Beautiful color illustrations by Corinne Malvern, this is a "Big Golden Book" with 1950 and 1949 copyrights and published by Golden Press and printed by Western Printing. Measuring 13 x 9.5 inches, pages are not numbered.
An interesting short story for children of all ages, particularly at bedtime. It is a story about a little boy, his sister and their pet dog. Their excitement on the night before Christmas.
This is a re-creation of the 1849 illustrated edition, of which only two copies are known to exist. Small softcover book measuring about 5 3/4" x 4 1/4" of 16 pages with illustrated covers. Originally titled "A Visit From St. Nicholas" illustrated with "original cuts, designed and engraved by Boyd". Nice small book and great stocking stuffer!
Here is the magical, classic poem that no Christmas can be without! "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house..." When Clement Moore wrote a Christmas poem for his children about a magical visit from Saint Nicholas, he had no way of knowing that it would become the best-known and loved holiday poem of all time.