The Twelve Days of Christmas
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1989. Brett, Jan. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg. of the miniature edition, pictorial boards. Illustrated in color throughout by Jan Brett. Fine without dj as issued.
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The Legend of Old Befana
New York: Putnam, 1980. dePaola, Tomie. 1st ed. Hardcover. Stated 1st ed., 4to picture book, full red cloth, the classic tale of an old woman searching for the Christ Child, retold and illustrated in color by de Paola. Fine in fine, unclipped dj , no previous owner's marks.
The Dumb Bunnies' Easter (signed with drawing)
New York: Blue Sky/Scholastic, 1995. Pilkey, Dave. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., oblong 4to picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated in silly color throughout by Dave Pilkey. On Christmas Eve, the Dumb Bunnies prepare to celebrate their favorite holiday - Easter! With a dash of Thanksgiving, Halloween and Valentine's Day mixed.....
Great Joy
Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2007. Ibatoulline, Bagram. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg.Square 4to picture book, matte pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by Bagram Ibatoulline. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Boo, Bunny!
Orlando: Harcourt, 2008. Mack, Jeff. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., oblong 8vo pictorial boards, illustrated in spooky Halloween color by Jeff Mack. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The First Thanksgiving
New York: Philomel, 1993. Locker, Thomas. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., Oblong 4to picture book, pictorial laminated boards, illustrated in color throughout by Thomas Locker. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Messiah - The Wordbook for the Oratorio (signed)
New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Moser, Barry. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, cloth blacked boards, illustrated in watercolor by Barry Moser, introduction by Christopher Hogwood. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, signed by Moser on the front free endpaper. Signed by the artist.
The Nutcracker
New York: Dutton, 1979. Chorao, Kay. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Small 8vo, full green cloth, illustrated in grayscale by Kay Chorao, adapted by Janet Schulman. Fine in fine, price-clipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Harold and Chester in Scared Silly - A Halloween Treat (signed)
New York: Morrow, 1989. Morrill, Leslie. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by Leslie Morrill. Bunnicula and his household chums see a witch in the kitchen on Halloween. Signed by Howe in the title page. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.....
Pages of Music
New York: Putnam, 1988. de Paola, Tomie. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, illustrated boards, a holiday story illustrated by Tomie de Paola about a shepherd's gift of bread (foglia di musica) and music. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
Hilary Knight's Twelve Days of Christmas (signed)
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Knight, Hilary. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg. of the full-sized revised edition. 4to picture book, laminated pictorial boards, with new jacket and endpaper illustrations by Knight, who signed and dated the front free endpaper. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.....
Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarter
New York: Scholastic, 1994. Thompson, John. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to, cloth-backed boards, comparing how Christmas would have been celebrated on a Virginia plantation in 1859, illustrated by John Thompson. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Night Before Christmas (signed ltd.)
Tarrytown: Marshall Cavendish, 2006. Spirin, Gennady. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ed., No. 96 of 300 signed and numbered copies, 4to picture book. Full green leatherette stamped in gilt, illustrated in lavish color by Gennady Spirin and signed and numbered by Spirin on a vellum limitation page bound in before the.....
Good and Perfect Gifts
Boston: Little Brown, 1997. Moser, Barry. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ed., square 8vo, cloth backed boards, illustrated in color by Moser, a retelling of O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi." Bottom of boards scuffed else fine in near fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Skelly & Femur
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009. Pickering, Jimmy. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., oblong picture book, matte pictorial boards, illustrated by the author in deep colors throughout a spooky girl and her spooky dog find things going missing in their spooky house. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
The Story of the Easter Bunny
New York: HarperCollins, 2005. Lambert, Sally Ann. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 8vo, pictorial boards. How the Easter Bunny got his job, illustrated in lively pastels by Sally Ann Lambert. As new in fine, unclipped dj.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
New York: Harper & Row, 1990. Plume, Ilse. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in medieval style by Ilse Plume. Gift inscription under front flap and bookplate, else fine in fine, unclipped dj.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
London: Peter Bedrick, 1991. Cloonan, Paula. Hardcover. 4to picture book, illustrated boards, the traditional carol with vivid pastel drawings by Paula Cloonan. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
New York: Henry Holt, 1986. Brierley, Louise. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg, square 4to picture book, full black cloth, handsomely illustrated in color by Louise Brierley. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
London: Gollancz, 1989. Todd, Justin. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 8vo picture book,glossy pictorial boards, with Justin Todd's elegantly Victorian full color illustrations throughout. fine in near fine, unclipped dj with tiny closed tear to back panel, no previous owner's marks.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
New York: North-South, 1992. Duntze, Dorothee. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st US. 4to, illustrated boards. The traditional carol illustrated in full color by Dorothee Duntz. (26pp). Fine in very good, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
A Christmas Story
New York: Knopf, 1989. Wildsmith, Brian. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4x5" picture book, illustrated boards, the nativity story illustrated in gilt-enhanced color throughout by Wildsmith. Fine, no dj, as issued.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
New York: Watts, 1972. Wildsmith, Brian. 1st 1st edition US. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, illustrated boards, small eraser mark on front endpaper, small closed tear to front of dj. Very good in very good dj.
Beni's First Wedding
New York: Henry Holt, 1998. Zalben, Jane Breskin. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ed., square 8vo picture book. The Bear family celebrates a traditional Jewish wedding with elaborately bordered picture by the author, including a recipe for Mama's Honey Wedding Cake. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks...
Pearl Plants a Tree
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Zalben, Jane Breskin. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 8vo, cloth-backed boards, illustrated in color throughout by the author. A story of the Jewish holiday Tu b'Shvat and other tree planting days celebrated around the world. As new in fine, unclipped dj, no previous.....