"The Night Before Christmas or A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Moore, illustrated by Charles Santore, The Classic Edition published by Appleseed Press, Kennebunkport, ME, 2012. Stated First Edition, First Printing with '1' present in the line on the copyright page. Stated special edition printed for Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.

Original dust jacket, illustrated hard boards have the same design as the jacket, folio, large format: 11.1/4" x 11"; maroon decorated endpapers with blank owner's token inside front cover, unpaginated, c.40 pages all pages are illustrated with full-page, double page and one 42" wide fold-out plate on high quality glossy paper, very good near fine condition.

Charles Joseph Santore (1935-2019) was an American illustrator best known for his children's books. His work is on display permanently at the Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. Santore won the Hamilton King award from the New York Society of Illustrators in 1972. His book William the Curious was honored in the 1998 Storytelling World 'Stories for Pre-Adolescent Listeners' category. His most popular works include his celebrity portraits for TV Guide.

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