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Christmas Carols
by Castagnetta, Grace; van Loon, Hendrik Wilhelm (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1937. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. van Loon, Hendrik Wilhelm. Collection of 20 classic songs selected to celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas, along with " a few words about the adventures of these songs.and about the music, + a Foreword by both editor & illustrator, whose colorful watercolors grace every single song, the title page, & front cover. First published in 1937, this is a Third Printing, nd. Large quarto hardcover book has beige paper over boards decorated with a design of the 3 Wise Men, lettered in black to spine. Condition is VG-: small hole midway up front joint & tearing/chipping to both ends of spine, light soil & discoloration. Interior is very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages off-white with modest tanning to edges. Old gift inscription inside front cover; NO other writing, underlining, or highlighting; not ex-lib. No DJ.Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020629
- Title
- Christmas Carols
- Author
- Castagnetta, Grace; van Loon, Hendrik Wilhelm (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- van Loon, Hendrik Wilhelm
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- CHRISTMAS XMAS HOLIDAY SONGS MUSIC CAROLS SINGING VINTAGE ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATORS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books/Illustrators; Performing Arts: Theater/Dance/Music & Musicians; Holiday-Halloween/Christmas/Hanukkah/Other;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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