Clement Clarke Moore
The New York Book Of Poetry, containing A Visit from St. Nicholas
George Dearborn
1837
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A first edition of The Doheny Copy of The New York Book Of Poetry, featuring the first appearance of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas in book form.
- Clement Clarke Moore (American).
- The New-York Book Of Poetry. (A Visit from St. Nicholas / Twas the Night Before Christmas).
- New York: George Dearborn, 1837.
- 253 pages.
- Bound in the publisher’s original gilt and blind stamped blue-green cloth.
First published anonymously in the Troy, New York Sentinel on December 23, 1823, not only is this the first formal book appearance of Clement Moore's A Visit from St. Nicholas under his name, now more widely known 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, the poem is also the first time each of Santa Claus's reindeer are named.
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GoodRubbing to back corners.
Some areas of discoloration.
Head and foot of spine, and front hinge with some loss, hinges firm.
Leather bookplate of Estelle Doheny to front pastedown.
Some signs of age and handling.
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