Search Results: Christmas Books from E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

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. Illus. by Engravings, Uncredited. 8vo.

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 throughout. Scarce. Stated First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Howard Simon. 8vo.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. A Christmas story set in Ireland. Lovely color artwork throughout. This copy is signed by McCourt on the title page.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Raul Colon. 4to.

Primos, PA: Franklin Printing Company, 1956 Pictorial boards, slightly faded and worn, light soil. A Christmas story taken from "Four Square." Illustrated with nicely printed 3-color lithos.. First Separate Edition. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Norman Guthrie Rudolph. 8vo.

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.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap (1952). Illustrated boards with light dusting to top edge, some light shelf wear; matching dust jacket faded toward fore edge, light wear and edge tears. Jesus, as a little boy, is retold the story of his birth. 2-color artwork by Angelo is delicate and sweet.. Stated First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Valenti Angelo. 4to.

New York: Little Simon/Simon & Schuster, 2002 Picotiral boards in matching dust jacket. An adaptation of the holiday television special. This edition published for Kohl's Department Stores.. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Paige Braddock. Oblong 4to.

Decatur, IL: Staley Manuf., 1935 6.75 x 7.5 inches. Stiff card covers printed in color, crease and previous owner's name on cover, some edge wear. Booklet printed entirely in color with ideas for Valentine, Halloween, Christmas, and Independence Day parties, plus lots of recipes.. Very Good/No Jacket. Square 8vo.

New York: Macmillan, 1941 Pictorial boards, slightly darkened at bottom edge; dust jacket with light wear, age-toned. A book of Christmas poems with a charming color frontis and equally charming b&w artwork throughout.. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Rachel Field. 16mo.

New York: North-South Books, 1994 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. A little boy, grieving for his father, spends the holdiay with his grandparents.. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Eugen Sopko. 4to.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1953 Green cloth pictorially stamped in black, shelf wear, corner, one page with a tiny edge tear, gift inscription; color illustrated dust jacket with edge tears and wear, 1" loss to base of spine panel, original price intact ($2.50). A Will & Nicolas classic, about a little boy named Davy who sets out to give gifts to his favorite animals in the forest, illustrated in color and b&w throughout. . Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Will & Nicolas. 4to.

Boston: Phillips & Sampson, 1847 AEG. 168 pgs. Red cloth decoratively stamped and titled in gilt, dust soil and wear to extremities, foxing throughout, lacking two tissue guards, gift inscriptions. Prose and poetry for a juvenile audience. Wonderful engravings throughout after well-known paintings: Sartain, John, 1808-1897, engraver. Krumholz, Ferdinand, 1810-1878, ill. Lucas, ill. Leloir, He´loi¨se Colin, 1820-1873, ill.Stanfield, Clarkson, 1793-1867, ill. Chalon, Alfred Edward, 1780-1860, ill. Winterhalter, F, ill. Bradley, Benjamin, -1862, binder.. Pictorial Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Sartain (engraver). 8vo.

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.

New York: Delacorte, 1967 Green hardcover stamped in gilt, fading to boards along all edges; dust jacket slightly darkened, remnants of a sticker on inside front flap, original price intact ($2.95). The Christmas story illustrated in b&w by Ben Shahn. . First Trade. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ben Shahn. Square 12mo.

New York: Scribners & Sons, 1903 159 pgs. TEG others uncut. Green cloth pictorially stamped in white & gilt, spine very slightly sunned. Tissue guarded color frontis and 7 other color plates. Attractive book.. First Trade. Very Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by F C Yohn. 8vo.

New York: Dairymen's League Co-operative Association Card covers printed in red and black with a full-color pastedown to upper cover and the Norwegian flag printed on the lower cover, ligth wear. A Christmas fantasy meant to teach the benefits of a cooperative spirit, as inspired by Denmark's cooperative movement. Illustrated with four color plates (including cover). The illustrator's name is difficult to read, but appears to be White Moser (?). No date, but early 20th Cenutry. One copy located on Worldcat.. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by White Moser (?). 12mo.

New York: Farrar Strauss Giroux, 1973 Blue cloth, very slightly sunned at edges; color pictorial dust jacket worn at extremities, a few edge tears with old tape repair on verso, original price intact ($5.95). Re-telling of an old Cornish play that was performed at Christmas time. Brilliantly pictured by Zemach in color throughout. Caldecott Medal. Very scarce.. Stated First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good Minus. Illus. by Margot Zemach. 4to.

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 drawn by Tolkien for his children. . First American Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by J R R Tolkien. 4to.

New York: Greenwillow, 1995 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with original price intact ($15.00). A retelling of the Christmas story with lovely artwork from oil paintings by Nonny Hogrogian. This copy is inscribed by Hogrogian to "Verne.". Signed by Artist. First Printing. Fine/Fine. 4to.

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 Good. Illus. by Helen Schuyler Hull. 8vo.