cloth, dust jacket
2002 · New Castle, DE
by Marshall, Nancy H.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2002. cloth, dust jacket. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 324 pages with 24 separate pages of plates in color. First edition. This bibliography is the first comprehensive work ever undertaken to document the publication history of the most famous work in all Christmas literature. The Night Before Christmas poem was written over 180 years ago, and it has never been out of print. With more than 1,000 entries including 144 color illustrations of historic first editions, this book is a collector's dream. Mrs. Marshall has spent a lifetime collecting and organizing the works listed in this extraordinary bibliography. Seven detailed indexes, an historical essay describing the St. Nicholas legend, Clement Moore, and the origin of the poem make this an essential reference tool for collectors of Christmas memorabilia. (Inventory #: 69264)