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Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas
by Moore, Clement C. [Clarke]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York / Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, 1912. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. Smith, Jessie Willcox. First thus. Edges rubbed with paper splitting at spine, text block loose from boards but stapled binding holding firmly, pencil name and small dealer bookplate on front endpaper. 1912 Hard Cover. Unpaginated. Color illustrations, decorated initials, and illustrated endpapers by Jessie Willcox Smith. The Night Before Christmas was first published in 1823 and is considered as being largely responsible for the conception of Santa Claus from the mid-19th century to today. The enchanting poem tells the story of a man who, while his wife and children are fast asleep, awakens on Christmas Eve to curious noises outside of his house. As he looks out of the window he witnesses a sleigh, pulled by eight reindeer, flying high across the sky before landing, to the man s great surprise, on the roof of his very own house. The events that follow mark the beginning of the tradition of Santa Claus and the joy that he brings on Christmas night.
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2332321
- Title
- Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas
- Author
- Moore, Clement C. [Clarke]
- Illustrator
- Smith, Jessie Willcox
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket - Pictorial Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York / Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1912
- Weight
- 0.50 lbs
- Keywords
- CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CHILDREN JUVENILE CLASSICS NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE
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Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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