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Biblioasis,, (2016). First edition -. Fine (a new copy.). First thus- a small trade paperback. A classic supernatural story, originally published in Century Magazine in 1910 and here issued in a new edition designed and with striking illustrations by Seth. "A newly rich American couple buy an ancient manor house in England, where they hope to live out their days in solitude. One day, when the couple are gazing out at their grounds, they spy a mysterious stranger. When her husband disappears shortly after this eerie encounter, the wife learns the truth about the legend that haunts the ancient estate." The small format makes it perfect as a stocking stuffer. 84 pp.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (1998.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A story of suspense, set during the Christmas season, and featuring Alvirah, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and her husband, Willy. 170 pp.

New York:: Schwartz & Wade Books, (2008). First edition -. Fine in plain white wrappers in a fine dust jacket.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A poem first read by Maya Angelou at the White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony in 2005 - "it is Christmas time, a halting of hate time" - illustrated with beautiful full color illustrations, each spreading over a page and a half, by Johnson and Fancher. Oblong format. Unpaginated.

Santa Barbara:: Capra Press,, (2003). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in illustrated boards. . First printing. Second in this series of short suspense stories, a Christmas story, published in an edition of only 2000 copies. Foreword by Robert Crais. Frontispiece. SIGNED by Barre on the title page. 51 pp. plus colophon. Cover design and photograph by Frank Goad.

New York:: Greenwillow Books,, (1992.). Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with relatively fewl markings, and overall tight and clean in a near fine dust jacket. . First printing. The colorful illustrations - made from cut paper collages - follow the carolers as they go from house - while along the bottom of every page appears the words and music to the traditional Christmas carols they are singing. Square format, unpaginated.

St Louis: : MCE Publishing Company,, 1996.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine red cloth with gilt lettering on the spin in a like dustjacket.. First printing (first thus) A profusely illustrated edition of Dickens's classic yuletide ghost story features 45 engravings by Gustave Dore (which were discovered in an 1861 French magazine), and who was the first artist to illustrate Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family. It also includes 150 other Victorian illustrations. Introduction by Dan Malan. Square format. Illustrated endpapers. 176 pp. 

New York:: New Directions,, (c 1969.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a gray cloth boards, no dust jacket. . First thus. Dylan Thomas's magical account of Christmas from his own childhood in a small town in Wales, illustrated with 5 full page black and white engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. Oblong format. 36 pp.

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, (1961, c 1934). Hardcover -. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in green cloth in a near good dust jacket with a spine label. . Later printing. A classic book of Christmas stories for children, originally published in 1934 and illustrated throughout by Hildegard Woodward. The first section - Christmas stories and wonder tales - includes 'The Christmas Tree of Good Saint Florentine' by L'Oncle Hansi; 'The Fir Tree' by Hans Christian Andersen; 'Carl Krinken's Christmas Stocking' by Elizabeth Wetherell; 'Toinette and the Elves' by Susan Coolidge; 'The Clocks of Rondaine' by Frank Stockton and more. Other sections are "The First Christmas" with stories by Christina Rossetti, Kenneth Grahame and others; "Christmas in Old Time America" featuring 'Christmas in the Big Woods' by Laura Ingalls Wilder and "Christmas in Other Lands" with stories by Mary… Read More

New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company,, (1951). Hardcover -. Near fine in illustrated boards in very good dust jacket (some toning to the dj and a short closed tear, original price of 1.00 still present).. Early printing. Story based on the Mexican legend about the poinsettia, illustrated with red vignettes and full page woodcuts by Tom Lea in a small gift book format. 31 pp. Green and white illustrated endpapers.

New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company,, (1951). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in illustrated boards in very good dust jacket (some toning to the dj and a short closed tear, original price of 1.00 still present).. First edition (stated) Story based on the Mexican legend about the poinsettia, illustrated with red vignettes and full page woodcuts by Tom Lea in a small gift book format. 31 pp. Green and white illustrated endpapers.

Minneapolis:: Redpath Press,, 1987.. Plastic bag slightly dusty, all other items as new. Scarce in mint condition with all of the materials, including the decorated envelope and the promotional sheet, present.. First printing. A title in the Perfect Present series - an uncommon presentation of this classic Dicken's story, illustrated with woodcuts, some full-page, by Michael McCurdy. Not the full text of the story: this is adapted from a version which appeared in 1923 in a book called 'Christmas Tales for Reading Aloud.' 32 pages.

Delta, Ohio:: My World Press,, 1996 (1998). SIGNED -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. 2nd printing, a slim trade paperback. A story about an orphan boy named Johnny who is found lying, almost lifeless, in the snow on Christmas eve by Santa Claus, who takes him back to the North Pole. SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated in 1999. Illustrated with drawings by Jennifer A. Mazurowski. Unpaginated.

New York:: Coward-McCann,, 1938.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in coarse beige cloth illustrated with a ship under full sail, no dust jacket (previous owner's name). First edition. Stories of the fifties (the 1850s, that is), sixties and seventies by this beloved Cape Cod author, illustrated in black and white by Howard Brett. Lincoln's "yarns" of old Cape Cod populated by old Yankee stock, were "an antidote to an America that was undergoing rapid modernization, urbanization, immigration, and industrialization." Color illustrated endpapers. 158 pp.

San Francisco:: Chronicle Books,, (2000.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. All the pleasures of the holiday charmingly depicted in Long's brilliant color paintings. SIGNED by Long on the title page with the words "Fa la la" and a small drawing of spectacles. Square format, bound in red glossy illustrated boards, unpaginated.

New York:: Zweig Knights Publishers,, (1998). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Limited first edition. In this, the second book of the series, a boy's wish is granted and he becomes known as Saint Nicholas and he would travel the world each Christmas Eve with gifts of love for every boy and girl. A copy of the limited first edition with a bookplate on the front endpaper given a registration number of 5396 out of 10,000. SIGNED and dated on the half title page by Knights with the words "Remember, Always Believe!" Illustrated with original artwork by Calico Studios. Oblong format, unpaginated.

New York:: Macmillan,, (1967). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (offsetting to endpapers, short closed tear to back cover of dj). First printing. An illustrated guide to decorating your home and grounds using fruits and flowers, evergreens and other natural materials. Illustrated with black and white photographs by Paul Genereux. 177 pp.

New York:: Grove Press,, (2002.). First edition -. Fine (a new copy) in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The author's second novel, a tribute to 'A Christmas Carol' set in a small Virginia town: 'Dr. C. R. Ash, a neonatologist and chronic bachelor, is a man in the winter of his soul, and last in the line of an old Southern family. During a snowy prelude to a much-anticipated hospital Christmas party, C. R. crosses paths with a world of local characters, living and dead. In a town adrift with housing developments, strip malls, and Civil War history, this motley assemblage of characters is impelled by their search to solve the ancient human riddles of love, loss, and desolation. At once Victorian in its feel and yet starkly modern, 'The Good Remains' explores life, death, and our own attachments to this mortal coil'

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, (1990.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. The author/illustrator's second book. Hector and Prudence and the piglets take a magical ride on the train set up on the floor as a Christmas gift. INSCRIBED by the author opposite the title page. Large format, unpaginated. 

Salt Lake City:: Shadow Mountain,, 2014.. First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) "Marley was dead to begin with..." These chillingly familiar words begin Dickens' classic Christmas tale of remorse and redemption that readers worldwide have loved year after year for more than a century. This is a book which takes a closer look at the character who ushered in the experience that changed first Ebenezer and then so many of our lives? Why did Scrooge get a final chance to change and not Jacob Marley? A story of greed, redemption, love, and sacrifice. A special promotional edition which includes an audio sample. 202 pp

New York & London:: Hyperion,, (2003). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated boards.. First printing. A small square board book for little children, and illustrated with photographs of jolly babies. Unpaginated.