Mr Rabbit’s Christmas Wish

VAN SANDWYK, Charles 

Mr Rabbit’s Christmas Wish 

Vancouver: Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts, 2007 

8vo., black card covers with white fleck and integrated gold wrapper; printed with holly design in black and gold, printed gilt label and onlaid rabbit design to upper cover; sewn along spine; dark green endpapers with repeat rabbit design in gilt; [unpaginated]; printed on different colour paper stocks throughout with calligraphic text, numerous line drawings, and 8 onlaid plates of animals with decorative borders; fine. 

First edition, with the gold card covers. 

A sweet little book which recounts Mr. Rabbit’s Christmas wishes through his translator, the author. For each of the recipients, the rabbit tailors a gift - a red fur coat for Mrs Fox, some cheese and brandy for the mice, a bundle of sticks for the Robin’s nest, etc. 

A heartwarming tale of Christmas cheer and generosity.