The Golden Christmas Book: Stories, Songs, Poems, Riddles, and Things to Do for Christmas (A Big Golden Book)
by Crampton, Gertrude (Editor); Malvern, Corinne (Illustrator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Golden Press, Inc., 1955. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Malvern, Corinne. Lovely vintage Xmas book full of activities & stories. This book is collectible primarily for the charming illustrations of long-time Little Golden Book illustrator Corinne Malvern. Orig. published in 1947, this is the First Printing of the 1955 edition, which does NOT (never did) have the foldout Xmas tree like the first edition. In 31 pages, with colorful watercolor illustrations on every one. Reinforced binding is designed to be extra tough & durable. Condition is VG: completely clean & unmarked, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Clear acetate covering is peeling at bottom of front cover & completely peeled from back & spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities, heavier at corners & both ends of spine, where foil is slightly worn, as is paper at all corners. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship next business day. Sorry: book is too large for expedited domestic or any international shipping without preapproval of extra postage (at least double per USPS rates).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023422
- Title
- The Golden Christmas Book: Stories, Songs, Poems, Riddles, and Things to Do for Christmas (A Big Golden Book)
- Author
- Crampton, Gertrude (Editor); Malvern, Corinne (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Malvern, Corinne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Golden Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- Christmas Xmas verse poetry children poems nativity Chris illustrated illustrators little golden books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Holiday-Halloween/Christmas/Hanukkah/Other;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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