he Night Before Christmas.
Philadelphia: Henry C. Altemus Co, Wee Books for Wee Folks, series 186, 1926/1918, first edition thus, later Altemus printing, grey boards, red cloth spine, dark green lettering and holly decoration, pasted on plate of the head of a laughing Santa, grey endpapers with ring of dancing children, coloured frontis and coloured pictures on every spread facing text, (28 illustrations) 4x 5,5"; 60 pages and 4 pages of series lists. Small hardback.
A compact little version of the poem with a friendly Santa in snowy landscape. This Wee Book was reprinted by Platt & Munk in 1935, but the originals are harder to find.
CONDITION: Very Good, no names or other marks, clean boards, spine quite dark, bottom corners rubbed, webbing showing on front hinge, fep separated 1.5"; light margin soil on beginning pages, but generally clean. Item #22538
Price: $80.00