The Fir -Tree
New York: It! Books/HarperCollins, 2009. Carre, Lilli. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 12mo pictorial boards, adapted and illustrated by Lilli Carre in color throughout. Fine, no dj as issued.
Christmas/Hanukkah
The Fir Tree
New York: Harper & Row, 1970. Burkert, Nancy Ekholm. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. according to publisher's code. Small 8vo, full olive cloth with color cover plate, illustrated in color and pencil drawing by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Song of the Three Holy Children
New York: Henry Holt, 1986. Baynes, Pauline. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, cloth backed boards, illustrated in color throughout by Pauline Baynes. A hymn of praise from the Apocrypha, an addition to the book of Daniel. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Santa's Favorite Story
Picture Book Studio, 1982. Gantschev, Ivan. Edition not noted. Hardcover. Square 8vo picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated with soft watercolors by Ivan Gantschev. Santa retells the original nativity story to the animals of the forest to gird his loins for Christmas deliveries. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's.....
Merry Christmas, Merry Crow
New York: Harcourt Children's Books, 2005. Goodell, Jon. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated in deep colors by Jon Goodell. A lively crow flies all over town collecting cast off items to decorate a tree. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks...
Jeoffry's Christmas
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2002. Sayles, Elizabeth. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, tan over red paper covered boards, illustrated in soft color by Elizabeth Sayles. A tiger striped marmalade cat meets Santa. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Christmas Promise
New York: Blue Sky Press/Scholastic, 2001. Christiana, David. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., folio picture book, pictorial boards,a depression era tale of father and daughter transients in the Depression, beautifully illustrated in soft color throughout by David Christiana. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Joy to the World (signed)
New York: Atheneum, 2000. Spirin, Gennady. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in color throughout by Gennady Spirin. A collection of holiday stories and poems. Signed in gilt by the artist on the half-title. Fine in fine, unclipped dj. Signed by Spirin.
The Doll in the Window
New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. Bianco, Pamela. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Square 8vo picture book, full blue cloth, illustrated in delicate color throughout by the author. One doll becomes a Christmas present for all Victoria's sisters. Fine in near fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Silent Night with the Family von Mouse (inscribed)
Hollywood: Bluth Brothers/Pollinator, 1977. Bluth, Toby. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, telling the story of the carol Silent Night, with the addition of a small mouse family who finds refuge in a church as the carol is being written. Illustrated by the author, noted animator Toby Muth.....
Red Ranger Came Calling
New York: Philomel, 2007. Breathed, Berkeley. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square folio pictorial boards, illustrated in rich color throughout by the author. "A guaranteed true Christmas Story" by the creator of Bloom County. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Animals' Santa
New York: Putnam, 2014. Brett, Jan. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, illustrated boards, with the author's lively color illustrations of a little rabbit and his friends who all want to know who brings the woodland creatures their presents every year. As new in unclipped dj.
Home for Christmas
New York: Putnam, 2011. Brett, Jan. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 4to picture book, illustrated boards, with the author's lively color illustrations of a wild troll travelling with a moose friend as the holiday comes around. As new in unclipped dj.
The Wild Christmas Reindeer
New York: Putnam, 1990. Brett, Jan. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Square 4to picture book, illustrated boards, with Brett's vivid color paintings. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1989. Brett, Jan. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg. of the miniature edition, pictorial boards. Illustrated in color throughout by Jan Brett. Fine without dj as issued.
Something for Christmas (signed with a drawing)
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Brown, Palmer. Edition not noted. Hardcover. Narrow 12mo, pictorial boards, illustrated in color by the author. Deaccessioned from the Atheneum of Philadelphia, with library stamped card laid in and checkout slip attached to back free endpaper. With a charming handpainted picture to front free.....
A Monster at Christmas
West Kingston: Donald M. Grant, 1985. Hale, Phil. Limited edition. Hardcover. #482 of 1050 copies, 1000 for sale. Small 4to, full black cloth stamped in copper with color cover plate, 8 full page color illustrations and one double-page color spread by Phil Hale. A creepy holiday poem, signed by both.....
The Nutcracker
New York: Sterling, 2009. Puybaret, Ertic. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 4to picture book, full red cloth with oval color plate inset, illustrated in smooth color by Eric Puybaret. Fine in very good, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
O Come, All Ye Faithful
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Christiana, David. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., oblong 8vo picture book, the traditional hymn illustrated with Favid Christana's charming watercolors of angels urging reluctant animals to see the baby Jesus. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Magical Christmas Horse (signed)
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Minor, Wendell. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 4to picture book,pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by Wendell Minor. Signed by both Clark and Minor on the title page. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Signed by author and artist.
The Little Snowgirl (signed)
New York: Putnam, 1989. Croll, Carolyn. Hardcover. 4to picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated in simple color by the author, a charming retelling of a traditional Russian tale adapted from Arthur Ransome's Old Peter's Russian Tales. It's almost Christmas and Pavel and Caterina have no children until he makes her a......
The Stable Rat and Other Christmas Poems
New York: Greenwillow, 2001. Lobel, Anita. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., tall 4to picture book, illustrated boards, the Nativity story told in a series of verses, illustrated in color throughout by Anita Lobel. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Nutcracker
Philadelphia: Running Press, 1996. Daily, Don. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to illustrated boards, 28 pp of color illustrations by Don Daily. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Twelve Days of Christmas Cats
New York: Courage, 1998. Daily, Don. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg., folio, illustrated boards, 28 pp of color illustrations by Don Daily, who has modified the traditional carol to focus on cats. Fine in very good dj.
Don Daily's Gifts of Christmas
New York: Courage Press, 2006. Daily, Don. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. folio pictorial boards, a compilation of three of Daily's popular illustrated books: The Nutcracker, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and The Velveteen Rabbit. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.