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The book of Christmas : descriptive of the customs, ceremonies, traditions, superstitions, fun, feeling, and festivities of the Christmas season

Print Book, English, 1845
Wiley & Putnam, New York, 1845
Specimens
ix, [1], 220 pages 19 cm.
6095327
"R. Craighead's Power Press 112 Fulton Street. Stereotyped by T.B. Smith 216 William Street."--Title page verso
Special Collections copy is in publisher's navy and cream striped cloth binding, decorations blocked in gilt on both covers; title and decorations stamped in gilt on spine; lacks half-title page with series statement; publisher's catalog at the back, pages numbered i-viii; all edges gilt and trimmed; inscribed in ink on the flyleaf: "To Grandmama, from Little Ally, 25 Dec. 1845"; former owner's heraldic stamp in blind on flyleaf