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Aim! Fire! Bang! Stories for Young Folks
by Beecher, Julia M
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1881
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$190.86
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Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1881 Brown cloth decoratively stamped in black, titled in gilt, modest external wear, hinges cracked but holding, period gift inscription, light soil throughout, a few pressed flower stains. A collection of entertaining and enriching stories for children. Illustrated with four full-page engravings by an unknown hand.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$190.86
Moose in the Hoose, A
by Sullivan, Frank
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Stated First Printing
- Published
- 1959
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- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$68.71
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New York: Random House, 1959 54 pgs. Illustrated boards wtih light soil, a few pages with small marks, but really clean overall; color illustrated dust jacket with light wear, a stain visible on verso, a few edge tears, original price intact ($4.95). A quirky Christmas story about a family who cannot continue reading A Visit from St.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$68.71
Away in a Manger
by Thoburn, Jean (Selected by)
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1942
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$68.71
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1942 94 pgs. Pictorial boards in a matching dust jacket with light dust soil and light edge wear, original price intact ($1.00). A selection of well-known Christmas poetry, illusrated with a frontis and silhouette decorations. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Jean Thoburn. 8vo. Item Price
A$68.71
Gift, The; A Tale for Christmas
by Hull, Helen Schuyler
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Stated First Printing
- Published
- 1957
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$61.08
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New York: Macmillan, 1957 Grey cloth stamped in blue ink, mild sunning to board edges, previous owners' names; color pictorial dust jacket with tiny chips from corners and spine ends, light soil, original price intact ($2.00). A story about finding the true meaning of Christmas. Illustrated in color and limited color throughout. . Stated First Printing. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/Very… Read more about this item Item Price
A$61.08
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Alexander's Christmas Eve
by Knight, Marjorie
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Published
- 1938
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$190.86
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New York: E P Dutton, 1938 Green cloth titled in navy ink, light rubbing to extremities, pages slightly age-toned, but clean and tight; color pictorial dust jacket with dust soil, edge tears, tiny losses and light wear, original price intact ($1.50). A Christmas story set in Santa's big house in the Northland. Illustrated in color and b&w… Read more about this item Item Price
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Christmas Tree in the Woods
by Sewell, Helen (Illus); Smith, Susan (Auth)
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1932
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$229.04
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New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1932 Red cloth pictorially stamped and titled in silver ink; illustrated dust jacket dusty and slightly worn, price-clipped (no later titles listed). An early, scarce Helen Sewell illustrated title about a Christmas party in the woods of Maine. Illustrated with a 2-color frontis and title page, 3-color dual-page centerfold and other artwork in b&w… Read more about this item Item Price
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Little Elephant's Christmas
by Washburne, Heluiz
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1938
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$419.90
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Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co, 1938 Green cloth with color pastedown, absolutely clean and nearly as new; pictorial dust jacket with long mended tear to front panel, light wear, original price intact ($1.00). The second "Little Elephant" book. Little elephant is excited about Christmas and all of the joys of the winter season. Illustrated with full- and partial-page artwork in… Read more about this item Item Price
A$419.90
Tippy Bear's Christmas
by Hol, Coby
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1992
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- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$53.44
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New York: North South Books, 1992 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, slightly darkened along top and bottom edges, original price intact ($11.95). A little bear gets ready for Christmas. Charming, folksy color artwork throughout.. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Coby Hol. 8vo. Item Price
A$53.44
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Father Christmas Letters
by Tolkien, J R R
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$129.79
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976 White cloth with small illustration of an elf on upper cover in two colors, spotting to cloth and foxing to first and last few pages; color pictorial dust jacket worn with a few tears and a sunned spine and part of front panel, original price intact ($8.95). Reproductions of letters from Father Christmas, written and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Night Before Christmas
by Moore, Clement C.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Published
- 1937
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$229.04
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937 Pictorial boards with light shelf wear and previous owner's name to endpaper, matching dust jacket with tiny edge chips, jagged closed tear to base of spine panel, original price intact (5050). Bright, beautiful color artwork depicting a rosy-cheeked Santa.. First Edition Thus. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Thelma Gooch. Folio. Item Price
A$229.04
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Christmas Lights
by Christmas. Burnside, Helen Marion
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- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1890
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$129.79
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London Paris & New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1890 [1890] per Nat. Lib. Scotland. AEG. [24 pgs]. Pictorial boards with cloth spine, surface, edge and corner wear, light foxing throughout. The poem "Christmas Lights," illustrated on every page, 12 chromolithographs in color the balance in sepia. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by J Pauline Sunter. Oblong 12mo. Item Price
A$129.79
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Merry Christmas: Legends and Traditions in Many Lands
by Christmas. Untermeyer, Louis (Ed)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1967
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- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$53.44
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New York: Golden Press, 1967 4.75 x 4.25 inches. Pictorial boards, previous owner's bookplate on copyright page, else fine in matching dust jacket with an edge tear and crease to rear panel, original price intact: $1.00. A small book about Christmas illustrated in color on almost every page. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Very Good.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas (Signed)
by Hobbie, Holly
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 2001
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- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$53.44
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Boston: Little Brown and Company, 2001 Pictorial boards, pen mark to rear board, tiny edge tear to endpaper, lacking dust jacket. A Toot & Puddle Christmas story. Illustrated in color throughout. This copy with an author-signed bookplate affixed to endpaper. . Signed by Author. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Holly Hobbie. Square… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hark! A Christmas Sampler (Inscribed By dePaola)
by dePaola, Tomie (Illus); Yolen, Jane (Auth)
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Published
- 1991
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$68.71
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New York: G P Putnam & Sons, 1991 Pictorial boards in dust jacket with light soil, stain visible on verso, price clipped. Christmas stories and legends from around the world retold by Yolen. Illustrated in color by Tomie dePaola. Inscribed by dePaola.. Inscribed By Artist. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Good. Illus. by Tomie DePaola. 4to. Item Price
A$68.71
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Jingle the Christmas Clown (Inscribed By Author)
by DePaola, Tomie
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1992
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$68.71
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New York: Putnam, 1992 Pictorial boards, in matching dust jacket with some light surface rubbing, original price intact ($15.95). Beautiful artwork illustrates the story of Christmas in an small city in Italy, this copy is inscribed by Tomie dePaola: "For Sue ____ / Merry Christmas / Tomie '92.". Inscribed By Author. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Night Before Christmas (Wee Books for Wee Folks)
by Moore, Clement C.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1918
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$190.86
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Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1918 59 pgs + 2 pgs ads. Grey boards with red cloth spine, decoratively titled in green & black ink with a color pastedown, covers and edges rubbed, reading wear and shaken binding. Illustrated with 28 color plates by an unknown artist. Circa 1925 based on endpaper color. Scarce.. Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lost Word; A Christmas Legend from Long Ago
by Van Dyke, Henry
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1898
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$53.44
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898 71 pgs. Green cloth decoratively stamped in black and gilt, spine sunned, damp stain to fore edge throughout book, previous owner's name to endpaper, previous owner stored the book with dryer sheets so it has a perfume-y odor. A Christmas tale illustrated with four b&w plates with lettered tissue guards.. First Edition.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$53.44
Nutcracker
by Sendak, Maurice (Illus); Hoffmann, E T A (Auth)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition (Trade)
- Published
- 1984
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$53.44
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1984 Dark purple cloth, pictorially blindstamped with silver titles, top corner bumped, gift inscription to endpaper; color illustrated dust jacket with light edge wear, original price intact ($19.95).. Well-known holiday story, beautifully pictured by Sendak.. Stated First Edition (Trade). Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Maurice Sendak. Square 4to. Item Price
A$53.44
Tasha Tudor's Favorite Christmas Carols
by Tudor, Tasha & Allen, Linda (Illus)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679209751
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$53.44
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New York: David McKay, 1978 Red cloth titled in gilt, gift inscription to endpaper, abraision to one page; color illustrated dust jacket with tiny edge tears, one old tape repair to verso, original price intact ($7.95). A selection of Christmas songs with color and b&W artwork throughout.. First Printing. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Tasha Tudor &… Read more about this item Item Price
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Peek-A-Boo Christmas
by Preston, Chloe (Illus); Byron, May (Auth)
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1920
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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A$992.48
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London: Humphrey Milford, 1920 [1920] per British Library. Boards titled and pictorially stamped in black and white ink with a round, embossed full color pastedown, light wear and chipping to extremities, short scrape to pastedown, two tears in lower spine, a few areas of dust soil internally else clean. An eventful Christmas day for the Peek children. Illustrated… Read more about this item Item Price
A$992.48