[MOORE, CLEMENT CLARKE] (AUTHOR); WARD, KEITH (ILLUSTRATIONS) — The Night Before Christmas; [a Visit from St. Nicholas]
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1935. Hardcover. An oversize retelling of Clement Clarke Moore's famous poem about Saint Nick, originally titled "A Visit from St. Nicholas." With full-page color illustrations by Keith Ward on nearly every page. In stapled wraps, with content presented on heavy "Linen-Like" paper stock. This book measures 9" wide (23 cm) x 12.5" tall (32 cm). --- A generally well-preserved copy, though with mild chafing to extremities and overall age-toning.; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; [16 pp] pages. Very Good .