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CHRISTMAS PAST FIRST EDITION

• A 19th Century green leather
  A 19th Century green leather cloth bound scrap album containing a large selection of Christmas cards birthday cards and other scraps and two red leather cloth bound scrap albums (all in worn condition)
• Collection of vintage Christmas
  Collection of vintage Christmas books early to mid 20th c. to include "The Night Before Christmas", "Christmas Morning" etc., some by Mc Loughlin Bros.; Everett Shinn, Ladies Home Journal and others. Condition: Wear consistent with age.
• CHARLES DICKENS A CHRISTMAS CAROL
  CHARLES DICKENS A CHRISTMAS CAROL FIRST EDITIONCharles Dickens (England, 1812-1870). A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. First edition, second issue, 1843. Chapman & Hall, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. With illustrations by John Leech. "Stave I" heading. E.F. Gooch Booksellers, London label front pastedown. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. In red cloth case and red cloth and leather slipcase with gilt lettering. Corners bumped and fraying, tears and fraying to spine, wear to spine and boards, top of spine chipped, some staining to front board, some foxing, name written in pencil front endpaper, pastedowns torn at spine; some wear to leather on slipcase, corners bumped. Provenance: George Robert Minkoff, Inc., Great Barrington, MA, 11/6/1972; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
• CHARLES DICKENS "CHRISTMAS STORIES"
  CHARLES DICKENS "CHRISTMAS STORIES" 1861Complete two volume marble hardcover edition of "Christmas Stories" from the James G. Gregory (New York) 1861 publication of The Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition. Illustrated from drawings by F.O.C. Darley and John Gilbert. Both volumes are in overall good condition consistent with age.
• A Christmas Carol by Dickens,
  A Christmas Carol by Dickens, Charles (1812 - 1870) Printed for the Friends of William Edwin Rudge. Mt. Vernon NY, 1930. 6-3/4" Tall, two volumes, gilt ruled top. Frontis of Dickens in Volume I. Rudge began issuing "Christmas Books" in 1920; this the last book in that decade long series. The book also has the distinction of being the first to employ Linotype Baskerville, with the original mats being hand-carried back into the US by Rudge and which were recut by Mr. George W. Jones. A signed card by Mr. Rudge is included as a token of appreciation. Includes slipcase. Tooled and gilt letter binding.
• Maxfield Parrish ''Christmas
  Maxfield Parrish ''Christmas Metropolition''complete Jan 1917 Magazine mint framed scarce 11'' x 14''.
• 1 vol. Dickens, Charles. A
  1 vol. Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition, later issue. Small 8vo, full crushed blue niger morocco, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g., raised bands, scarlet morocco doublures; spine fading to green, occasionally slightly scuffed, marbled bds. slipcase, by Taffin. With 4 hand-colored plates & 4 b/w text illustrations by John Leech. With title page in red & blue, "Stave One" on first page of text, bound without endpapers & without orig. cloth covers. Internally crisp & generally clean. ,000-
• TWO 19TH CENTURY SUPERNATURAL
  TWO 19TH CENTURY SUPERNATURAL CLASSICS To include: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Boston: James R. Osgood & Company, 1876), embossed green cloth with gilt (5 x 3-1/2 in.), inscribed "Adolph Beck. Christmas 1877. God Bless Everyone."; plus Edgar Allen Poe's Weird Tales (Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1895), pictorial top board with gilt (6-1/2 x 4-1/2 in.).
• CHARLES DICKENS 3 CHRISTMAS BOOKS
  CHARLES DICKENS 3 CHRISTMAS BOOKS FIRST EDITIONSCharles Dickens (England, 1812-1870). 3 first edition Christmas books: The Battle of Life, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain. The Battle of Life. A Love Story. First edition, 1846. Bradbury & Evans, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. With engraved title page. Red cloth boards, gilt edges, gilt lettering. Corners bumped and slightly fraying; repairs to spine and binding (receipt for repair dated 1975 from Eudaldo Ginesta, New York). The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home. First edition, 1841. Bradbury and Evans, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. Red cloth boards, gilt edges, gilt lettering. Corners bumped and fraying, fraying and wear to spine, binding loose, some wear to edges, notations in pencil front endpaper. The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain. First edition, 1848. Bradbury and Evans, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. Red cloth boards, gilt edges, gilt lettering, engraved title page. Corners bumped and fraying, wear and fraying to spine, losses to cloth on spine, foxing to first leaves through title page. Provenance: The Battle of Life, Swann Galleries, Inc., New York, 1/14/1971; The Cricket on the Hearth, Sebastian D'Orsai Ltd., London, 10/27/1972; The Haunted Man, Maggs Bros. Ltd., London, 4/30/1975; all private collection, New York City; thence by descent. Condition: Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Photos are considered part of the condition report. Complete condition information is available by request, no later than 24 hours prior to the auction. All lots are offered and sold "as is", and Willow Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated.
• CHARLES DICKENS 3 CHRISTMAS BOOKS
  CHARLES DICKENS 3 CHRISTMAS BOOKS FIRST EDITIONSCharles Dickens (England, 1812-1870). 3 first edition Christmas books: The Battle of Life, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain. The Battle of Life. A Love Story. First edition, 1846. Bradbury & Evans, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. With engraved title page. Red cloth boards, gilt edges, gilt lettering. Corners bumped and slightly fraying; repairs to spine and binding (receipt for repair dated 1975 from Eudaldo Ginesta, New York). The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home. First edition, 1841. Bradbury and Evans, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. Red cloth boards, gilt edges, gilt lettering. Corners bumped and fraying, fraying and wear to spine, binding loose, some wear to edges, notations in pencil front endpaper. The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain. First edition, 1848. Bradbury and Evans, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. Red cloth boards, gilt edges, gilt lettering, engraved title page. Corners bumped and fraying, wear and fraying to spine, losses to cloth on spine, foxing to first leaves through title page. Provenance: The Battle of Life, Swann Galleries, Inc., New York, 1/14/1971; The Cricket on the Hearth, Sebastian D'Orsai Ltd., London, 10/27/1972; The Haunted Man, Maggs Bros. Ltd., London, 4/30/1975; all private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
• 1 vol. Dickens, Charles. A
  1 vol. Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1844. First American edition. 12mo, orig. purple cloth, covers stamped in blind, gilt-lettered & decorated spine; cloth fading to brown, spine ends chipped away, corners bumped & rubbed, a few small blisters on front cover. With 4 hand-colored & 4 plain plates after John Leech. Minor scattered internal spotting. Some discoloration to endpapers. Complete with 1/2 title & flyleaves. Podeschi Gimble Collection A80 (with Marley's ghost frontis.)
• POSTCARD COLLECTION, OLD
  POSTCARD COLLECTION, OLD CHRISTMAS & EASTERAll early 1900s. Many better pieces. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• Pastel on tan paper, pink rose,
  Pastel on tan paper, pink rose, inscribed lower left “Merry Christmas - Best Love. E.W.B. 1967.” Image 7.75”H x 7”W Frame 11.25”H x 10.25”W. Condition: some transfer of pigment to glass CT Transfer fee $10
• New England magazine; Christmas
  New England magazine; Christmas 1895, lithograph poster; 17 1/2" x 13 1/4"; signed Horence Pearl England lower right. Pressed seam, wrinkling, slight tear in border, and pencil mark on apron.
• Set of vintage ''Dickens-A
  Set of vintage ''Dickens-A Christmas Carol'' mugs.
• Charles Dickens Master Humphrey's
  Charles Dickens Master Humphrey's Clock 1840-1841 first edition 8 vo Chapman and Hall London illustrated by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne three volumes bound by Tout and Sons 3/4 leather with marbled boards raised bands gilt titles all edges gilt.
• Dickens (C) Mr Pickwick's
  Dickens (C) Mr Pickwick's Christmas, Cassell and Company 1907 and other novels, approximately 100 vols/Provenance: Spetchley Park
• 3 THOMAS HARDY FIRST EDITIONS
  3 THOMAS HARDY FIRST EDITIONS POEMSThomas Hardy (England, 1840-1928). 3 first edition books. Winter Words, Poems of the Past and the Present, Wessex Poems. Winter Words. In Various Moods and Metres. First edition, 1928. Macmillan & Co. Limited, St. Martin's Street, London. Printed in Great Britain by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. The Holiday Bookshop, New York label rear pastedown. Stanley J. Keyes bookplate front pastedown, ex-libris. Paper dust jacket. Pages unopened. Tears and losses to dust jacket, corners bumped, some fraying to spine, binding loose. Poems of the Past and Present. First edition, 1902. Harper & Brothers, London and New York; printed by Ballantyne, Handon & Co., Edinburgh & London. Stanley J. Keyes bookplate front endpaper, ex-libris. Binding loose, foxing, boards separating at front and rear pastedowns, corners bumped and fraying, some wear to spine. Wessex Poems and Other Verses. First edition, 1898. Harper & Brothers, London and New York. Half title page Thomas Hardy's Works Wessex Poems. Binding loose, front and back boards separating at pastedowns, corners bumped and fraying, some fraying to spine. Provenance: Wessex Poems and Poems of the Past both Sotheby Parke Bernet, sale 3605, lot 609, 2/28 - 2/29, 1974; all private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
• Book- limited edition The Passing
  Book- limited edition The Passing Seasons as depicted by Lionel Edwards London Country Life Ltd. and pencil signed by the artist. 17.5"x14"
• 38 FINELY BOUND EASTON PRESS
  38 FINELY BOUND EASTON PRESS EDITIONS OF CLASSICS THROUGH THE AGES (Norwalk, Connecticut, 1970s-1980s), 8vo and 4to (9-1/2 to12 in.), all volumes with full leather binding, silk endpapers, gilt page edges, raised bands on the spine, and integral silk bookmarks; genres present include poetry, science, theater, history, mythology, and literature.
• EASTON PRESS (5) VOLS, WORKS OF
  EASTON PRESS (5) VOLS, WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS Easton Press Collector's Edition: Dombey & Sons, 1985; Oliver Twist, 2004; The Old Curiosity Shop, 1968; The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1969; and Our Mutual Friend, 1985; 9.25"h x 6.25"w (each)
• COLLECTION OF VINTAGE CHRISTMAS
  COLLECTION OF VINTAGE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONSCollection of 1950's holiday items including six boxes of antique Christmas lights six boxes of antique Christmas ornaments set of NOEL candleholders ceramic Christmas tree with plastic pegged lights (1960's) and three ornamental Santa and sleighs. Private collection Metamora MI.
• EARLY SANTA DIE CUT Germany very
  EARLY SANTA DIE CUT Germany very detailed and realistic example of white robed Santa with gifts for children a hard to find item in this condition. 10 1/2''h. Some scrap book glue residue on book overall (Pristine Cond.)
• Mary Griffin/Past Times/signed
  Mary Griffin/Past Times/signed and dated '02/pastel, 49cm x 46cm
• (2) ALBUMS HOLDING (330) HOLIDAY
  (2) ALBUMS HOLDING (330) HOLIDAY POSTCARDS Exclusively 1890-1910, nearly all embossed, largely German made, consisting of (108) Christmas (some Clapsaddle & Blackiana); (70) New Year's; (64) Thanksgiving (a few Blackiana) & (88) Easter. Generally very good, clean condition.
• Seven late 19th and early 20th
  Seven late 19th and early 20th century books about Christmas and Santa Claus, c/o St. Nicholas magazine, vol. III (1876); Santa Claus on a Lark by Washington Gladden (1890); The Birds' Xmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin (1888); The Lady Lawford and Other Christmas Stories (1874); Christmas Books and Reprinted Pieces by Charles Dickens (n.d. but c. 1910); Christmas Eve on Lonesome by John Fox Jr. (1904); and Santa Claus's Partner by Thomas Nelson Page (1899).
• 1 vol. Dickens, Charles. A
  1 vol. Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition, first issue. Sm. 8vo, orig. blind & gilt-blocked brown/salmon cloth, a.e.g.; light edge wear, corners slightly bumped, foot of spine frayed & chipped, front hinge very slightly stressed. With 4 hand-colored plates & 4 b/w text illustrations by John Leech. Light to very occasionally moderate internal foxing. In custom 1/2 brown morocco & russet cloth slipcase, red cloth chemise (light to moderate wear to case & chemise). With green endpapers, 1/2 title in blue, title page in red & blue, "Stave I" chapter heading, uncorrected text. Copies as above, with green endpapers, have been considered to constitute the second state of the first issue of the first edition. Eckel; Sadlier 684; Smith 4 ,000-
• EASTON PRESS (6) VOLS, SIGNED
  EASTON PRESS (6) VOLS, SIGNED FICTION Includes: Mark Helprin, Winter's Tale, 2007; Joyce Carol Oates, Them, 2002; Gao Xingjian, Soul Mountain, 2006; Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club, 2000; Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, 2000; Thomas Berger, Little Big Man, 2000; each signed by the author and with Easton Press certificate of authenticity and a note about the author card, approx. 9.25"h x 6.25"w (each)
• First edition Great Expectations
  First edition Great Expectations Charles Dickens, published London, Chapman and Hall, 1861, three volumes, later issue, lacking advertisements, three-quarter brown calf with marbled boards, edges and endpapers, raised bands, gilt panels, red and green title panels, 7-1/2 x 4-5/8 in. Edge wear, scattered ink stains mostly to fore edges, light scuffs, minor foxing, each volume inscribed on front fly page, slight warpage to Volume I. Private Collection
• SEVEN MODERN FIRST EDITIONS,
  SEVEN MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, FRANKLIN LIBRARY Including Louis Auchincloss, THE WINTHROP COVENANT (1976); Shirley Gaul, EVIDENCE OF LOVE (1977); John Updike, MERRY ME (1976); Allen Drury, ANNA HASTINGS (1977); J.P. Lash, ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL (1976); Barbara Tuchman, A DISTANT MIRROR (1978); and Morris West, PROTEUS (1979); each in bright simulated leather binding.
• * (BINDINGS EASTON PRESS) A group
  * (BINDINGS EASTON PRESS) A group of seven titles five of which are signed first editions. Norwalk CT: The Easton Press various dates. 8vo and 4to full multi-colored morocco decorated in gilt two in original plastic wrap. A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. By Stanley Kramer 1997 Signed first edition. The New War. By Senator John Kerry 1997 Signed first edition. Broken Covenant. By Moshe Arens 1995 Signed first edition. Bech at Bay. By John Updike in original wrap date obscured Signed first edition. All Too Human. By George Stephanopoulos in original wrap date obscured Signed first edition. Treasury of the Library of Congress: Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation n.d. Treasures of the Library of Congress: Uniform and Dress of the Army of the Confederate States n.d.
• 1847 SAINT NICHOLAS SANTA CLAUS
  1847 SAINT NICHOLAS SANTA CLAUS CHRISTMAS CHAPBOOK United States,Late 19th-Early 20th CenturyReplica of the original Night Before Christmas chapbook complete with engravings, printed from the copy in the Rare Book Division of the New York Public Library, Only 2 copies of the original are known to exist.
• Album of Postcards mostly Christmas
  Album of Postcards mostly Christmas with Santa's & childrens mostly 1900-1910's over 150 different.
• Four albums of vintage postcards to
  Four albums of vintage postcards to include Christmas, trade cards circa 1880, the Philadelphia Centennial, etc., from the estate of Donald Pocher, Cape May, New Jersey, a noted postcard dealer CONDITION: albums are a mixture of postcards and ephemera
• 1 vol. Thompson, Kay. Eloise at
  1 vol. Thompson, Kay. Eloise at Christmastime. New York: Random House, (1958). First edition, first printing. Illus. by Hilary Knight. 4to, orig. color pictorial red laminated bds., d/j (minor edge wear, price clipped). Illus. throughout. Bright copy.
• * (FINE PRESS LIMITED EDITIONS
  * (FINE PRESS LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB) THE EVERGREEN TALES Edited by Jean Hersholt. New York: LEC 1949. Complete in 15 vols. 4to various shades of cloth slipcased in five groups of three with pastedown printed spine labels to red slipcases. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone Robert Lawson Fritz Eichenberg Arthur Szyk Fritz Kredel and others. Limited edition including 12 signed by their illustrators and contributors. Light wear to slipcases and boards; otherwise good.