The Night Before Christmas

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"The Night Before Christmas"

Entry/Object ID

2012.473.1.1

Description

"The Night Before Christmas," Clement C. Moore (Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co.," 1883. This edition of the famed holiday poem has cloth boards with the title and author;s name in gold on the front surrounded by holly sprigs and berries. There are twenty illustrations by four artists accompanying the text. Throughout are pencil inscriptions by a child and the text block has separated from the boards. The letter have much rubbing, soiling and wear, while pages are generally stained, soiled and some are torn and creased. The overall condition is poor.

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Search Terms

California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.

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Books