Treasured Tales of Christmas

Deborah Apy (Editor)

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SKU:: 489
Condition:: Very Good
Format:: Hardcover, 30 pages
Publisher:: Current, Inc., 1980
Edition:: First Edition, First Printing

This currently out of print holiday book contains a nice collection of ten beautifully illustrated classic Christmas tales: The Night Before Christmas, The Friendly Beast, The Birthday, Christmas with the Goblins, The Legend of the Cat, Christmas Poem, The Christmas Rose, The Legend of the Spiders, Christmas at the Hollow Tree Inn, and The Legend of Babouscka.

Adaptations by Deborah Apy

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This currently out of print vintage holiday book contains a nice collection of ten beautifully illustrated classic Christmas tales: The Night Before Christmas, The Friendly Beast, The Birthday, Christmas with the Goblins, The Legend of the Cat, Christmas Poem, The Christmas Rose, The Legend of the Spiders, Christmas at the Hollow Tree Inn, and The Legend of Babouscka.

Adaptations by Deborah Apy

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