Holiday Gifts 2020

6 Holiday Gifts December 2020 “I Award You This, The Golden Order Of The Christmas Star, Little Velvet Eyes” 7. (BYI, Charlot, illustrator). KLIMACK, Emil W. Velvet Eyes. No place, circa 1950. Quarto, comb- bound as issued, original pictorial red paper wrappers, pictorial box. $750. Click for more info First edition of this wonderful story of a reindeer calf who laments his small size until Santa finds him the perfect job, beautifully illustrated in mid-century style by Charlot Byi, with three Christmas- themed pop-ups, a bouncy reindeer, a tiny jingle bell, a small metal whistle, a mirror, a full sheet of stickers intended for use in the text, paper game pieces, “Win a Christmas Star” sheet, and two stick-on gilt badges to celebrate the “No. 1 Christmas Helper,” in rare original box. About-fine. The Animated Night Before Christmas 6. [MOORE, Clement C.] WEHR, Julian, illustrator. The Night Before Christmas [Animated]. United States, 1949. Small quarto, comb-bound as issued, original pictorial blue paper boards. $350. Click for more info Mid-20th century edition of this beloved Yuletide poem, with vivid color illustrations and four beautiful innovative movables by Julian Wehr, known for his pioneering use of tabs integrated into the illustrations. Very nearly fine. C h r i s t m a s