Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree. A holiday present for boys and girls
by M. E. Robbins, H. M., E. N. Grossman (Printer), Abel Bowen (Engraver), George Gilbert (Engraver), Brightly (Engraver), Neville Johnson (Engraver), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, E. Ferrett & Co (Publisher),
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/no d.j. as Issued
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
New York & Philadelphia: E. Ferrett & Co; Copyright 1844 by E. Ferrett & Co, 1846. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. cream, gilt, blind-stamped cloth,(Kriss Kringle decorating a Christmas tree stamped in gilt on upper board) gilt decorated spine, 160 pages, illustrations, including, title page + (14) full page plates, numerous, wood engravings, head and tail pieces, wood engravings variously signed "Brightly." Abel Bowen,George Gilbert, and Neville Johnson.Stories,prose,and verses by various authors intended as a Christmas gift.Some verses by Mrs. M.E. Robbins. "The Village blacksmith " is by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. some light spots to covers, two lines in ink on front blank dated September/46. 6 of the illustrations appearing early in the book have been very neatly hand colored. A Very Good copy of a RARE children's juvenile annual. A very early depiction of Kriss Kringle (Santa Claus) and of a Christmas tree. The trimming of a Christmas tree did not become widely practiced in America until after 1850..
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125558300
- Title
- Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree. A holiday present for boys and girls
- Author
- M. E. Robbins, H. M., E. N. Grossman (Printer), Abel Bowen (Engraver), George Gilbert (Engraver), Brightly (Engraver), Neville Johnson (Engraver), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, E. Ferrett & Co (Publisher),
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- no d.j. as Issued
- Publisher
- E. Ferrett & Co; Copyright 1844 by E. Ferrett & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York & Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1846
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children's poetry.Children's stories,Gift books,Histoires pour enfants Juvenile literature,Natural history.Poe?sie enfantine,Sciences naturelles, natural sciences
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Rare Books; Children's /Juvenile's;
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Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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About the Seller
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Mail order only. 51 years as a bookseller
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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