Please enjoy our selection of Christmas and holiday-themed items from the late 19th to mid 20th centuries, most of which have recently been catalogued. Our list includes Christmas-themed political cartoons, toy advertisements, illustrations by Coles Phillips and Jessie M. King, and more.
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Klarwein, Matthias; Tomi Ungerer, et al (illus).
Fetter Lane, London. Stevens Press Ltd., November 17, 1965. November 17, 1965 issue of fortnightly society magazine, color illustrated, 172 pages, 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Subscription crease affecting front cover and first fifty pages, light general wear to covers with a......
Moscow. 1979. Color poster, 41 1/2 x 26 inches. Three small spots of tape residue to verso upper and lower edges, occasional light creasing from rolling, overall very good condition. A particularly attractive poster with a stylised Christmas tree and decorations set against a deep blue background; an adorable (Russian).....
Houng-Nien, Lou; et al. (illus).
Paris. France-Illustration. [ 1948]. Christmas 1948 issue in color pictorial paper wrappers as issued, profusely illustrated in color and black and white, 5 tipped-in color plates. Text in French. Approximately 60 unnumbered pages in main section, plus approx 80 pages of ads at front and.....
No Place of Publication. No date. Ca. 1950s? Oversized color poster, 58 x 40 inches. Top 1 inch of poster has a few areas of paper loss, but this could be trimmed just above the top of the letter 'h' in Christmas; mended tear at upper edge, light creasing from.....
[Berlin]. Paul B. Zoecke. No date. Ca. mid 20th century? Uncut sheet of color lithographic vintage Father Christmas die cuts, five each of two different 6 1/2 x 2 inch Santas, the whole sheet measuring 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches. The sheet is adhered at the top to black.....
Saida (H. Willebeek Le Mair) et al (color illustration).
Philadelphia. Curtis Publishing Co., 12 - 1924. Volume XLI, Number 12. December 1924 complete issue of the magazine, color pictorial paper wrappers as issued, illustrated throughout in color and black and white, 172 pages, 14 x 11 inches. Light toning and.....
Tilley, William Kemp (illus).
No Place of Publication. Walter P. Phillips. All Occasion Book Publication. 1949. Color illustrations throughout including 5 large pop-up illustrations, unpaginated, 8 x 10 inches, color pictorial paper covered boards with plastic comb binding. Soft creasing and light toning and soiling to cover; pop-ups intact, clean.....
Groth, John (cover illus). Corsair (et al) color illustrations.
Chicago. Ken, Inc., 12-29- 1938. Volume 2. Number 13. December 29, 1938 complete issue of magazine, color and black and white illustrations and ads, 86 pages, 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, in color pictorial wrappers as issued. Multiple soft creases.....
Minneapolis, MN. The Buzza Co., No date. Ca. 1920s? SIX folded cards, color lithograph pictorial covers, text on translucent paper within attached by decorative ribbon, 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches. Age toning, crease to upper left corner of back cover of one card; overall very good unused condition. Five.....
Stillwell Weber, Sarah, (cover illus); Maginel Wright Enright; et al.
New York. Butterick Publishing Co., December 1917. December 1917 issue in original color pictorial wrappers, illustrated in color and black and white, 92 pages, 16 x 11 1/4 inches. Light soiling to covers, several short tears and one 1 1/2.....
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Nankivell, Frank A. (illus).
New York. Keppler & Schwarzmann. 12-05- 1906. Color COVER ONLY, 13 3/4 x 10 inches. Several repaired edge tears up to 1 inch, small chips to right corners, light stain to upper left corner, some edge creases. Image remains bright and attractive. Text on verso. Image.....
Glackens, L.M.; Rose O'Neill; Frank A. Nankivell; et al (illus).
NY. Keppler & Schwarzmann. 1901. Vol. L. No. 1292. Single INCOMPLETE Christmas 1901 issue of magazine in color pictorial wrappers, illustrated in color and black and white, unpaginated, 11 x 14 inches. Covers and two sheets detached with short tears.....
Monahan, P. J. , Florence England Nosworthy (illus).
New York. Leslie-Judge Company. Circa 1900-1910. Three color covers, approx 15 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches. Each cover has edgewear including multiple chips and edge tears up to 1 1/4 inch; sold as is. Ads on verso. The three covers are from.....
Forfey, Frank Rigsby (cover illus).
New York. The Butterick Publishing Company. December 1913. December 1913, complete issue of the magazine, illustrated in color and black and white, 84 pages, 16 x 11 1/2 inches, in color pictorial wrappers as issued. Light soiling and edgewear to covers, staples slightly rusted, top.....
New York. Greeting Card Publishers Inc. Association. 1930-1935. NINE BOOKLETS. Black and white illustrations and ads, each approximately 34pp, 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, color pictorial paper wrappers (softbound). Foxing and light wear to February 1930 cover, staining to interior of July 1930 issue; otherwise good condition. Nine booklets.....
King, Jessie M. (illus).
Leicester Square, London. The Studio. [ 1919]. The 1919 Christmas Supplement to The Studio magazine featuring the Christmas carol with 13 color plates, image area approx 6 x 4 1/2 inches on pages 10 1/4 x 8 1/2 pages. Bound with cord through punched holes and.....
Kleinschmidt, Carl , Jay Hambidge, et al (illus).
New York. Butterick Publishing Co., December 1907. December 1907 issue in original color pictorial wrappers, 2 full page color fashion illustrations, full page and in-text black and white illustrations, 859-1098 pages, 11 x 8 inches. Light soiling and general wear to covers.....
No date. Circa 1890s? Two-sided accordion-fold fabric-covered scrapbook 13 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches, containing 55 single sheet samples of holiday cards, mostly chromolithographic. There were originally more than 54 cards in the scrapbook; many have been removed, leaving paper and glue residue behind. The cards on one side have.....
Chicago. S. Klein. 1898. No. 33. Catalogue, illustrated in black and white, 14 pages, 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, staple binding. Horizontal center crease, front sheet detached, 1 1/2 inch tear to right edge of booklet, 2 3/4 inch split to fold line affecting all but first sheet, creasing.....
