The Night Before Christmas; Cover title: The Night Before Christmas Animated
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1949. Boards. [MOVABLE BOOK] [POP-UP] [HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS] [POETRY]. Copyright by Duenwald Prining Corporation. A. SCHENK, animator. Nino CARBE, illustrator.
Cover title: The Night Before Christmas Animated
8vo; [12]pp; color pictorial paper over board, 2 staple binding; tab animated color pictorial pastedowns, one on the front and one on the rear; color frontispiece and pictorial titlepage; lithograph illustrations every page with text in verse; small scuff to head of spine, small crease on front tab; near fine. Located in 3 OCLC libraries. Marshall 435. Near fine. Item #1553
Charming animated version of Clement Clark Moore’s Christmas poem. The pull tabs are located on the inside of the front and rear boards allowing Santa to move position. Santa and the book’s setting have a mid-20th century flare.
Price: $125.00