“Christmas comes but once a year: a Christmas book like this comes but once in a lifetime. First, the illustrations are by America’s best-loved artist, Norman Rockwell, and the book, like Rockwell himself, is made up of equal parts of love, good cheer, gentleness, and humor. Then, this rich Yuletide feast includes not only stories and poems, but the words and music of many songs - and they run the full gamut of Christmas moods, from tender reminiscence to rollicking jollity. The contributors make up a guest list of greatness: William Shakespeare is here, and so is Fannie Merritt Farmer (Christmas dinner from The Original Boston Cooking School Cookbook, 1896!); Hans Christian Andersen is here, and so is Lewis Carroll; Anatole France is here, and so is Mark Twain; John Milton is here, and so is Ogden Nash. Offering the thrill of recognition and the delights of new discovery, this charming volume is a Christmas gift book to please every taste and every age.”
Hardcover with dust jacket. Dj shows minimal wear, book is in excellent condition
“Christmas comes but once a year: a Christmas book like this comes but once in a lifetime. First, the illustrations are by America’s best-loved artist, Norman Rockwell, and the book, like Rockwell himself, is made up of equal parts of love, good cheer, gentleness, and humor. Then, this rich Yuletide feast includes not only stories and poems, but the words and music of many songs - and they run the full gamut of Christmas moods, from tender reminiscence to rollicking jollity. The contributors make up a guest list of greatness: William Shakespeare is here, and so is Fannie Merritt Farmer (Christmas dinner from The Original Boston Cooking School Cookbook, 1896!); Hans Christian Andersen is here, and so is Lewis Carroll; Anatole France is here, and so is Mark Twain; John Milton is here, and so is Ogden Nash. Offering the thrill of recognition and the delights of new discovery, this charming volume is a Christmas gift book to please every taste and every age.”
Hardcover with dust jacket. Dj shows minimal wear, book is in excellent condition
