00

Roll over Image to expandA Visit From Santa Claus by [Moore, Clement C.], . New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1898. First Edition. Very good in heavy paper, printed wraps the verso side of which is pasted to a linen page over a double stapled binding. The pages are linen. A small quarto measuring 10 5/8 by 8 1/4 inches with a 1" by 2 1/2 long chip from the upper fore corner of the front panel and similar sized chip from the spine edge of the rear panel. There is also an early gift inscription on the verso side of the front panel. Unpaginated, but containing 14 pages with 6 full color lithographic plates and line drawings throughout. Identified on the front panel as "105". The illustrator is not indicated. Not listed in Marshall. Very uncommon as no other copies are listed elsewhere.
TB28716 $225.00

Roll over Image to expandA Visit From Santa Claus by [Moore, Clement C.], Illustrator is not identified. New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1898. First Edition. Very good- in heavy paper, printed wraps over a double stapled binding. A small quarto measuring 10 5/8 by 8 1/4 inches with a 3 inch split to the lower end of the fold of the spine, and rubbing to the fold and to the fore edge of the front cover with creases at the fore corners of the front cover. Without a dust jacket as issued. Unpaginated, but containing 14 pages with 6 full color lithographic plates and line drawings throughout. Identified on the front panel as "105". The illustrator is not indicated. Not listed in Marshall. Very uncommon as no other copies are listed elsewhere. The copyright date on the rear cover indicates 1898.
TB33073 $225.00

Roll over Image to expandA Visit From Santa Claus with Santa Claus And HIs Works by [Moore, Clement C.], Illustrator not identified. New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1899. First Edition. Very good in heavy paper, printed wraps over a replacement sewn binding. A quarto measuring 12 1/8 by 9 7/8 inches with a 2 inch closed tear to the fold of the spine of the cover from its lower edge which has been repaired with archival tape. Unpaginated, but containing 14 pages with 7 full color lithographic plates (counting the cover) and line drawings throughout. Identified on the as "158" with a copyright date of 1899 on the front cover. The illustrator is not indicated. Clement Moore's poem comprises the first six pages which includes three full color plates. The remaining pages of text and three plates contain the poem Santa Claus And His Works written by George P. Webster. (Not listed in Marshall).
TB30985 $225.00

Roll over Image to expandJolly St. Nick by Author Unknown, . New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1906. . Very good+ in heavy, printed paper wraps over a stapled binding. A small quarto measuring 10 3/34 by 8 inches with light soiling to the front and rear covers. A collection of five poems about Santa as follows: Jolly St. Nick; How St. Nick Gets His Mail; St. Nick's Toy Factory; St. Nick Taking A Sly Peep; and, Good Children Are St. Nick's Favorites. Illustrated with black and white line drawings and six full color lithographic plates.
TB28813 $130.00

Roll over Image to expandA Visit From Santa Claus with Santa Claus And HIs Works by [Moore, Clement C.], Illustrator not identified. New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1906. First Edition. Very good in heavy paper, printed wraps over a replacement sewn binding. A quarto measuring 12 1/8 by 9 7/8 inches with archival tape repairs along the length of the fold of the spine and with similar repairs to several of the page folds. The sewn binding has been restored professionally. Unpaginated, but containing 14 pages illustrated with 8 full color lithographic plates (counting the covers) and line drawings throughout. Identified on the front panel as "158". Copyright dates of 1899 appear on the front cover and 1906 on the rear cover. The illustrator is not indicated. Clement Moore's poem comprises the first six pages which includes three full color plates. The remaining pages of text and plates contain the poem Santa Claus And His Works written by George P. Webster. (Very similar to Marshall 133).
TB30986 $225.00

Roll over Image to expandSnow-Bound A Winter Idyl by Whittier, John Greenleaf, . Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1906. First Edition. Very good in its original, decorated dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text and designs on the spine and gilt ttext and branch designs in light gray on the front board. The end sheets are printed. A small quarto of 9 1/2 by 6 1/8 inches with the cloth at the upper and lower corners of the spine worn and rubbed with the same to the tips of the boards. Without a dust jacket. 96 pages of text with each page decorated with color page headings and tails and with a decorated color title page. Illustrated with a color frontispiece of a winter scene at sunset and 19 plates from paintings or drawings by Howard Pyle, John J. Enneking, and Edmund H. Garrrett.
TB33435 $60.00

Roll over Image to expandCanta Claus' Dolls by Hoyt, Elizabeth, Josephine Bruce. Boston and Chicago: W. A. Wilde Company, (1911). First Edition. Good in its original paper and cloth covered boards with a large pasted on, color illustration of Santa entering a chimney with his sleigh and reindeer behind him with floral end sheets and cloth hinges. A 12mo of 7 1/2 by 6 inches with heavy wear to the lower fore edges of the boards, the boards are quite soiled. The contents are all present, but lightly soiled with occasional child's names and markings. 96 pages of text illustrated with color plates by Josephine Bruce and vignettes in black and white.
TB33445 $80.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Way to the House of Santa Claus A Christmas story for very small boys in which every reader is the hero of a big Adventure by Burnett, Frances Hodgson, . New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1916. First Edition. Very near fine in brick red cloth covered boards with color printed paper label on the front board. An oblong octavo of 9 by 12 inches with rubbing and light wear to the cloth at the heel of the spine and at the lower fore corner of the front board and several minor scratches to the paper label on the front board. Without a dust jacket. Unpaginated, but containing 23 printed and or illustrated pages. A book for children intended to be personalized with the name of the child to receive it. In this case the book has received no names or, for that matter, there is no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB30363 $150.00

Roll over Image to expandWeihnachten by Knesebeck, Herta v. d., Else Wenz-Vietor. Gerhard Stalling: Oldenburger, 1932. 222. Tausent. Very good+ in 1/4 red cloth and illustrated paper covered boards. A quarto of 11 by 8 1/2 inches with wear and rubbing to the paper and tips of the boards. The hinges and joints are tight and strong and the contents show no damage. Without a dust jacket. The text is entirely in German. Unpaginated, but containing 15 pages of text and illustrations by Else Wenz-Vietor.
TB30352 $40.00

Roll over Image to expandSt. Nicholas' Travels by Pauli, Hertha, with illustrations by Susanne Suba. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1945. First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in pictorial, cloth covered boards with blue decorations and text on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo measuring 8" by 6" with printed paper end sheets. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with a 1/8" deep chip from the upper edge of the spine area and several closed tears to the upper edge of the rear panel. 105 pages of text with illustrations by Susanne Suba.
TB26918 $20.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Santa Claus Book - The Night Before Christmas by Moore, Clement C., Florence Kent. New York: Capitol Publishing Company, Inc., 1947. . A shape book in very good condition in printed paper covered boards bound with a metal spiral binding with the rear board loose from the spiral comb. Although the boards are considerably larger than the pages the contents are 32 mo. of 5 by 9 3/8 inches with a gift inscription on the verso side of the front cover and the number "5513" on the front cover and on the upper corner of the second page. Unpaginated but containing 20 pages counting the inside of the covers. A number of the pages are mounted on heavy binder's boards. Each page is illustrated in bright multiple colors by Florence Kent.
TB30365 $60.00

Roll over Image to expandWho Is Santa Clause? by Anonymous, . New York: Appleton, Parson & Company, Inc., 1949. . Fine in heavy, printed paper wraps over a stapled binding. A 24 mo measuring 6" by 4". 30 pages of text illustrated with reproductions of earlier works of art.
TB28130 $10.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Night Before Christmas by Moore, Clement C., with illustrations by Janet and Alex D'Amato. Mahwah, NJ: Educational Reading Service, 1970. . Fine in printed, pictorial heavy paper wraps over a double stapled binding. An octavo measuring 8 3/4" by 7 1/4". Without a dust jacket as issued. Unpaginated containing 24 pages of text and color illustrations by Janet and Alex D'Amato.
TB26416 $10.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Reader's Digest Book of Christmas by The , . Pleasantville, NY: The Reader's Digest Association, (1973). First Edition. Fine in bright red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. A quarto of 10 3/4 by 8 3/8 inches. In a near fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket with a 1/2 inch closed tear to the upper edge of the front panel. 303 pages of text and illustrated throughout with color images from earlier works of art.
TB33574 $25.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Night Before Christmas by Moore, Clement, Tomie De Paola. New York: Holiday House, Inc., (1980). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in 1/2 red cloth and blue paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 11 by 8 1/2 inches. In a near fine, unclipped dust jacket with a 3/4 inch closed tear at the lower edge of the front panel and a 1/4 inch closed tear to the upper edge of the front panel. This copy is signed on the fly title page and inscribed "For the Small Family" by the author and dated "'96". Unpaginated, but containing 31 pages of text and full color illustrations by the author.
TB33457 $75.00

Nutcracker by Sendak, Maurice, and E. T. A. Hoffmann, . New York: Crown Publishing, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with silver text stamping on the spine and on the front board. An oblong small quarto of 10 7/8 by 9 7/8 inches with wonderfully decorated end sheets. In a near fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap with rubbing to the corners of the panels over the tips of the boards. Attached to the first free end page is a book plate which is signed by the artist, Maurice Sendak. Text by E. T. A. Hoffman and color illustrations by Sendak. 102 pages of text and color illustrations some of which are presented on facing pages Translated by Ralph Manheim.
TB33606 $250.00

A Different Kind of Christmas by Haley, Alex, . New York: Doubleday Dell, 1988. First Edition, First printing. Fine, In a fine dust jacket.
TB02994 $12.00

Roll over Image to expandTreasury Of Christmas by Publications International, . Lincolnwood, Ill.: Publications International, Ltd., (1997). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in illustrated paper covered boards with gilt and black text on the spine. A small quarto of 10 3/4 by 8 1/8 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. 384 pages including an index containing over 500 recipes dedicated to fine feasting and Christmas cheer...."" Illustrated throughout from color photographs.
TB31889 $35.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Night of Las Posadas by DePaola, Tomie, . New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1999). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in illustrated, paper covered boards with yellow and orange text on the spine and yellow and red text with a color illustration on the front and rear boards. A small quarto of 11 by 8 1/2 inches. In a fin, unclipped dust jacket. This copy is signed on the title page and inscribed "For Carol" by the author and dated in the year of publication. Unpaginated, but containing 32 pages of text and full color illustrations by the author.
TB33456 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Visit The Delightful History and Origin of The Night Before Christmas by Moulton, Mark Kimball, Susan Winget. Elafield, Wisc.: Lang Books, (2001). Sixth Printing. Fine in brick red paper covered boards with a blind stamped title on the front board. An oblong small quarto of 10 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. Both the book and its dust jacket are contained within a near fine, printed, paper covered slipcase with rubbing and wear to the paper at all the corners Unpaginated, but containing 52 pages counting the free end sheets. Illustrated throughout with full color images. From both the slipcase and the front panel of the dust jacket the full title and subtitle read: "The Visit The delightful History and Origin of 'The Night Before Christmas' As Recalled by Dinghy Sharp storyteller and great-great-grandaughter of author, Clement Clarke Moore." Printed in the rear of the text is a facsimile, handwritten copy of Clement C. Moore's poem dated well after the original first appeared.
TB33014 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Night Before Christmas by Moore, Clement Clarke, Gennady Spirin. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in fully illustrated paper covered boards with white text on the spine and orange text on the front board. A small quarto of 10 by 8 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 27 pages followed by two final pages highlighting the history of the poem. Illustrated with full color images on each page by Gennady Spirin.
TB31032 $75.00

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