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.
Holidays
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.
A Christmas Carol
New York: North-South Books, 2000. Zwerger, Lisbeth. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg. this edition, large 4to picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated in delicate color by Lisbeth Zwerger, fine in fine, unclipped d, 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.
Nutcracker
New York: Crown, 1984. Sendak, Maurice. 1st ed. Hardcover. Stated 1st ed., square 4to, full gray cloth with silver titling and blindstamped border, illustrated with Maurice Sendak's vivid paintings based on his designs for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of the ballet. Fine in very good, unclipped dj, no previous.....
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.
Nutcracker
San Diego: Creative Editions/Harcourt Brace, 1996. Innocenti, Roberto. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Square 4to, full green cloth, illustrated by Roberto Innocenti. Very good in very good 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.....
The Christmas Book
New York: Peacock Press/Bantam, 1975. various. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to softcover. A graphic celebration of the holidays in 40 full page color plates by artists from Carl Larson to W. Heath Robinson to Maxfield Parrish. Light edgewear, else very good, 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.
Cuento de Noche Buena o Una Visita de San Nicolas
Kennebunkport: Applesauce Press, 2011. Santore, Charles. Edition not noted. Hardcover. Square 4to picture book, pictorial boards, a Spanish language version of The Night Before Christmas. Translated into Spanish by Vicente Echerri and richly illusstrated by Charles Santore. As new 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 - A Dial Stockingstuffer Pop-Up
New York: Dial, 1991. Schwartz, Carol. Edition not noted. Hardcover. 4.75x7" pop-up Christmas card, stiff boards, full color illustrations throughout and on both sides of pop-up spread by Carol Schwartz, with 12-page mini-booklet of the carol sewn in below the pop-up. Paper engineering by Dick Dudley. Very good, no previous.....