NY: Hyperion, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth. Collectible - Near Fine/VeryGood. 7.5"x9.25" 332 pp. 1st printing. Hunter green cloth boards w/gilt letters on spine. Matching silk ribbon. White paste downs w/Evergreens. DJ design by Laura Drew. Back jacket photo c Corbis. Author photo c Joseph Moran. Painting of angel on front cover by Jacqueline Kennedy, 1963. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unmarked, & unclipped. Minor shelf wear to DJ. Two small tears to back edge of DJ repaired. "When I began assembling [this] collection, I was skeptical that I would learn anything new about Christmas, but reading and reflecting on the history and spirit of Christmas brought back many memories, and taught me a great deal ... The literature of Christmas ranges from the miraculous to the tragic, the profound to the ridiculous, but always represents the connection to something larger than ourselves." Caroline Kennedy
In A Family Christmas, Caroline shares the Christmas poetry, prose, scriptural readings, and lyrics that are most dear to her, drawing on authors as diverse as Harper Lee, Nikki Giovanni, Martin Luther King Jr., Billy Collins, John and Yoko, and Charles Dickens. There are also many lesser-known gems throughout and personal treasures from her own family -- including...

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Bookseller: Blacks Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 13546
Title: A Family Christmas
Author: Caroline Kenedy
Format/Binding: Hardcover_cloth
Book Condition: Used - Collectible - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: VeryGood
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1401322271
ISBN 13: 9781401322274
Publisher: Hyperion
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 2007

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