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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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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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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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LET'S HAVE A PARTY
No author listed. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1316995
Published by Blumenthals Ltd. circa 1955. Slightly better than very good condition.

A 'fine drinking' book issued by the houses of Ayala Champagne Croizet Brandy & Rocher Liquers. To help you make your party a success. White paperwraps. B/w illustrations. Staples rusty. A few foxspots. A super copy of a scarce booklet.

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CAROLS
No author listed. Illustrated by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.
Stock no. 1506935
Published by Alexander Moring Ltd.. circa 1945. Almost very good condition.

Dark red cloth with gilt title and onlay. 14 carols. 6 double page spread colour plates; 5 other colour plates. 43 pages. 10.25 x 8". Spine faded and bumped with wear to ends. A little wear to corners. Uneven fading to front and rear cover. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Tiny hole to front joint. One hinge cracked. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Light page edge browning. All plates present.

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THE CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
Written by Matthew Price. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1316309
Published by Barron's Educational Series. 1st USA 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Follow Santa from room to room in search of two little stockings that need to be filled with toys... Colour laminated pictorial boards. Full page col illus with a flap-up door to find on each page.. 10.5 x 8". Unpaginated. ISBN: 0812058704. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Evidence of erased pencil markings to top of title-page else contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and foxed on verso.

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THE CHILD'S CHRISTMAS
Written by Evelyn Sharp. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1405238
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1906. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth covers with gilt titles and vignettes to front and spine. Pale green pictorial endpapers. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 227 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cloth fraying a little at top and bottom of spine and a small split in cloth to rear of spine. Spine browned. Bump to top of front board. Spotting and marks to covers. Some hinges are cracked. Browning to endpapers. Marks to bottom corners of both endpapers. Book plate to verso of front endpaper. Bottom of a couple of plates detached and a couple have small closed tears. Crease to margin of one plate. Some foxing to margins and page edges and a few marks to contents

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SANTA CLAUS
Written by Clement Clarke Moore. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 1315066
Published by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.. circa 1920. Very good condition.

Dean's 2/6 Patent Rag Book Series 3, no. 208. 10 pages featuring colour illustrations accompanying the text of "Twas the Night Before Christmas". Lower corner tips lightly creased. Small, light stain to top edges of pages else contents lovely and clean. A super copy of a very scarce rag book. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE MAN WHO KNEW BETTER
Written by Tom Gallon. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1502579
Published by D. Appleton And Company. 1st 1901. Slightly better than good condition.

A Christmas Dream. A striking romance of hard-hearted worldliness redeemed by bitter experience, and the lessons of love and sympathy which it teaches will thrill and touch every reader. Brown cloth covers with dark green decoration and gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 224 pages. Wear to spine and corners with a little fraying at top of spine. A few marks to covers. Joints and a few hinges cracked. Front endpaper is possibly missing. Red mark to frontis. Some foxing and page edge browning but contents generally clean.

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WHEN SANTA CLAUS WAS YOUNG
Written by Helen Reid Cross. Illustrated by Helen Reid Cross.
Stock no. 2113320
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Binding is tied up with ribbon. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Some creasing to cover edges. Small tear to base of spine. Some browning. Foxing; mostly to prelims.

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THE CHURCH MICE AT CHRISTMAS
Written by Graham Oakley. Illustrated by Graham Oakley.
Stock no. 2112845
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Another delightful tale in the Church Mice series. Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0333305493. Bookplate to front pastedown. Tape marks to very edges of pastedowns. Inscription in ink to title page, which also has large crease. Some page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with tape marks to flaps; a little faded to spine.

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