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Best of all Nast Santa Claus prints!
Best of all Nast Santa Claus prints!
Item # 701728
January 01, 1881
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 1, 1881
* Best of all Thomas Nast illustrations - prints
* Christmas - Santa Claus - Kris Kringle - Saint Nick
The full front page is a Thomas Nast illustration: "The Dear Little Boy That Thought Christmas Came Oftener." This print is somewhat compromised by the browning and mild margin wear, including the darker strip at the left side.
But certainly the most notable print is the terrific doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast: "MERRY OLD SANTA CLAUS.", a classic image & perhaps one of the most reproduced of all Santa Claus prints used today in a wealth of advertisements and Christmas-themed promotions, etc.
And this print is in great condition, tipped-in, meaning no small binding holes at the central fold as more typically found. This large print has no disfigurements and is one of the better such prints we have offered. When bound, the top and bottom margins were folded into the issue so as not to cause wear & margin tears had the margins extended beyond the edge of the issue. More typically these margins would have been trimmed to fit, somewhat reducing the size of the print. This print's margins have not been trimmed.
Additional prints are found within but they pale in comparison to the Thomas Nast centerfold.
Sixteen pages, save for the mentioned problems with the front leaf the issue is in nice condition.
Category: 1880-1889
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