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There are some really special rare and collectible Christmas books in the Biblio Rare Book Room. From first edition Christmas novels to signed nonfiction books on the history of Christmas traditions, there is a wide diversity of books featured below in the Biblio Rare Book Room. Many of the rare and collectible Christmas books come complete with gorgeous illustrations, so they would make great gifts for the book lovers in your life.

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Twelve Terrors of Christmas, The Absolutely Pristine in All Respects, First Trade Edition,VERY...
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Twelve Terrors of Christmas, The Absolutely Pristine in All Respects, First Trade Edition,VERY RARE in Any Condition, A TRUE FIND "AS NEW!!"

by By Updike, John, Illustrated Drawings By Edward Gorey

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Used
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First Edition
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NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1994, 1994 Soft Cover. No Jacket. First Edition.PBO, Small Decorated Wraps in B/W, December 1994. Pamphlet like .STATED First trade edition. Unpaginated,Fine , SOFTCOVER, 4 X 5 1/2 IN.. First Edition. Soft Cover.
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Eloise At Christmastime
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Eloise At Christmastime

by Thompson, Kay

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As New in As New dust jacket
Edition
Second Edition; First Printing
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Hardcover
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Summerville, South Carolina
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New York: Simon & Schuster. As New in As New dust jacket. 1999. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0689830394 . Beautiful Simon & Schuster edition first printing copy in As New/As New condition, SIGNED by Hilary Knight; Eloise, the six-year-old girl who lives in the penthouse at the top of the Plaza Hotel in New York City is turning the place upside down during Christmastime. Basis for the movie starring Julie Andrews as Nanny and Sofia Vassilieva as Eloise; 4to; Signed by Illustrator .
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Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin  - 1st Edition/1st  Printing
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Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Koontz, Dean

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Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
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First Edition; First Printing
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Hardcover
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Summerville, South Carolina
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New York: Harpercollins. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060509430 . A beautiful first edition/ first printing in unread Fine to Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket, SIGNED and dated by author Dean Koontz and Illustrator Phil Parks directly on the half-title page; A sequel to Koontz's Christmas bestseller Santa's Twin. A year after wreaking havoc in his twin brother's world, brother Bob wants to redeem himself in Santa's eyes. This time he has bulit a robot Santa Claus designed to help Santa deliver his presents faster. The only problem is Bob left a few screws loose! Beautifully illustrated by Phil Parks; Color Illustrations; Large 8vo ; Signed by Author & Illustrator .
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Christmas in Plains: Memories  - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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Christmas in Plains: Memories - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Carter, Jimmy

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As New in As New dust jacket
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First Edition; First Printing
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Hardcover
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Summerville, South Carolina
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New York: Simon & Schuster. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743224914 . A wonderful book, As New/As New, first edition, first printing, SIGNED by former U. S. President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter; In a beautifully rendered portrait, Jimmy Carter remembers the Christmas days of his Plains boyhood -- the simplicity of family and community gift-giving, his father's eggnog, the children's house decorations, the school Nativity pageant, the fireworks, Luke's story of the birth of Christ, and the poignancy of his black neighbors' poverty; 12mo; Signed by Author .
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CHRISTMAS TYDE

CHRISTMAS TYDE

by Attributed To Coleridge, Sarah; Daughter To Coleridge Samuel

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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Hardcover
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VINELAND, New Jersey
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London: W. Pickering. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1849. Hardcover. POETRY; B/w frontis; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; xvii, 205, [2] pages; 12mo, orig. Gilt-lettered green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, edges untrimmed; light edge wear, slightly sunned, text with lined borders. Title vignette. Minor foxing. Headpieces, tailpieces and elaborated intitials. .
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A CHRISTMAS FAIRY; AND OTHER STORIES In Brown Dustjacket [ALTEMUS' DAINTY SERIES, NO. 13] 3...
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A CHRISTMAS FAIRY; AND OTHER STORIES In Brown Dustjacket [ALTEMUS' DAINTY SERIES, NO. 13] 3 Stories: 'A Christmas Fairy' By John Strange Winter; 'Not Quite True' By Mrs. Molesworth; 'In the Chimney Corner' By Frances E. Crompto

by John Strange Winter (and Other Stories By Frances E. Crompton and Mrs. Molesworth) Blank Endpapers Former Owner Name & Date of 1905, Illustrated B/W, 24 Text Figures ; B/W Frontispiece a Tall Handsome Lady Came in & Shivers Flew to Her Arms

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  • very good
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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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LONG BEACH, California
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Henry Altemus, Philadelphia, 1900 HBDJ,1900. 1st Edition,Octavo; bk VG with rub to corners / POOR condition Dustjacket; dj brown spine with no text On spine DJ , Back DJ small chip out of Back top edge not affecting Text; HB, white cloth spine with no text spine cvr & with Color decorated cloth Cvr of 2 boys with Basket of peaches & balance of cover in Ivory with Gold Gilt decoration & Lettering; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 48 pgs.; illus., dj, spine, split; sunned; chipping; other open and closed tears; else very good. Children.Cover light rub, wear & small stains to Back, Tiny chips Tears rub, wear Extremities DJ, small chips Spine DJ ,ivory cloth with illustrated cloth panel over one-third of front cover; DJ protected in clear mylar ,The first is story about group of boys at school telling what they're going to do for the Christmas holidays. The second is the story of several young childern, Helena Free and her two younger brothers Willie & Leigh and their… Read More
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The Great Adventure of Mrs. Santa Claus
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The Great Adventure of Mrs. Santa Claus

by Sarah Addington, Delightful color Glossy Illustrated by Gertrude A. Kay , Owner's bookplate on the front BLANK endpaper. 1ST TWO ILLUSTRATIONS MISSING, One of which was Frontispiece, all others Present

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  • good
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Used - Good
Edition
1st Edition
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Hardcover
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LONG BEACH, California
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Little, Brown, and Company, 1923 HARDBACK NODJ, Published September 1923 on Copyright pg, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, Dates Match on Title & Copyright pg, GOOD+/GOOD-, AS-IS, NOJACKET, Blue cloth Hardcover with Scuffed Color plate illustration on front of Mrs. Claus Santa in Red & white suit with Sick Bearded man in bed & Attending Physician in Long Green Coat , 108 pages, normally with 5 color plates -- the first 2 of which are missing in this copy, Otherwise GOOD condition. Frayed spine ends, rubbed board corners, small, light nicks and rubs on the front board illustration. Clean, one inch mended tears to few blank margin edges. Unmarked, otherwise complete and tightly bound. NOT a library book., Titled in Red & Blue on front cvr. 5 1/2 X 8 IN. Interior nice, tight clean Light Wear, Fox, Spine gilt rubbed off. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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MISSALE ROMANUM EX DECRETO SACROSANCTI CONCILII TRIDENTINI RESTITUTUM S. PII V PONTIFICIS MAXIMI...
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MISSALE ROMANUM EX DECRETO SACROSANCTI CONCILII TRIDENTINI RESTITUTUM S. PII V PONTIFICIS MAXIMI JUSSU EDITUM CLEMENTIS VIII & URBANI VIII AUCTORITATE RECOGNITUM

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Used
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Hardcover
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Foligno (PG), Italy
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VENETIIS : EX TYPOGRAPHIA BALLEONIANA, 1730. In 4. Dim. 34,5x25x7 cm. Pp. 36 (n.n.)+460+XCI+(8)+36+(2)+(2)+(2)+(2)+(2). Peso Kg. 2,900 Splendido messale di grandi dimensioni e peso del 1730 in folio interamente scritto a caratteri rosso e neri con splendidi capilettera decorati, almeno 1 per pagina (ad esclusione dei canti gregoriani). All'interno del testo tre bellissime incisioni a piena pagina che raffigurano delle scene religiose (l'annunciazione, la crocifissione, la resurrezione). Bella vignetta al frontespizio. All'inizio del messale un introduzione dedicata alla memoria dei tre Papi che si erano occupati di redigerlo (Pio V; Clemente VIII; Urbano VIII) e una sorta di prefazione all'opera con delle tabelle indicanti il calendario liturgico che rimanda alle parti del messale da recitare.<BR>Presente anche Commune Sanctorum e Missae Propriae Sanctorum ad uso dei Frati Minori di San Francesco. Pagine e pagine di canti gregoriani all'interno. Il messale è del 1730,… Read More
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The Cricket on the Hearth
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The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home

by Charles Dickens

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Early, softcover copy of "THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH" - A Fairy Tale of Home by Charles Dickens. Though there is no date of publication stated, this copy was likely printed in 1846, the same year as the publication of the 1st American edition. Published by Jordan and Wiley in Boston. "The Cricket on the Hearth" is the third of Dickens's five Christmas books; its chapters are referred to as "chirps."THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTHJohn Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle's house for a few days.Condition:Note - this copy is incomplete...the back cover and a few pages at the end are not present (the last page ends with page number 36 [of 42]). Light soiling to the front cover; creases at the outer corners; there are 2 names written in pen at the upper-right corner; tear at the base of… Read More
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The Story of the Other Wise Man
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The Story of the Other Wise Man

by Van Dyke, Henry

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Later Printing
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Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana
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New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1895. SCARCE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page - "Inscribed with best wishes, Henry Van Dyke, Dec. 13, 1922". Very Good Minus, front hinge cracked, cloth covers rubbed and soiled, small chip bottom corner title page, light foxing and toning to end pages. Letters K-W copyright page indicating Oct. 1922 publication for this printing. Uncommon in any printing SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Later Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Auntie Mame, An Irreverent Escapade

Auntie Mame, An Irreverent Escapade

by Dennis, Patrick

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Used - Very Good
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Stated Third Printing Thus
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade. By Patrick Dennis. Vanguard Press 1959 First Edition, Stated Third Printing Thus. "Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!" Used. VG/VG Unclipped $3.50 ORIGINAL DJ is now protected in a mylar wrap. One of the funniest books ever written, this story was also a made into a play, a film, and a musical with the incomparable Rosalind Russell and Lucille Ball. Rare/quite scarce in a nice dj. Please see our photos. A great find.
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Merry Old Santa Claus

Merry Old Santa Claus

by Nast, Thomas ( Artist); Harper's Weekly

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Printing
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Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana
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New York: Harper's Weekly, 1881. RARE. A single leaf extracted from HARPER'S WEEKLY of Jan. 1, 1881, 16 1/2" w x 22 3/4" h. The original and iconic Thomas Nast engraving, on newsprint. Very Good, small chips along edges, larger chips each side of centerfold not affecting image, newsprint evenly lightly toned. Page nos. 8 and 9 top margin. Text from reverse side shows on close examintion. Unmounted, under shrinkwrap atop mat board and with cardboard backing. "Cartoonist Thomas Nast established the bounds for Santa Claus' current look with an initial illustration in an 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly, as part of a large illustration titled 'A Christmas Furlough'." (The Public Domain Review). This 1881 engraving marked the beginning of our modern-day conception of Santa Claus. Will be mailed flat- please inquire for added cost. Eminently suitable for framing. . First Printing. Newsprint. Very Good. 16 1/2" w x 22 3/4" h.
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THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI, OR WISE MEN

THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI, OR WISE MEN

by ORIGINAL ANTIQUE NEW TESTAMENT ETCHING

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Used - Fine
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First Edition
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Tel-Aviv, Israel
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1688. First Edition . No Binding. Fine. G.Freman. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE BIBLE PRINT ( etching- copperplate), DATED 1688, depicting the Adoration of the Magi, according to the description in the Gospel of Matthew 2. Size of the image incl. the caption: 20,5 x 33,5 cm. ( 8,07" x 13.18") - Size of the whole leaf: 27 x 40,7.cm ( 10,6" x 16"). The etching is hand-colored
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A Christmas Carol: A Facsimile Reproduction of the Author's Original MS.
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A Christmas Carol: A Facsimile Reproduction of the Author's Original MS.

by Dickens, Charles; Introduction by F.G. Kitton.

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Limited and Numbered Edition
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Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana
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New York: Brentano's, 1890. # 247 of 250 copies of the American Edition, (there were also 500 copies printed for Great Britain) , SIGNED by publisher ("Brentano's) under numbered entry and with an introduction by F.G. Kitton. Original paper covered boards with gilt lettering front cover and spine, top edge gilt. viii pages, [2], 66 unnumbered leaves :chiefly facsimile. Very Good, white quarter paper at spine darkened, paper rubbed at joints, corners rubbed and bumped, title page detached completely and front end page starting to detach at bottom edge. rear hinge starting at bottom edge. Internally clean and bright, a better than usually seen copy of a SCARCE Dickens book. . SIGNED. Limited and Numbered Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Christmas Nutshell Library (All 4 books are Signed by Hilary Knight)
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Christmas Nutshell Library (All 4 books are Signed by Hilary Knight)

by Hilary Knight

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Used - Near Fine
Edition
1st Ed
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Hardcover
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Roselle Park, New Jersey
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FIRST EDITION WITH ALL FOUR BOOKS SIGNED BY HILARY KNIGHT! Likely the ONLY such set listed anywhere in the world right now. Each book is signed differently, NONE are personalized, two are dated in 1992. Condition is a strong Very Good: pristine text & illustrations, the boards look like new. But some age-related foxing on endpapers, mild wear on dust jackets. Slipcase has original $2.95 price clearly visible and remarkably only mild wear. Simply a wonderful and unique set. Signed by author.
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