Boston: William H, Hill, Jr.. Cloth. Very Good. Slim, square small octavo in maroon cloth with spine lettering and ornament in gilt; 96 pps; illustrated with ornamental capitals, woodcut vignettes and frontispiece woodcut of Santa Claus in front of a Christmas tree surrounded by a family with multiple assorted children. A very good copy with some spotting and rubbing about the edges; spine somewhat rubbed but gilt is still generally bright; effaced early ownership sig. ffep. The book carries no date but we believe it is the 1863 third edition. Laid in is a letter from a New York bookseller dated 1940 quoting this title and one other Christmas book to (apparently) the buyer. Quite scarce, OCLC locates only three copies in American libraries.

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Bookseller: The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: D8536
Title: The Christmas Tree and Other Stories, for the Young
Author: Lovechild, Mrs. (Louisa)
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William H, Hill, Jr.
Place of Publication: Boston
Keywords: Christmas, Holidays, Christmas Tree, Celebrations, Santa Claus, Children, Juvenile
Bookseller catalogs: Christmas;

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The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)

TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.

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About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)

The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).

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FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....