A Pint of Judgement
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.
Holidays
The Story of the Easter Bunny
Racine: Golden Press, 1994. Officer, Robyn. Edition not noted. Hardcover. 4to picture book, illustrated boards, with vivid color paintings by Robyn Officer. Fine, no dj, possibly as issued.
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 Twelve Days of Christmas (signed)
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1989. Brett, Jan. Hardcover. 4to picture book, pictorial boards. Illustrated in color throughout by Jan Brett. Signed on the half-title by the artist with a colored drawing of a pear. Fine in fine, price-clipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Signed by Brett.
Going Home
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.
The Snowy Path
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.
The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat - Season of Harmony
Westport: Rabbit Ears, 1990. Kubinyi, Laszlo. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 4to picture book, laminated pictorial boards, with soft color illustrations by Laszlo Kubinyi. Unobtrusive gift inscription on front pastedown else fine in fine, unclipped dj.
Christmas Eve
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.....
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.
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
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.
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.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
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.
Great Joy
Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2007. Ibatoulline, Bagram. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg.Square 4to picture book, matte pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by Bagram Ibatoulline. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Great Joy (signed)
Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2007. Ibatoulline, Bagram. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg.Square 4to picture book, matte pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by Bagram Ibatoulline. signed by Dicamillo on the title page, her first picture book. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Signed by the author.
A Christmas Carol
New York: North-South Books, 2000. Zwerger, Lisbeth. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg. this edition, large 4to picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated in delicate color by Lisbeth Zwerger, fine in fine, unclipped d, no previous owner's marks.
A Christmas Carol
New York: Harper, 2009. Helquist, Brett. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg, folio picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated by Brett Helquist in color throughout, a condensed version of the classic story. As new in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Nutcracker
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1976. Gili, Phillida. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., large 8vo, pictorial boards, illustrated by Phillida Gili in color throughout, Dumas' version of the classic Hoffman tale, translated by Douglas Munro. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Animals' Christmas
New York: Viking Press, 1944. Angelo, Valenti. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, full gray cloth decorated in red and blue with two-color illustrations throughout by Valenti Angelo. A colelction of folktales and legends about animals and the Christmas story. Fine in very good, unclipped dj, short closed tear to.....
All Through the Night
New York: Macmillan, 1940. Field, Rachel. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 5-1/4" x4-1/8", paper covered boards, a conversation with the animals in that Bethlehem stable, illustrated in green ink by the author. Fine in very good, edgeworn, unclipped dj with faint crayon mark to front panel.
A Creature Was Stirring; One Boy's Night before Christmas
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. Goodrich, Carter. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, pictorial boards. The verse by Clement C. Moore on the left-hand pages, with the thoughts of an eager child abed on the right-hand pages, adapted and illustrated by the noted New Yorker cover artist.....
The Heir to Christmas
New York: Viking Press, 1953. MacKenzie, Garry. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ed., 8vo, full blue cloth stamped in silver, illustrated in two-colors by Garry MacKenzie. On a drowsy Christmas afternoon, young Timothy opens a box of old toys and ornaments from his great-great aunt and finds the family feelings that.....
Messiah - The Wordbook for the Oratorio (signed)
New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Moser, Barry. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, cloth blacked boards, illustrated in watercolor by Barry Moser, introduction by Christopher Hogwood. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, signed by Moser on the front free endpaper. Signed by the artist.
A Christmas Treasury
Parsippany: Unicorn Publishing, 1984. Hildebrandt, Greg. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., oblong 4to picture bookfull red cloth stamped in gilt with color cover plate, illustrated in vivid color throughout by Hildebrandt. Near fine, no dj as issued. Belly band with review from Philadelphia Daily News laid in.
Nutcracker
San Diego: Creative Editions/Harcourt Brace, 1996. Innocenti, Roberto. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Square 4to, full green cloth, illustrated by Roberto Innocenti. Very good in very good dj, no previous owner's marks.