CHRISTMAS STORIES
by DICKENS, CHARLES & CLEMENT C. MOORE
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1992. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Arthur Rackham. pp: viii [1-2]3-173. Full red leather covered boards, elaborately decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, satin endpapers and ribbon marker. Also includes 'The Night Before Christmas' by Clement C. Moore. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Moore was a writer and Professor. He is credited and is most widely known as the author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", first published anonymously in 1823. It later became widely known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and has been published in numerous illustrated versions in various languages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005240
- Title
- CHRISTMAS STORIES
- Author
- DICKENS, CHARLES & CLEMENT C. MOORE
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 1.61 lbs
- Keywords
- The Night Before Christmas, Fine Bindings, Limited editions, The Easton Press, Christmas
Terms of Sale
MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
Returns are accepted up to 5 days after the book arrives. It is not acceptable to return a book because it is no longer wanted.
About the Seller
MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
Biblio member since 2004
Uxbridge, Ontario
About MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
I'm an sole proprietor of Maple Ridge Books. I've been selling books for some 22 years. Although my stock is small in numbers, I am very careful to offer books in the best condition possible. I try to keep shipping costs reasonable, which is not easy these days. I am more than willing to send additional photos of books, or provide more details.
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