The Fairies’ Christmas
VAN SANDWYK, Charles
The Fairies’ Christmas
Vancouver: The Fairy Press, 2001
Small 8vo., red sewn card wraps with integrated green dustwrapper; printed in green and bronze with wreath device featuring fairies and berries; onlaid paper label showing a fairy asleep in a bird’s nest; unpaginated [pp. viii] on bifold leaves (blank to versos) printed on green and olive paper stocks; printed illustrations in black, title in red; and three additional onlaid paper illustrations;
First edition, first printing (stated), signed by van Sandwyk in black ink to the title page. With typography by Robert R. Reid, letterpress printing by David Clifford at Black Stone Press, and Engravings by Doug and Borcine Hatch at Western Engraving.
A wonderful Christmas story about an impoverished boy and his grandfather, who bring home a pine tree only to find it inhabited by a whole community of fairies, who provide them with the gift of Christmas spirit through decorations including “sprigs of holly…spider silk garlands and other findings of nature which I would never have imagined could look so lovely” and even “armfuls of stars from the grumpy old moon” (pictured, frowning). The story was first recounted to the author by his own grandfather.
A charming Christmas tale.
Out of print, scarce.
VAN SANDWYK, Charles
The Fairies’ Christmas
Vancouver: The Fairy Press, 2001
Small 8vo., red sewn card wraps with integrated green dustwrapper; printed in green and bronze with wreath device featuring fairies and berries; onlaid paper label showing a fairy asleep in a bird’s nest; unpaginated [pp. viii] on bifold leaves (blank to versos) printed on green and olive paper stocks; printed illustrations in black, title in red; and three additional onlaid paper illustrations;
First edition, first printing (stated), signed by van Sandwyk in black ink to the title page. With typography by Robert R. Reid, letterpress printing by David Clifford at Black Stone Press, and Engravings by Doug and Borcine Hatch at Western Engraving.
A wonderful Christmas story about an impoverished boy and his grandfather, who bring home a pine tree only to find it inhabited by a whole community of fairies, who provide them with the gift of Christmas spirit through decorations including “sprigs of holly…spider silk garlands and other findings of nature which I would never have imagined could look so lovely” and even “armfuls of stars from the grumpy old moon” (pictured, frowning). The story was first recounted to the author by his own grandfather.
A charming Christmas tale.
Out of print, scarce.
VAN SANDWYK, Charles
The Fairies’ Christmas
Vancouver: The Fairy Press, 2001
Small 8vo., red sewn card wraps with integrated green dustwrapper; printed in green and bronze with wreath device featuring fairies and berries; onlaid paper label showing a fairy asleep in a bird’s nest; unpaginated [pp. viii] on bifold leaves (blank to versos) printed on green and olive paper stocks; printed illustrations in black, title in red; and three additional onlaid paper illustrations;
First edition, first printing (stated), signed by van Sandwyk in black ink to the title page. With typography by Robert R. Reid, letterpress printing by David Clifford at Black Stone Press, and Engravings by Doug and Borcine Hatch at Western Engraving.
A wonderful Christmas story about an impoverished boy and his grandfather, who bring home a pine tree only to find it inhabited by a whole community of fairies, who provide them with the gift of Christmas spirit through decorations including “sprigs of holly…spider silk garlands and other findings of nature which I would never have imagined could look so lovely” and even “armfuls of stars from the grumpy old moon” (pictured, frowning). The story was first recounted to the author by his own grandfather.
A charming Christmas tale.
Out of print, scarce.