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Mack, Lissie and Robert Ellice Mack A Christmas Tree Fairy
London Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good - 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Circa mid-1880s; said to pre-date the first American printing by Dutton. Unpaginated. 10 full page color illustrations. Small collection of poems for children, but the highlight is The Christmas Tree Fairy. The frontispiece by Lissie Mack, which pictures a young girl sleeping on the floor with the Christmas Tree Fairy hovering above, was included in fairy tale collections for many years. Sound binding, but cracked hinges. Clean pages with the occasional finger smudge. One illustration has a short, closed marginal tear that just touches the border of the picture. Cover has some minor wear and soiling.
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200.00 USD
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Webster, Geo. P. Santa Claus and His Works
McLoughlin Brothers 1869 Soft Cover Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Nast, Thomas
circa 1869/1870s. 22 pages including cover and 6 full page color illustrations (printed on one side only). Original sewn binding with additional hand-sewn reinforcement. The first book publication of Nast's famous Santa illustrations originally published in b/w in Harpers in 1866; coupled with Webster's poem. These are the illustrations and poem that defined Santa as we know him today; it shows him as a toymaker, identifies his home as the North Pole, shows his suit as red with white trim, has him watching children's behavior (using a large telescope), pictures Santa's book with names of good and bad children, etc. Sewn binding is holding well. Clean and bright full-page illustrations; some light toning to text pages. Cover has some minor soiling and wear; small chip on front with 2" split at top of spine fold. Quite scarce.
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600.00 USD
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