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40 p. + Frontis and text illustrations. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, stamped in gold. Original dust jacket. One of 750 copies privately printed by George Grady Press, New York for George Zabriskie as a Christmas greeting. Presented to Mr. & Mrs. (Walter) Klinefelter [the bibliographer and scholar from Red Lion, PA]. This story "was taken from Everybody's Magazine of August 1906 as republished without illustrations in Rolling Stones in 1912." George Albert Zabriskie (1860-1954) was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939-1947, and Honorary President from 1948 until his death in 1954. He was a great enthusiast of fine books and book binding, and an expert amateur hand-tooler and finisher of books. Though he lived in New York City, he "wintered" in Florida, and issued these charming Christmas keepsakes from his home: "The Doldrums" a Mission-Spanish Revival residence designed by Albert Pierce. A bright copy of a nice little keepsake. W69
np. Printed in Weiss type. Designed by Charles R. Prilik. Text ruled in black. 16mo. Original full glossy yellow paper wraps, printed paper label on front wrap. Christmas keepsake from Charles R. Prilik. Nice copy. CPHAM/W71C1
32p. Highly illustrated with Hummel figures. Insert of Christmas Plates. 4to. Original printed gold wraps. Nice copy. ART 6
pp. 333, (10)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus frontis and full page drawings with tissue guards by Etheldred B. Barry. Title page ruled in black. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, lettered in red. Front cover pictorial of young girl in a red coat surrounded with holly wreaths. Joints darkened. Very nice copy. Twentieth Impression. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
64p. illus. Hardcover good
np. Text ruled in black. Text set in Weiss type by Ed Johnson, Bundscho Typographers. Designed by Charles R. Prilik. 16mo. Original full glossy blue paper wraps with printed paper label on front wrap. Christmas keepsake from Charles R. Prilik. Nice copy. CPHAM/W71C1
np. + Plus frontis. Title page bordered in green and printed in red and black. Text elaborately ruled in green. Bookseller's label. Decorated endpapers. 12mo. Original full paper binding, lettered in gold and decorated in green. Binding slightly soiled. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
29p. Originally publ. under title Slow Gin in Morley's Collected Essays. Hardcover Very good condition
np. Title page and text decorated with red and green stars and green borders. Deckled edges. Gospel of St. Matthew Chapter II Verses 1 to 12, inclusive; Gospel of St. Luke Chapter II verses 8 to 20, inclusive. Small 12mo. Original cloth backed blue paper boards, slightly worn at extremities. Nicely printed copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
184p. illus. Eight color plates Hardcover good in 3/4 leather hinges rubbed
54p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
32p. Musical scores. Age stained. Small 8vo. Original printed wraps with drawing on front cover of Santa Claus sleeping in a chair with his bag of toys. Rear wrap printed with publisher's advertisements. Wraps torn and soiled. A Christmas play with costume and stage directions, music and carols. Very scarce. This sort of Christmas performance was very popular in the late 19th century. CPHAM/W71C1
66p. + Frontis. Text illustrated with drawings. Title page decorated with small drawing of a little girl. Inked ownership of Susan H. Throne, Christmas, 1899. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, lettered in green. Green pictorial front cover vignette of a little girl sitting on her chair with her crutches leaning nearby. Binding slightly soiled. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
19 p. + Frontis and text illustrations. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, stamped in gold. Original dust jacket. Privately printed for George Zabriskie as a Christmas greeting presented to Mrs. (David) Van Dusen, signed by Zabriskie. From a paper originally presented at the New York Historical Society. George Albert Zabriskie (1860-1954) was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939-1947, and Honorary President from 1948 until his death in 1954. He was a great enthusiast of fine books and book binding, and an expert amateur hand-tooler and finisher of books. Though he lived in New York City, he "wintered" in Florida, and issued these charming Christmas keepsakes from his home: "The Doldrums" a Mission-Spanish Revival residence designed by Albert Pierce. A bright copy of a nice little keepsake. W69
223pp.orné de 164 héliogravures, relié en couv.cart.avec dos en toile (avec titre doré), br.orig. conservé, cachet, bon état, R48808
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, fore-edges lightly spotted; original red wrappers framed and lettered in black, backstrip very lightly sunned else a near fine copy.
This is a set of six clip-art books, one published by North Light Books, the rest by Dover Books.. All books are staple-bound, and range from 32 to 64 pages. The titles are: Christmas Designs; Christmas Borders on Layout Grids; Old-Fashioned Christmas Illustrations; Holiday and Seasonal Borders; Illustrations for Holidays and Special Occasions; and Holidays (North Light Books). Circa 1980's.
Christmas cooking, crafts and decorations. Translated from English by Marek Czekanski.124p. Diagrams illus. index Book
30p. Color margin drawings. Pictorial color title page. Design and Illustrations by Rey Abruzzi. Text printed in brown with gold initials. Format and Typography by Robert Donald. Christmas Greeting insert poem. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. On front cover a drawing of a rearing horse, Mr. Pickwick and Mr. Winkle embossed in white, black and gold and lettered in gold and white. Spine lettered in gold. Binding by Kurt Gaebel & Sons. Original white slip case, soiled / foxed. Limited Edition. Number 1208 of only 1300 copies. This edition prepared as a Christmas Greeting from Samuel A. Dalton. A very nice copy of a very scarce piece. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W68
14p. Text printed in green, blue and red. Large initials printed in gold. Format and Typography by Robert Donald. Printed Letterpress, Typographic Service, Inc. on Strathmore Bouquet Snowdrop, J.L.N. Smythe Co. Decorative tissue illustrations printed in two to three sections in different colors designed by Rey Abruzzi through Frank R. Ewing of Art Service Associates. Insert poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. 4to. Original full yellow cloth binding, gold and red lettered. Front cover drawings in red, white and gold. Binding by Albert Oldach & Sons. Original blue slip case. Limited Edition. Number 226 of only 1300 copies. Prepared as a Holiday Greeting from Samuel A. Dalton. Very lovely copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W68
A historical and sociological evaluation of the snowman and snowman building travels backward through time from the modern world's regard of snowmen as a pop culture symbol to prehistoric early constructions. 177p.illus [some col] bibliography Book
pp. iv, 236. 12mo. 200mm. Publisher's dark gray cloth binding with cover lettered in white and decorated gilt and red flower design. Cover designed by Amy Richards with her monogram. Spine lettered and decorated similarly. Gilt bright on cover and spine. Spine color rubbed some. Corners bumped. Gift inscription on inside flyleaf, 'Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year. To Miss Shetter from Miss Era H. J. Harris. Pittsburgh Pa 1908.' Hardbound. Very Good. NW59
Anthology of seasonal stories by by L.M.Montgomery originally published in various books and magazines and now collected and edited by Rea Wilmshurst. A delightful gift book for Christmas . Donor inscription, else fine. Book
n.p. Delicate blue drawings by John Reid. Text printed in blue. Beautifully printed by Edgar G. Dunstan & Co. Christmas greetings insert signed from M.R.L. and C. Freshel. Thin 8vo. Original cloth backed paper binding. Front cover embossed with young girl carolers surrounded by a printed border naming author, title, publisher, printer and illustrator all printed in red. Binding very slightly scuffed at edges. A lovely copy of English Christmas carols. Scarce. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
