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The Saturday Evening Post Christmas Book
by Saturday Evening Post
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0893870013
- ISBN 13
- 9780893870010
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: The Curtis Publishing Co., 1978. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Norman Rockwell. Fine copy in Fine dustwrapper. Third printing stated. Appears unread, completely clean copy. Sight yellow fading about 1/4 inches wide at top and bottom of pages. Summary: A Norman Rockwell illustration of Santa at his desk opening letters from "Good little boys and girls" on the cover of book and dust jacket. Tight binding, nice clean book, no previous owner's marks. Not price clipped. No remainder or ex-lib marks. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 148 pages; The Saturday Evening Post looks upon Christmas as the most special day of the year. Artists and writers are pressed into service to create new visions of this joyous feast and adorn and refurbish the old stories. Norman Rockwell, J.C. Leyendecker, N.C. Wyeth, and Guernsey Moore, among others, racked their palettes to make Christmas a glorious break from the routine offerings of the magazine and the workaday world of the subscriber. They succeeded brilliantly in creating this edition of stories, carols, poems, crafts, recipes, and over 100 illustrations. 3rd Printing 3rd Printing 3rd Printing
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Details
- Seller
- Modern First Editions Boston
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000506
- Title
- The Saturday Evening Post Christmas Book
- Author
- Saturday Evening Post
- Illustrator
- Norman Rockwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0893870013
- ISBN 13
- 9780893870010
- Publisher
- The Curtis Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1978
Terms of Sale
Modern First Editions Boston
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Modern First Editions Boston
Biblio member since 2016
Boston, Massachusetts
About Modern First Editions Boston
Growing collection of 900 + books, mostly from 60s, 70s and 80s. Vast majority of books are first editions, many of them first printings and signed. All books are from a private collection and are being sold now for the first time.Unless noted otherwise: books are without marks, original prices are not clipped and there are no former library books.Please contact me directly for commission free sales.
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- Fine
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