The Christmas Nutshell Library [, A Firefly In A Fir Tree, A Christmas Stocking Story, The Night Before Christmas, Angels & Berries & Candy Canes ] by Knight, Hilary - 1963

Illustrated by the author. Harper & Row. NY. 1963.. Minatures. Four books with dustwrappers (one has a closed tear) in a slipcase which itself is in good cond; all books in good cond with some minmal signs of wear. The titles are: "A Firefly in a Fir Tree", "A Christmas Stocking Story", "Angels, Berries and Candy Canes" and "The Night Before Christmas".

(NY): Harper & Row, 1963. Knight, Hilary. Four 48mo. volumes, variously paginated. First editions. Titles include: A Christmas Stocking Story; Angels & Berries & Candy Canes; A Firefly in a Fir Tree; and The Night Before Christmas (this with co-author Clement C. Moore). A complete set of festive tales by Knight, whose illustrations will be familiar to afficionados of Eloise. All four volumes bound in boards, in color-illustrated dust wrappers and housed in a pictorial slipcase. Light chipping to the dust wrapper spines and rubbing to slipcase, else a very good set.

Set of 4 books in a slipcase, 4" tall.
Book are in Fine condition, with no noticeable faults.
Dust jackets are in Near Fine condition, with minor wear to ends of jacket spine.
Slipcase is in Near Fine condition, with bit of paper lifting at top edge seam.

New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Hard Covers in Box. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Four volume "Christmas Nutshell Library," Dust Jackets (now in plastic protective sleeves) and illustrated box somewhat faded, edges rubbed. Contains "The Night before Christmas," "A Firefly in a Fir Tree," "A Christmas Stocking Story," and "Angels & Berries & Candy Canes."; 4 Volume Set; 2 3/4 x 4

[New York]: Harper & Roy Publishers, 1963. Cloth. Fine/fine. Hilary KNIGHT. [HOLIDAY: CHISTMAS]. 48mo (3 11/16" x 2 9/16"); 4 small books with dust jackets; pink buckram over board, lettering in black on spine, vignette of a candy cane with holly to the front; color illustration in red & green throughout all books; bindings tight; color pictorial dust jackets; pictorial slipcase with the original price of $2.95 on bottom, rubbing with loss to edges and one side of the slipcase; fine in fine djs and very good slipcase. Hilary Knight (1925- ) is an American author and illustrator, perhaps best known for his illustrations for Kay Thompson's Eloise series of books. These small gift-style books all have a Christmas holiday theme.

FIRST EDITION WITH "The Night Before Christmas" SIGNED BY HILARY KNIGHT! Includes a photo from the signing event. Condition is VG+: 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, but prior owner wrote their name in black marker (see photo). Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

Harper & Row, 1963. Four small books in box, contains A Christmas Stocking Story,A Firefly in a Fir Tree, Angels and Berries and Candy Canes, The Night Before Christmas, Very Good with dustjacket . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Harper and Row Publishers. Used - Like New. Like New condition. Slipcase Very Good. 4 Volume Set. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Harper and Row Publishers, 1963-11-12. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Harper & Row, 1963. First Edition. All illustrated by Hilary Knight. 1 vols. 16mo (3-7/8 x 2-1/2 inches). Pink cloth. Fine in original pictorial dust jackets. In pictorial slipcase. First Edition. All illustrated by Hilary Knight. 1 vols. 16mo (3-7/8 x 2-1/2 inches).

Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.

Handel,G.F: The Messiah, An Oratorio. 1912 First Edition. G. Schirmer, Inc. New York. G. Schirmer's Editions of Oratorios and Cantatas for Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Voices, Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass Soli and Piano by G.F. Handel. VOCAL SCORE COMPLETE. 252 pages. 7 X 10 3/8. Softcover.

659ChristiePaddington 4.50 FROM PADDINGTON, AKA "WHAT MRS. MCGILLICUDDY SAW". 1957 Ulverscroft Large Print Series, F.A. Thorpe. FIRST EDITION THUS. Exlib. Very Good Condition/ Very Good original black red and white dust jacket in a mylar wrap. MISS MARPLE . Please see our stock photo of a different title from this same series. A clean, solid copy. Summary: "Mrs. Elspeth McGillicuddy is on her way from a shopping expedition to visit her old friend Jane Marple for Christmas. Her train passes another train running parallel and in the same direction as her train. Then, a blind in one compartment flies up and she sees a man with his back to her strangling a woman.." A gripping read. HARD TO FIND IN UNITED STATES.

. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind In The Willows. Copyight 1940. Heritage Press. USED. VG+ Condition/ VG+ Original Canary yellow cart Slipcase. Blue boards with drawing of Toad dressed as the washerwoman on the Front Cover. February, 1966 Printing Thus of 20,000 copies. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 190 pages. 6 1/2 X 10. Please see stock photos. Our copy is crisp and clean with a clean spine, appearing almost unread. Quite charming.

Johnson, Crockett: A Picture For Harold's Room, A Purple Crayon Adventure. First Edition, Harper & Brothers 1960. Ex-lib. Good Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Rare/scarce. 64 pages 6 1/4 X 8 3/4

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1885. Hard Cover. Good +. Lawson, Lizzie. Published by E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, and Griffith, Farran & Co., London. 31, [1] p.: frontispiece and 9 additional full-page chromolithographed illustrations; 23 cm. Green cloth spine with brown-and-white lithographed illustrations on green paper over boards. Floral endpapers. "Lithographed and printed by Ernest Nister of Nuremberg" -- from colophon. No date of publication. Title page and each page of text have small lithographed illustration. Inscription on front free endpaper verso: Margaretta R. Leeds, Christmas 1885. In Good+ Condition: cover is soiled and rubbed; corners of boards are rubbed, but spine is not frayed; front and back free endpapers are detaching; back hinge is weak; some soiling along margins of pages; otherwise pages and illustrations are clean and bright.

New York: Hyperion Books for Children. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786809043 . First edition/ first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by Ela Weissberger, the "Cat of Terezin" on front free endpaper; Based on the 1938 Czech opera by Adolf Hoffmeister and Hans Krasa, Brundibar is the town bully who attempts to terrorize two children trying to earn money for their sick mother by singing. Retold by award-winning playwright Tony Kushner with illustrations by the famous Maurice Sendak, the somewhat dated opera breathes new lifeBrundibar was presented by the children of Terezin, the Nazi contentration camp, fifty-five times with Ela Weissberger playing the role of "the cat"; 8vo; Signed by Biographee .

New York: Harpercollins Children's Book Group. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060009853 . A stunning first Harpercollins edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by author and illustrator Hilary Knight. This title was part of the famous miniature book series Christmas Nutshell Library by Hilary Knight, originally published in 1963; When Santa has stocking mix-up flop, these clever animals fix it with a merry Christmas swap. Famous Eloise illustrator Knight keeps the saga alive in the most charming way with this classic Christmas classic, issued as part of the famous Christmas Nutshell Library; 4to; Signed by Author .

New York: Hyperion. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 1401322271 . This pristine copy in As New/As New condition is SIGNED by author Caroline Kennedy directly on the title page. Christmas green cloth binding with gold lettering, a green satin bookmark plus red and green illustrations and titles throughout make this a beautiful book; This collection of Christmas writings and drawings is selected and introduced by Caroline Kennedy. Selections range from hymns to liturgy to childrens' letters to Santa Clause and include such diverse authors as Charles Dickens, Groucho Marx, E. White and John Lennon. Arranged by subject matter, the writings in this anthology remind us of the wonder of Christmas. Illustrated by Jon J Muth and Laura Hartrman Maestro ; 8vo ; Signed by Author .

New York: Harper & Row. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A nice Original first edition in Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket with much less rubbing and chipping than usual, small closed tear in the back; "Sing out the old! Sing in the new! May all your Christmas dreams come true". (from the dustjacket of the original edition) The children's Christmas classic from famous Eloise illustrator Hilary Knight, issued as part of the famous Christmas Nutshell Library; Christmas Nutshell Library; 48mo .