New York: Pantheon, 1982. Agee, Jon. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 16mo picture book, cloth-backed boards, illustrated in color throughout by the author, his first book. "A story for December of a Christmas dream come true." Near fine in near fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
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.
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.
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 teh original nativity story to the animals of the forest to gird his loins for Christmas deliveries. Finbe in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's.....
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.
New York: Philomel, 1985. Berger, Barbara Helen. 1st ed. Hardcover. 4th ptg., 4to picture book, full red cloth. The little donkey carrying Mary to Bethlehem dreams of many things, with lovely color pictures by the author. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
New York: Knopf, 1960. Berson, Harold. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 12mo, full green cloth, aChristmas story illustrated in red green and black throughout by the author. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nashville: Cinema Center FilmsAurora Publishers, 1970. Searle, Ronald. Edition not noted. Hardcover. Presumed 1st ptg., 4to, full red marbled "cloth" stamped in gilt, adapted from Bricusse's screenplay for the musical film based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Illustrated with black and white drawings by Ronald Searle and color stills.....
New York: HarperCollins, 1996. Diaz, David. Hardcover. Oblong 4to picture book, illustrated boards, a lively journey of a family returning home to Mexico for the Christmas holiday, illustrated with David Diaz's exuberant paintings. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
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.....
Saxonville, MA: Picture Book Studio, 1989. Carrier, Lark. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., oblong 8vo picture book, cloth-backed pictorial boards, a charming variant on a die-cut lift-the-flap book with woodland creatures leaving footprints in the snow, illustrated by the author. Fine, no previous owner's marks, or dj.
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.
New York: Knopf, 1997. Collington, Peter. 1st. Hardcover. 2nd ptg., 4to picture book, illustrated boards, the wordless tale of an old Gypsy woman and creche figures come alive for a special Christmas Eve. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Knopf, 1952. Simont, Marc. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, pictorial paper-covered boards, illustrated in gray-scale and blue & black drawings by Marc Simont. Three stories originally included in his Christmas week broadcasts for the BBC after WWII. Shelfwear to bottom of boards, faint scent of damp else.....
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.
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.
Philadelphia: Courage, 2000. Daily, Don. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., folio, illustrated boards, 28 pp of color illustrations by Don Daily Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
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.
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984. dePaola, Tomie. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg., Large 8vo, full red cloth stamped in gilt, the classic film turned into a book back in 1947 and reissued with these new paintinbgs by Tomie dePaola. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.....
Morris Plains: Unicorn Publishing, 1992. Delamare, David. Hardcover. 4to picture book, illustrated boards, elaborately illustrated in color by David Delamare, with punch-out ornaments embedded in front and back covers. Fine, no previous owner's marks, no dj as issued.
New York: Putnam, 1992. dePaola, Tomie. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, glossy pictorial boards, fine in fine, unclipped dj, tiny "this book belongs to" stamp on dark endpaper.