Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
by CHURCH, Francis Pharcellus
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 038530854X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385308540
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 038530854X . A first printing of a revised edition of newspaper editor Francis Pharcellus Church's heartwarming response to a letter written by 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon, asking if Santa was real. Both Virginia's letter and Church's reply are reproduced here, along with Christine Allison's foreword, accompanied by the marvelous black & white illustrations of Thomas Nast. --- In full dark red cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume wrapped in dust jacket with colorized Nast illustration of Santa to cover. --- An about-Fine, gift-worthy copy: clean, tightly-bound, bright and lacking apparent damages. Unclipped jacket ($10) also lacks notable damages.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; (24) pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87669
- Title
- Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
- Author
- CHURCH, Francis Pharcellus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 038530854X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385308540
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- 038530854X
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
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