The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
by Nash, Ogden
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth binding rubbed at spine ends & corners; boards slightly scuffed & smudged; top leaf edges lightly smudged, else a very crisp, tight & clean copy. Dj rubbed at extremities; edges chipped; backstrip sunned; surface a bit scuffed; front flap price-clipped, jacket now protected in clear cover. ; Many charming b&w and color ils. by Linell Nash. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" ; 63 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hyde Brothers, Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46849
- Title
- The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
- Author
- Nash, Ogden
- Illustrator
- Linell Nash
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- 20th Century American Humorous Poetry, New York Authors, Ogden Nash Collectibles
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
Biblio member since 2019
Fort Wayne, Indiana
About Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
Open shop with over 125,000 volumes. We try to maintain a good selection in all categories and have a fondness for the odd & obscure. Specialties include History, Nature, Literature, Religion, Mystery, SF, Art, Children's, Humor, Indiana
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