Lot of 4: The Night Before Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snow Man and The Animals' Christmas Eve: Kurt S. Adler Santa's World Miniature Series, Vintage Hardcover Set (c. 1977)

Language: English

Published by Kurt S. Adler, 1977

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Lot of 4. Good to Very Good. Set of 4 Vintage Christmas Miniatures. Light pencil marking to the Clement Moore volume; blue scribble to front board of Frosty the Snow Man. Kurt S. Adler, New York, Santa's World Miniature series, c. 1977. No jacket as issued. Boards still bright color across the set; rubbing to corner tips and board edges, light rubbing and fraying to spine ends. Light soiling to rear board and small loss to spine head of the Moore volume; crease to fore edge of its page 9. Scattered foxing and uneven toning to pastedowns of three volumes. Staple-bound, spines square; binding tight, solid & square. Bright. Color and b&w illustrations throughout; matching My Christmas toy-train rear covers. 2.25 x 3 in (Miniature). Ships in a box, quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Lot of 4 vintage Christmas miniatures from Kurt S. Adler's Santa's World Miniature series, published in New York around 1977: The Night Before Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snow Man and The Animals' Christmas Eve. Each little volume, about 2.25 by 3 inches, tells a full holiday story w/ color and black and white illustrations, and the set of 4 has matching covers: each rear board carries the same My Christmas toy train loaded w/ teddy bears, dolls and circus animals. Adler, a New York importer of Christmas decorations, sold the series through gift and holiday shops. Book 1: The Night Before Christmas (c. 1977). Clement C. Moore's 1823 poem of St. Nicholas and his eight tiny reindeer, framed in holly borders, w/ a color title page of Santa, toys and ornaments. Book 2: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (c. 1977). The story of the reindeer teased for his shining red nose, who leads Santa's sleigh through a foggy Christmas Eve. Book 3: Frosty the Snow Man (c. 1977). Children build a snowman who comes to life, parades through town and promises to return w/ the next heavy snowfall. Book 4: The Animals' Christmas Eve (c. 1977). Gale Wiersum's verse story of the barn animals who, on Christmas Eve, remember the first Christmas night in Bethlehem.…

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Title
Lot of 4: The Night Before Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snow Man and The Animals' Christmas Eve: Kurt S. Adler Santa's World Miniature Series, Vintage Hardcover Set (c. 1977)
Author
Various; Clement C. Moore; Gale Wiersum
Publisher
Kurt S. Adler
Publication year
1977
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Item weight
49 ounces
Dimensions
2.25 x 3 in
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