ONCE ON CHRISTMAS

New York: Oxford University Press, 1938. First edition. Near fine in very good plus jacket.. Scarce first printing of Thompson's nostalgic story of Christmastime in early-1900s Western New York, illustrated with Lenski's delicate and detailed drawings. 5'' x 4''. Original red and cream pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. In original unclipped ($.50) red and cream pictorial dust jacket. Black and white illustrations by Lenski. Single tape repair to jacket verso. Light edgewear and toning, minor soil to jacket.