Welcome to Christmas.

$2,500.00

Item Number: 139519

Rare 19th century album on Christmas. Octavo, bound in full black morocco, elaborate ruling in blind and in gilt, silk moire endpapers, eight cardstock leaves, six in cream and two in grey, all hand lettered and or painted in traditional Victorian Christmas imagery. The title leaf with quill and pen, surmounted with elaborate titling in banner “Welcome to Christmas, 1865” and bedecked with holly, ivy and snow. A painted holly sprig follows. Then a lovely table with Christmas fair (”Let our walls now with evergreen garlands be graced } And a dainty repast on our table be placed”) The tree with candles and decorations stands out on gray stock (”At eve let the tree with wax papers be hung”) and then the Yule-log. Truly a charming Christmas album from the heyday of the traditional celebrations in Victorian England. In near fine condition.