Christmas Is a Time of Giving
London: Wm. Collins & Son, 1963. Anglund, Joan Walsh. Hardcover. 2nd ptg., full red cloth, illustratedin red, black and green by the author. Finein lifghtly rubbed, unclipped dj.
London: Wm. Collins & Son, 1963. Anglund, Joan Walsh. Hardcover. 2nd ptg., full red cloth, illustratedin red, black and green by the author. Finein lifghtly rubbed, 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.
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.
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: 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.
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.
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.
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: Pantheon, 1967. Cooley, Lydia. 1st ed. 1st ptg., narrow 8vo, full cream cloth with purple cover illustrationand spine titling. Illustrated in soft pastel by Lydia Cooley (Mrs. Don Freeman) and signed by her on the title page. A young boy spends Christmas eve alone, trying to puzzle out.....
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, 1993. Daily, Don. Hardcover. Small folio, illustrated boards, 28 pp of color illustrations by Don Daily 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: GreenTiger Prees/Simon & Schuster, 1991. Delamare, David. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, full red cloth with color cover plate and gilting titling, illustrated in color throughout by the author. A friendly lion decides he must act as Santa when the winter storms are too much.....
New York: Putnam, 1980. dePaola, Tomie. 1st ed. Hardcover. Stated 1st ed., 4to picture book, full red cloth, the classic tale of an old woman searching for the Christ Child, retold and illustrated in color by de Paola. Fine in near, unclipped dj with short crease to front dj flap.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Maraja. Hardcover. 4to, illustrated boards, no date but cover illustration dated '52. Color illustrations throughout by Maraja. A nice copy in printed acetate dj, too short for the book, very good, no previous owner's marks.
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.
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.....
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.
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.....
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.....
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.....
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.
Mankato: Creative Editions/Harcourt Brace, 1996. Innocenti, Roberto. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Square 4to, full green cloth, illustrated by Roberto Innocenti. and signed by him on the half-titleFine in lightly edgeworn, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks, publisher's "autographed by Roberto Innocenti" sticker on front dj panel. Signed by illustrator.....
Mankato: Creative Editions/Harcourt Brace, 1996. Innocenti, Roberto. Limited edition. Hardcover. #23 of 250 numbered copies from an edition of 500. Square 4to, full rose cloth blindstamped with an ornate N, bound and slipcased by Zanardi Editoriae in Padova, italy. Iillustrated in color throughout by Roberto Innocenti and signed by him.....