NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
by Moore, Clement C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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Synopsis
"A Visit from St. Nicholas ", also known as " The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas " from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 . This famous poem helped to cement the image of Santa Claus from the description of his appearance, his transportation, and how he brings the gifts to children on Christmas eve.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22174CH
- Title
- NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
- Author
- Moore, Clement C
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS BOOKS JUVENILE LITERATURE CHILDREN STORIES HOLIDAYS CHRISTMAS EVE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS FICTITIOUS CHARACTER SANTA CLAUSE CLAUS ST. NICHOLAS POETRY POEMS POETS POETIC WORKS POETICAL WORKS LITERARY WORKS FICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED RACKHAM ARTHUR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature/Poetry;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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This Book’s Categories
- Children & Juvenile Children’s Fiction & Literature
- Children & Juvenile Pop-Up Books
- Children & Juvenile Picture Books
- Fiction & Literature Classic Literature
- Children & Juvenile Juvenile & Young Adult Juvenile Fiction & Literature Juvenile Classics
- Children & Juvenile Juvenile & Young Adult Juvenile Nonfiction
- Children & Juvenile Juvenile & Young Adult Juvenile Fiction & Literature Juvenile Christmas Fiction