Christmas in Plains: Memories - 1st Edition/1st Printing - Collectors' Edition by Carter, Jimmy - 2001

Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Used - Like New. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition.

Simon & Schuster. 1st. 2001. fine. Hardcover. ISBN:0743260651 6-7/8" tall; dark green leatherette cover with gilt lettering on spine & blind-stamped tree on front; all edges gilt; silk ribbon place-marker; still with original paper cuff around cover; 160pp; b/w ils .

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 2001 Simon and Schuster, New York. 2001. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head, tail, and tips; light bumping to gilt edging. No DJ or wrapper. Green cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine and embossed Christmas tree on the front board. Gilt textblock edges. Mauve ribbon pagemarker.155 pp 12mo. Jimmy Carter remembers Christmas in Plains, Georgia, the source of spiritual strength, respite, friendship, and vacation fun in this charming portrait. 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. A clean very presentable copy.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. Fine/fine. Collector's Edition of Christmas in Plains, signed by President Jimmy Carter.. Twelvemo, 155pp, [2]. Green leather, title in gilt on spine, embossed Christmas tree on front cover. All edges gilt. Publisher's band in fine condition. Signed by former President Jimmy Carter on front free endpaper, with a full signature. An exceptionally scarce signed book, with a full signature by President Jimmy Carter.

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 small chip at the top of the spine; 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; Christmas Nutshell Library; 48mo .