[Rarebooks] FS: Sing Ye Noel

[Clare Murphy]

1.  ALLEN, WILLIS. BOYD.  AROUND THE YULE LOG. Boston: The Pilgrim 
Press, 1898. Illustrated by Frontis and dozens of charming vignette 
engravings. Bright yellow pictorial front board with fireplace and 
holly in red, green and black. Fine/Very good. Very early pictorial 
dust jacket, showing the same charming scene as does the front board. 
Dust jacket is in very good condition with only slight edge-wear and 
minor soiling <BR> <A 
HREF='http://www.oldbooks.com/images/PHBOOKSAL54243.jpg'>   <BR>. 
$115.00

2.  BROUGH, ROBERT. B[ARNABAS].  CRACKER BON-BON FOR CHRISTMAS 
PARTIES: CONSISTING OF CHRISTMAS PIECES, FOR PRIVATE REPRESENTAION 
AND OTHER SEASONABLE MATTER, IN PROSE AND VERSE, A. London: David 
Bogue, 1852. Illustrated by a hand-colored frontis by H. G. Hine and 
many black and white engraving in text. First edition. Full morocco 
gilt , a. e. g., florets in spine compartments and inner dentelles by 
Zaehnsdorf with marbled end papers. Fine. There is slight darkening 
to two edges of the boards from sun exposure. Also slight weakness to 
the front hinge.The original red cloth gilt decorative front panel 
and spine is bound in at rear. Laid-in is a charming hand-painted 
Christmas card from the same person who inscribed the book. Lovely 
volume and very scarce<BR> <A 
HREF='http://www.oldbooks.com/images/PHBOOKSBR71597.jpg'>   <BR>. 
$950.00

3.  DICKENS, CHARLES.  CRICKET ON THE HEARTH, THE. London: Bradbury 
and Evans, 1846. Illustrated by wood-engraved frontis and title plus 
12 wood-engraved text illus. by Dalziel Brothers, Williams, Swain, 
Goves, Thompson after the designs of Maclise, Doyle, Leech, Landseer 
and Stanfield. Second issue of first edition edition. Original bright 
red embossed cloth with pictorial front board, showing a victorian 
hearth in gilt, lettering in gilt, a.e.g. Fine. The first page of ads 
is headed "New Edition of Oliver Twist". Rebacked with 3/4 of 
original spine laid down. Small closed tear to one page. Very good 
copy, bright and clean. No markings. Smith II 6.  $230.00

4.  HUTCHINS, REV. CHARLES. L.  CAROLS OLD AND CAROLS NEW. Boston: 
Parish Choice, 1916. First edition. Limited to 1000 copies, this is 
copy # 88. Grey buckram decorted with holly leaves in green. Signed 
by the author. thick 4to. [659 pgs] Near fine. Substantial well-made 
book with lovely vignette illustrations. Good index. Words and music 
to 751 carols.  $350.00

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