New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915 Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1915. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for 50 cent price on FFFP which matches price on DJ. Book Condition: VG+; browning to edges of boards on top and bottom; browning to spine in two places where there are defects in the DJ. Fair; large closed tear on front cover; chipping along top edge of cover; two closed tears on spine cover. Decorative grey paper/boards with white cloth overlay on spine with grey lettering on spine and white lettering with enclosure banding on front board. Gilt top. 69 pp 12 mo 5" x7.5" with bw frontis. This is a folk tale of how the first Christmas Tree came into being. It tells of a hero, Winfried with his young companion stepping boldly into the pagan right of the passing into winter. He preaches the gospel of Christ and His birth on that night; then from the heavens came a miracle that resulted in the salvation of the people. To celebrate, they brought new life or the Christmas tree into their homes. A clean and very presentable copy in Brodart mylar.

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Librería: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: 004020
Título: THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE; A STORY OF THE FOREST
Autor: HENRY VAN DYKE
Formato/Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Estado del libro: Usado - Very Good
Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair
Cantidad disponible: 1
Editorial: Charles Scribner's Sons
Lugar de publicación: New York, NY
Fecha de publicación: 1915
Tamaño: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Palabras clave: Christmas, Christmas Tree, Germanic Tribes, Christianity, legend of Winfrid, St. Boniface, Apostle of Germany, Winfried

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Brodart: Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...