Description
Fair dust jacket, wear at the head and foot of spine and edges of front cover, tears, some pieces missing. The Very Good binding is red cloth over boards with a black Christmas tree illustration, black lettering on spine. Untrimmed fore-edge. The binding is tight and pages are clean. This book is a compilation of many Christmas favorites, the black-and-white illustrations by NELLIE FARNAM can be found throughout the book.
About the book: (from the dust jacket)
Favorite Christmas Stories by: CHARLES DICKENS; HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN; CLEMENT C. MOORE; LINCOLN STEFFENS; G. K. CHESTERTON; FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT; HUGH WALPOLE; and many others.
Edited by FRANCES CAVANAH, Illustrated by NELLIE FARNAM, EVERY MEMBER of the family will love these stories, for each in its own way expresses the age-old spirit of Christmas. Some stories are old, some are new; some are beloved legends, some are modern tales of children of today written by outstanding authors.
Of course there is the story of Tiny Tim, The Fir Tree, ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, and-most important of all-the story of Jesus’ birthday from the Bible.
The delightful illustrations throughout the book truly express the spirit of these beloved tales of Christmas.
