Two of The Holiday Publishing Company's "Holiday Series" books

Published by The Holiday Publishing Company, [Buffalo, N.Y.], 1906

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[HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS] [ANTHOLOGY]. Two of The Holiday Publishing Company s [Buffalo, N.Y.] Holiday Series books. These "gift-books" would have delighted the children to whom they were presented. Frances Brundage was a well-known illustrator in the late 19th and early 20th century. Her warm-hearted and colorful depictions of childhood are still sought-after and collected today. A Letter to Santa Claus and Other Stories with Color Plates By Evelyn Lance, 1906. 12mo (7" x 5 7/16"); [24]pp; brown color pictorial ribbed boards featuring a border of holly around two children mailing a letter in the snow, gilt accents; pictorial border on title page; stiff glazed pages; color lithography fp and 5 full-page color illustrations; b&w line drawings in text; binding tight, feels as if it has never fully been opened; scuffing to board edges; very good plus. Scarce. OCLC locates only 4 copies. Contents include small stories and poems, including A Letter to Santa, Ready, Two Little Brothers, A Clever Photographer, Cecil s Ship, Over the Garden Wall, Reggie s Birthday Present, To Japan and Back!, Good Morning, "Lost!", and To My Dolly. Holiday Stories, with Color Plates by Frances Brundage, 1906. 12mo (7" x 5 7/16"); [24]pp; brown color pictorial ribbed boards featuring a border of holly around a small girl fishing, gilt accents; pictorial border on title page; stiff glazed pages; color lithography fp and 5 full-page color illustrations; b&w line drawings in text; binding tight, feels as if it has never fully been opened; scuffing to board edges; very good plus. Scarce. OCLC locates 3 copies. Delightful illustrations accompany short stories and poems. Story titles include A Happy Christmas, After the Holidays, Under the Linden Tree, In the Land of Lost Things, The Little Teacher, Stolen Fruit is Sourest, The Little Angler, In the Meadow, "Jack Tar," The Little Sail Maker, Cousin Dick and I, Winter Fun, and A Lesson in Sewing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Two of The Holiday Publishing Company's "Holiday Series" books
• Publisher: The Holiday Publishing Company, [Buffalo, N.Y.]
• Publication Date: 1906
• Binding: Boards
• Illustrator: Francis BRUNDAGE and Evelyn LANCE
• Condition: Very good +
• Seller catalogs:
  • Juvenile