CHRISTMAS
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THE CHRISTMAS CAT
Written by Robert Westall.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1330491
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd..
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Dark green boards, gilt titles. Wonderful black and white illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0416168221. Spine slightly bumped. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and has the tiniest of nicks to top front edge of spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- CHRISTMAS
LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien; Baillie Tolkien.
Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Stock no. 1830572
Published by Ted Smart.
1st thus
1999.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Baillie Tolkien. Produced for The Book People Ltd. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0007663714. Pages 132-133 and 142-143 have some surface paper damage where glossy pages have stuck together and been prised apart (not affecting any text). Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
CHRISTMAS BOOKS
Written by Charles Dickens; Christopher Hibbert.
Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830555
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Contains: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man. Introduction by Christopher Hibbert. Re-issue of 1988 edition with cream pictorial cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Burgundy endpapers. B/w illustrations. xii and 403 pages. Browning to top edge of text block (not affecting margins or contents) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- CHRISTMAS
THE STORIES OF OUR CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS
Written by N.F. Pearson.
Illustrated by Frank Hampson.
Stock no. 1330296
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd..
1965.
Good condition.
Ladybird Series 644. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721401899. Covers are edge worn. Rear panel is scuffed. Name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing, mainly to endpapers. Tally 135.
CHRISTMAS AT NETTLEFORD
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1330228
Published by The Children's Book Club.
Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
Dark blue boards, pale title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, light fading to cover edges. Small dent to top edges of covers. Name and address in ink to half title-page. Pages are browned throughout but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss, large section of loss to lower front corner. Rear panel of wrapper is slightly grubby.
LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien; Baillie Tolkien.
Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Stock no. 1330195
Published by Ted Smart.
Circa
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a good dustwrapper.
Edited by Baillie Tolkien. Produced for The Book People Ltd. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0007663714. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and creased. White mark to base of spine of wrapper.
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Written by Miles Hadfield; John Hadfield.
Stock no. 1330192
Published by Cassell.
1st
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The history of Christmas and all its traditions... Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. EX-LIB with labels to and ink stamp to front endpapers (label holder on front pastedown is holding the dustwrapper to the book). Inscription in ink and a few other pen marks to endpapers. Old tape marks to endpapers. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CHRISTMAS
BOBBY BLUEGUM PLAYS FATHER CHRISTMAS
Written by Patricia Carey.
Illustrated by Patricia Carey.
Stock no. 1330073
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st
1947.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Father Christmas had a fit of the blues because no-one had ever filled a stocking for him... along comes Bobby Bluegum the koala who promised to do the job for him and promised the old man a Happy Christmas into the bargain. Cream boards, red title and vignette to front cover. 45 pages, each with a colour illustration above or below the text. Spine and corners bumped, spine worn. A few light marks to covers. Front joint is cracked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Light finger-creases to page margins. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, loss to top of spine. Title on rear panel of wrapper (Sweet Home) has been crossed out.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- KOALAS
- CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS-TREE LAND
Written by Mrs. Molesworth.
Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1830095
Published by Macmillan & Co..
1891.
Good condition.
Second Edition. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black title to front in shape of Christmas Tree, gilt borders to top and tail of front board and spine. Plain endpapers. 7 b/w plates plus illustrated title page. vi and 223 pages. Reprint. Spine slightly cocked. Boards grubby and bumped at corners. Spine browned with vertical crease. Text block and endpapers browned. Joints cracked. Hinges pulled, hinge between page 96 & 97 split but holding. A few grubby marks to contents.
CHRISTMAS LORE AND LEGEND
Written by H.L. Gee.
Illustrated by Louise Armour-Chelu.
Stock no. 1329072
Published by Candle Books.
Very good condition.
Candle Book Number Five. Small format, 12 pages. Paperwraps. B/w text illustrations. Slight rubbing to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHRISTMAS
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
- LEGENDS
CHRISTMAS!
No author listed.
Illustrated by Peter Spier.
Stock no. 1329016
Published by Collins.
1st
1984.
Very good condition.
A picture book without words, a series of over 90 full colour illustrations giving a nostalgic account of a family at this very special time of the year. Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0001846493. Spine and corners slightly bumped, slight crack in laminate to base of spine. Spine slightly browned. Foxing to endpapers and prelims.
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- CHILDRENS
- CHRISTMAS
- PICTURE BOOK
THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS
Written by Katherine B. Bamfield.
Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328866
Published by The Medici Society.
1st
1952.
Very good condition.
Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Covers slightly rubbed and very very slightly grubby. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Small, light stain to top margins of pages 3-5.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHRISTMAS
- BIBLE STORY