Search Results: CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY from Quill & Brush

Prague: Artia, 1958 [1959].. First edition of this attractive production issued as a New Year's greeting for friends of the publisher. In addition to the 5 portraits of the Nobel Prize winners, there is a brief biography of the artist and his work that is written in the 5 languages of the Nobel Prize winners - i.e., Czech, Russian, English, German and French. Max Svabinsky (1873 - 1962), was a Czech artist known for his mosaics for the National Monument on Zizkov Hill, stained glass windows in St. Vitus's Cathedral in Prague, his allegorical paintings, and more. He chose these particular men for portraits because he felt that in them "the desire to help mankind, to elevate man, and to give life a higher meaning and a clear, humanistic aim has found its most dynamic expression." Quarto light tan paperwraps with unprinted flaps; gilt-stamped floral design on front (no text on covers); 11 pages, including the 5 portraits; unnumbered. Covers slightly darkened but interior still quite fine.

New York: Viking Press, 1958. First edition. Three holiday-themed stories--"Christmas Party," "Easter Parade," and "Fourth of July Picnic"--plus one more for good luck, "Murder Is No Joke." Minor crimp to base of spine, otherwise fine in good to very good dust jacket with spine toned from red to gray though lettering still bright, and professional repair to shallow chipping at spine ends (filled in).

Chicago: Lakeside Press/Donnelley & Sons, 1961. First edition, a Lakeside Classic issued for Christmas 1961 with historical introduction by Harwell. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on front cover and spine, gilt top edge, tissue-protected frontispiece portrait of General J. E. B. Stuart. Fine.

(San Francisco): Centaur Press, 1949. First edition. Limited to 1000 copies. Broughton's play illustrated by Daniel Harris in his first appearance as "Zev." The first book from the press founded by Broughton and Kermit Sheet. SIGNED BY BROUGHTON on half-title page and INSCRIBED WITH A LARGE DRAWING BY ZEV on front endpaper, "For Herbert and Zelda & Co. With Love! Love! Love! Love! Love!" The drawing depicts a father returning home to his wife and two children with what appears to be an airplane in his hands. Paperclip impression and touch of rust to front flap and opposing endpaper, otherwise near fine in a good or better dust jacket. Laid in is a 1954 CHRISTMAS GREETING WITH POEM by Broughton and drawing by Zev (of mermaid queen arriving at a castle or cathedral) which, according to OCLC was produced for the use of Broughton, Sheets, and Dan "Zev" Harris and his wife Gertrude. Only 3 copies are located in libraries worldwide. This one INSCRIBED IN FRENCH BY ZEV "with best wishes," and signed by him… Read More

(No-place: Privately printed, 1956). First edition. Single leaf, folded twice to make four pages including covers; printed in red. Front cover prints Christmas and New Year's greeting along with notice of the couple's upcoming move to Farnham, Surrey. SIGNED "Sylvia & Leonard Strong" in Strong's hand. Fine in original mailing envelope addressed to (Mr. and Mrs.) Herman Rappaport, the painter better known under his professional pseudonym "Herman Rose." Fine in near fine envelope.

(New York): Macmillan Co, (1969). First edition. Original texts by Capote, followed by scripts by Eleanor and Frank Perry written for television specials of "A Christmas Memory," "Miriam" and "Among the Paths to Eden." Introduction by John M. Culkin. INSCRIBED by the book designer, Joan Stolier. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket with very minor wear on corners.

New York: George H. Doran Co., (1920). First editions. Illustrated by Harold Sichel. "The simple and very touching story of a French monarch who becomes estranged from his queen and of the quest he undertakes on the very eve of Christmas -- a quest which brings him a longed-for heir and restores to him the love of his lady" (from the dust jacket flap). 8vo gilt-stamped purple cloth. Minor rubs to spine tips and corners, light offset from jacket flaps to endpapers, some spotting to verso of frontis and few small stains; otherwise bright and near fine in good or better dust jacket with spine faded and several tears internally mended with archival tape -- but still attractive. Scarce Rinehart title, scarcer still in dust jacket.

[No place: No publisher, circa 1930s]. First edition. Thin, stapled, silver-flecked, red paperwraps printed in black. Includes "Scurrilous Clerihews," "Anagrams on Eminent Authors." "Relaxed Crossword Puzzles," and more. About fine. HOLIDAY GREETING