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JUST WILLIAM AT CHRISTMAS
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326169
Published by Ted Smart. Circa 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ten classic stories of William at Christmas. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w text illustrations. 2nd printing of this edition. Spine bumped at top. Erased heavy pencil mark to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and just a little edge creased/rubbed.

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LUMINOUS EYE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1325843
Published by B.B. Ltd.. Good condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps. The Santa Claus Moving Eye Book. "My eyes move and glow in the dark". Colour illustrations. Staples rusty. Covers slightly grubby with mark to front spine edge. Contents clean.

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LITTLE PETER
Written by Lucas Malet. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 1323723
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1909. Very good condition.

A Christmas Morality. Pretty cream pictorial boards. Gilt titles. 8 colour plates mounted on grey captioned card. 175 pages. 8.75 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped. Covers ever so slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Heavy foxing throughout and endpapers slightly browned. Plates present and in fine condition.

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A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES
Written by Dylan Thomas. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1824163
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st thus 1996. Nearly fine condition.

A magical account of Dylan Thomas's own childhood and of a Christmas Day in a small Welsh town. A Dolphin Paperback. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460027727. A lovely copy.

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A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES
Written by Dylan Thomas. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1824160
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st thus 1996. Nearly fine condition.

A magical account of Dylan Thomas's own childhood and of a Christmas Day in a small Welsh town. A Dolphin Paperback. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460027727. A lovely copy.

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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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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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