THE ANNOTATED NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS; A collection of sequels, parodies, and imitations of Clement Moore's immortal ballad about Santa Claus / Edited, with an introduction and notes, by MARTIN GARDNER
New York London Toronto Sydney Tokyo Singapore: Summit Books, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. 4to, red quarter cloth with silver lettering over olive green boards with blind-stamped snowflakes, with an introduction and notes by Martin Gardner, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by Julie Metz, profusely illustrated with early Christmas B&W and half-tone decorative motifs, green endpapers, 253 pages. Very Fine / Very Fine. Item #2407
ISBN: 0671708392
Martin Gardner (1914 – 2010) was an American popular mathematics and popular science writer, with interests also encompassing scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literature—especially the writings of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and G. K. Chesterton.
This edition reproduces Clement Moore's ballad, as well as parodies, satires, ethnic offshoots, sequels, and numerous early illustrations. His critical, annotated editions are pleasures as well as essential tools.
EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION! A fun compendium! Just the book for Christmas!
Price: $35.00