New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Book. Illus. by W.L. Jacobs. Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 12mo, green cloth covered boards with deocoration and tile in yellow, blue and white. Top edge gilt. 81 pp. Illustrated with 4 full page color drawings by W.L. Jacobs on glossy stock including frontispiece with tissue guard. A very bright, tight, clean, fresh volume with undiminished cover decorations and all images fine, crisp, and bright. Prior owner gift inscription on free front endpaper in neat copperplate handwriting and light foxing to tissue guard (not affecting frontispiece). No marks, stains, tears, creases, spots ertc. A very attractive copy. Near fine..

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Bookseller: Brillig Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 09463
Title: A Captured Santa Claus
Author: Page, Thomas Nelson
Illustrator: W.L. Jacobs
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1902
Keywords: JACOBS, PAGE, SANTA, CLAUS, CHRISTMAS, XMAS, HOLIDAY, ELVES, CHILDREN, ILLUSRATED, ILLUSTRATION, ILLUSTRATOR. COLOR, FIRST, EDITION.
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