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BELLS ACROSS THE SNOW
Written by Frances Ridley Havergal.
Stock no. 1323453
Published by Castell Brothers. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Small format. Cloth spine, pictorial front board. Chromolithograph illustrations. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Some pale browning to pages. One hinge is cracked. White dustwrapper is worn, torn and grubby, small tape repair to base of spine.

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THE STORIES OF OUR CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS
Written by N.F. Pearson. Illustrated by Frank Hampson.
Stock no. 1323154
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1964. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 644. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Name in ink to front free-endpaper, otherwise contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed. No titles listed on rear flap.

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THE NATIVITY
No author listed. Illustrated by Jane Ray.
Stock no. 2140894
Published by Orchard Books. 1st 1999. Fine condition.

A glorious retelling of the story of Christmas complete with a fold-out nativity scene and standup characters. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Paper engineered by Mat Johnstone and Richard Ferguson. ISBN: 1860398529. Still in original shrink wrap - UNOPENED! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
Written by Gian-Carlo Menotti; Frances Frost. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
Stock no. 1322213
Published by Andrew Dakers Limited. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A narrative adaptation preserving the exact dialogue of the opera. A tender and beautiful Christmas story, warm and humorous about a crippled shepherd boy who entertains the Wise Men on their way to Bethlehem. Blue boards with black titles to spine and black vignettes to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations. 86 pages. Slight wear to base of spine and light marks to cover edges. Light foxing to textblock and foxing to first few and last few pages too. Name in ink to half title-page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and torn and just a little grubby.

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A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY
Written by William J. Locke. Illustrated by W.W. Lendon.
Stock no. 1321474
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1922. Very good condition.

The story of three wise men. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 35 pages. 6 colour plates. Spine bumped with slight wear. Fading to spine and cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to contents.

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ALISON'S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE
Written by Sheila Stuart. Illustrated by Gervase.
Stock no. 1320710
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1950. Good condition.

Blue cloth. B/w frontis and 3 other plates. Cream titles. Spine and corners bumped, spine faded. Covers discoloured. Some margin marks to contents and light marks to endpapers.

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TOBY TWIRL AND THE REINDEER
Written by Sheila Hodgetts. Illustrated by E. Jeffrey.
Stock no. 1319635
Published by Toby Twirl Ltd.. 1st 2007. Fine condition.

A christmas story and activity sticker book. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 9780954472016.

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A CHRISTMAS TREE
Written by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
Stock no. 2130603
Published by Paper Tiger; Dragon's World. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, white title to spine. Superb full-page colour pictures. Large format. ISBN: 1850280649. Wear to top and tail of spine. Small white scuff mark to top edge of front cover. Wrapper is edge-creased, with small tear to top of spine.

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THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (CORRESPONDENCE)
Written by John Julius Norwich. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2129834
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth covered boards. Gilt title to spine and vignette to cover. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 038541028X. Bookplate, with inscription stuck to front endpaper. Wrapper is faded to spine with a few grubby marks.

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SOMETHING FOR CHRISTMAS
Written by Palmer Brown. Illustrated by Palmer Brown.
Stock no. 1317599
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 1st UK 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a little mouse's search for a very special Christmas gift. Delightful colour illustrations. Pale blue cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Small format. Slight bumping to spine. Some light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents fine. Some small marks to dustwrapper and a light vertical brown mark to edge of front panel, dustwrapper spine is lightly browned.

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AMELIARANNE GIVES A CHRISTMAS PARTY
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 2124834
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

reddish brown cloth spine with black title. Red pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine is unevenly faded. Wear to cover edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper has bottom 3" of spine MISSING; smaller piece of loss to top of spine. Horizontal, repaired tear across full width of front panel; some other chips and tears with small bits of loss.

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THE CHRISTMAS STORY
No author listed. Illustrated by Isabelle Brent.
Stock no. 1317044
Published by Pavilion Books Ltd.. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From the King James Version. Blue boards with gilt titles to spine. Full page colour illustrations throughout. Large text. 9.5 x 8". ISBN: 1851453660. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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