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[New York]: Privately Printed [by the Derrydale Press], December, 1935, 1935. The first of van Sinderen's Christmas books, and the only one produced by the Derrydale Press. Van Sinderen was a friend of Connett and Ingraham, and the Derrydale connection is apparent from the chapter entitled "A Shelf of Books". Subsequent books were produced by Rudge, in progressively larger limitations First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with photographs throughout (especially pp. 63-93). 93 pp. White art vellum and red paper covered, upper board titled in gilt. Fine copy in slightly chipped original box. Frazier V-2-a ("my guess is that his first 1935 book had no more than a couple of hundred copies, and probably fewer"); not in Siegel |
