Santa Claus & I will open the store for the Christmas season on December 15th
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Warren, NH: Warren News Steam Press, 1894. 12 1/2" x 9" with bold letters at the top reading "Santa Claus and I are prepared to show the most Satisfactory Line of Christmas Goods Ever Shown in Town" with a vignette at left of Santa about to descend the chimney while the reindeer look on. Doors open at 7 o'clock in the morning (don't come before!). Promoting December 15th as "opening day' for the holiday season. Promoted Decorated China, Books, Music, Dolls, Games, Plush, Leather and Celluloid Goods, Writing Desks and an Illustrated Dictionary. Of interest is "an Illustrated Dictionary containing nearly 1000 pages will be given to the school scholar guessing nearest how many times the store door opens during Christmas. It costs nothing to guess, only each scholar must record their own guess at the store." Fred C. Gleason, proprietor. Reverse is blank.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28001668
- Title
- Santa Claus & I will open the store for the Christmas season on December 15th
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Warren News Steam Press
- Place of Publication
- Warren, NH
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- Broadside, Announcement, Santa Claus, Dry Goods, Social History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Advertising (212); Holiday (162);
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...