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Buffalo: The Hayes Lithographing Company. Paperback. Unpaginated. A thin hardcover book bound in paper-covered boards. Edges are scuffed; early owner's gift inscription on front endpaper. Otherwise a clean, tight copy in very good condition for its age. Beautifully illustrated treasury of short Christmas poems by great authors. Measures approx. 6.5".....
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, Inc., 1965. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 79p. A hardcover book bound in 1/4 red cloth. Corners lightly worn; previous seller's notes on front endpaper have been erased, but remain faintly visible. Otherwise clean and tight. A book of Christmas stories by the renowned.....
Chicago: Wilcox & Follett Company, 1951. Hardcover. 94p. A hardcover book in very good condition. Edges scuffed; upper corner of back cover more heavily scuffed. The spine is sunfaded. A few blemishes on front and back covers, and on the front endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. A story about two.....
New York: The Viking Press, 1955. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 128p. A hardcover book in very good condition with dustjacket. Foxing on front cover and top edge; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is price-clipped and lightly shelf-worn. Includes selections by Christina Rossetti, Thomas Hardy, Walter de la Mare.....
Boston: David R. Godine, 1984. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. A thin hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. Illustrated with wood engravings by Michael McCurdy.
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1941. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 39p. A hardcover book in very good condition with dustjacket. Very faint stain at bottom of front cover, mirrored by similar dampstaining on the dustjacket. Original owner's gift inscription on front endpaper, dated 1941; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is.....
Cologne: Lingen, 1987. Hardcover. 191p. A large hardcover book in fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The book is clean and tight. The jacket has a few small closed tears, but remains largely intact. Treasury of religious artwork, poems, and stories for Christmas. Measures approx. 10.5" x 8". Text.....
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1969. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 69p. A hardcover book in essentially fine condition with dustjacket. Binding is just a bit cockeyed; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket has a few nicks along the edges and spine, but remains largely intact. Illustrated by Pat.....
Chicago: E.H. Clayton & Co. Paperback. Unpaginated. A thin booklet bound in red suede with a yellow cord. Some of the gilt text on the cover is starting to wear off; head of spine bent at the tip. Owner's gift inscription on first leaf. Otherwise a clean, tight copy in.....
New York: Little Simon (Simon & Schuster), 1983. 4th printing thus. Hardcover. 122p. A hardcover book bound in green pictorial cloth. A few rub marks on the illustrated cover, plus some pale yellow smudges on the left side. Otherwise a clean, tight copy in very good condition. Color illustrations by.....
Alhambra, CA: Privately printed by C.F. Braun & Co., 1977. Hardcover. 77p. A thin hardcover book in fine condition with slipcase. Almost like new, except for extremely light toning to the spine. Selections from THE PICKWICK PAPERS, illustrated by Fritz Kredel.
Berkeley: Lederer, Street & Zeus Co., 1964. Paperback. Unpaginated A staplebound paperback book in very good condition. Edges are sunfaded; a few small smudges on back cover. Otherwise clean and tight. A charming fable about a fir tree that doesn't get chosen to be decorated for Christmas, but ultimately meets.....
Facsimile Reprint. Paperback. Unpaginated. A staplebound booklet in fine condition. Facsimile of the 1848 edition of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." This reprint is undated, and no publication information is stated other than the original one from 1848 (Henry M. Onderdonk of New York). Probably produced in the 1970s or.....
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1917. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 60p. A small hardcover book with a blue cloth spine and paper-covered boards. Edges rubbed, endpapers faintly foxed, and owner's bookplate inside. Otherwise a clean, tight copy in very good condition. A story about Jesus' 7th birthday. Measures.....
Great Neck, NY: Channel Press, 1957. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 55p. A thin hardcover book in fine condition with dustjacket. The bok is clean and tight. The jacket has only a touch of wear at the head of the spine. Vintage, illustrated Christmas book for children about the archangel.....
Berkeley: Lederer, Street & Zeus, 1962. Hardcover. Unpaginated. A thin hardcover book in very good condition. Spine and edges faintly toned. Touch of wear in the crevice near the top of the spine, and tiny dent at top of front board. Otherwise clean and tight. Reprint of a Christmas story.....
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1969. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 95p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a like dustjacket. Binding is a bit slanted, but still tight. Tiny ink notation on front endpaper; otherwise unmarked. The jacket is lightly rubbed and faintly sun-toned; otherwise intact.....
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1947. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. Unpaginated. A thin hardcover book in near-fine condition with dustjacket. Bottom edges barely rubbed; owner's signature on front endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is tanned and shelf-worn, but still largely intact. Scarce Christmas Eve story for children. Contains.....
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 30p. A thin hardcover book with a blue cloth spine. Top corners lightly bumped; gutters of endpapers lightly tanned. Otherwise a clean, tight copy in very good condition. Short story about Christmas Eve at Valley Forge during the.....
London: The St. Hugh's Press Limited, 1946. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 76p. A small hardcover book in very good condition. Small puncture about 1.5" up from the base of the spine. Top corners rubbed. Endpapers tanned, but otherwise clean and tight. Small treasury of religious Christmas art and poetry.....
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1962. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 31p. A thin hardcover book in very good condition with dustjacket. Spine ia a bit slanted, but binding is still tight. Owner's bookplate inside; otherwise clean. The jacket is fully intact, just a bit rubbed here and there. Illustrated by.....
New York: The Abingdon Press, 1914. Hardcover. Unpaginated. A thin hardcover book in near-fine condition. Some pale blemishes on the cover; otherwise clean and tight. Alternate lyrics to the familiar tune of "Silent Night."
New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1956. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 92p. A hardcover book in very good condition with dustjacket. Owner's gift inscription, plus a few small spots, on the front endpaper; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is shelf-worn and faintly dampstained, but still largely intact. Charming.....
New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1955. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 89p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Edges rubbed and owner's gift inscription on front endpaper, dated Christmas 1955. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is price-clipped and edgeworn; the spine is quite.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1923. Hardcover. 72p plus color plates. A blue-grey cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Boards unevenly toned; endpapers lightly tanned. Otherwise clean and tight. Illustrated with sketches, vignettes, and color plates by J.R. Flanagan.