A Visit from Saint Nicholas | 
 enlarge | Author: Clement C. Moore
Publisher: Huntington Library Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0873281713
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.2
EAN: 9780873281713
Publication Date: June 7, 2004
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Clement C. Moore wrote "A Visit from Saint Nicholas," better known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," as a gift for his children. If an enthusiastic houseguest had not sent the poem to a local newspaper editor, the jolly old elf who traveled by reindeer-drawn sleigh might have enlivened only one family's traditions. The Huntington Library's special edition of A Visit from Saint Nicholas is the first to include replicas of the poem written in Moore's own hand and a facsimile of the original 1869 four-color edition, Visit of St. Nicholas, one of the first American children's books printed in color. This modern reproduction of the two items, both in the Huntington's collections, uses state-of-the-art methods to match the character of the original McLoughlin Brothers edition as closely as possible. Whimsical illustrations by an anonymous 19th-century artist show St. Nick delivering a toy drum, a rocking horse, and Union soldier figurines to the cherubic children asleep in their beds.
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one of 2 of the best version ever. March 6, 2001
R. Lang (Doncaster,, S. Yorks United Kingdom)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I know there are many books on the famous poem,but this one has illustrations from way back in 1869. Like old Victorian Christmas cards,this captures the artwork of it's time. Along with a copy of the handwritten poem and the first class artwork,makes this an awesome gift to treasure,and to pass down the generations.The other fantastic version is again a reproduction of the poem, (Philomel Books)McLoughlin Bros.,but from 1888,with Santa in a green coat. These are the two books you will ever need to partner the classic old poem.Both hardback,and from Amazon.com
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