A Visit from Saint Nicholas - Rilegato

Moore, Clement Clarke

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ISBN 10: 0873281713 ISBN 13: 9780873281713

Casa editrice: Huntington Library Pr, 2004

Riassunto

Clement C. Moore wrote "A Visit from Saint Nicholas," better known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," as a gift for his children. If an enthusiastic houseguest had not sent the poem to a local newspaper editor, the jolly old elf who traveled by reindeer-drawn sleigh might have enlivened only one family's traditions. The Huntington Library's special edition ofA Visit from Saint Nicholas is the first to include replicas of the poem written in Moore's own hand and a facsimile of the original 1869 four-color edition,Visit of St. Nicholas, one of the first American children's books printed in color. This modern reproduction of the two items, both in the Huntington's collections, uses state-of-the-art methods to match the character of the original McLoughlin Brothers edition as closely as possible. Whimsical illustrations by an anonymous 19th-century artist show St. Nick delivering a toy drum, a rocking horse, and Union soldier figurines to the cherubic children asleep in their beds.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) was a professor of Oriental and Greek literature at the General Theological Seminary, where he published biblical and historical studies. He was the first writer to portray St. Nicholas as a jolly, benevolent figure, and he invented many of the attributes we associate with Santa Claus today. Curiously, he never intended to publish the poem.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Huntington Library Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0873281713
• ISBN 13: 9780873281713
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 32
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile