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 No Christmas is complete without

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

by

Clement C. Moore

Illustrated in colour and line by Arthur Rackham

Generations of children have gone to bed Christmas Eve with the hoofbeats of eight tiny reindeer in their ears and in their minds the vision of Saint Nick with his pipe and beard at the mantel filling their stockings.

Of all the different editions of this classic, none is more treasured than this one, with the lovely Rackham pictures. His soft, full-colour paintings, his delicate line drawings all combine to make the perfect setting for the poem. Now we have a new setting for the pictures. An attractive new type face, a different format, redesigned jacket and general layout give distinction to the famous artist's exquisite work.

Here is a perfect Christmas remembrance for all members of the family—an ageless poem and pictures that grown-ups and children will treasure always.