A gathering of pages from an 1870 publication ( dated " 1870 " ), containing an article on the Christmas holiday.
7 1/2" x 10 7/8"
" Christmas Notes "
( about 2 2/3 pages of text, plus the large illustration " A Merry Christmas " )
Includes :
1. " Christmas Morning "
An illustration for the poem " A Merry Christmas " by George Cooper ( see #10 below ).
A boy knocks on a door to deliver a plump turkey for Christmas dinner , 150+ years ago.
2. " Christmas Flowers "
A poem by Adelaide Anne Proctor (1825-1864).
Proctor was a friend of Charles Dickens , who provided an Introduction to her poetry book.
3. " A Christmas Tree "
By Charles Dickens ( 1812 - 1870 ), author of A Christmas Carol , etc., etc.
4. " A Perfect Christmas "
By Leigh Hunt ( 1784 - 1859 ), English writer and poet.
5. " Christmas Ceremonies "
6. " Christmas in Yorkshire "
7. " Christmas Day "
( from the 1868 poem by Charles Kingsley ( 1819 - 1875 ), priest of the Church of England, university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet ).
8. " Christmas Fifty Years Ago "
9. " The Origin of Christmas Gifts "
10. " A Merry Christmas "
A poem by George Cooper ( 1840 - 1927 ), American poet remembered chiefly for his song lyrics, many of which were set to music by composer Stephen Foster ( 1826 - 1864 ), the " father of American music ."
( see the illustration, #1 of this list )
11. Additional Christmas Notes :
The Christmas Tree ( its origin )
Deeds of Charity :
"... some of our overflow of happiness should not fail to reach the poor and miserable , whom Santa Claus , an aristocratic fellow , is otherwise apt to slight. "
The Custom of adorning houses with evergreen during the Christmas holidays .
Christmas has the power to mitigate the ferocities of war.
Let Christmas be consecrated to the communion of religious worship.
A curious custom of the Greek Church in Russia at Christmas.
Christmas is each year more generally observed in New England , where it was one proscribed by law .
The first song ever composed in England was a Christmas carol in Anglo - Norman French .
12. Miscellany
Additional notes on non-Christmas subjects :
1. " The Origin of Mosquitoes "
( according to a legend of the Native American Indians of the Red River region [ North Texas / Southern Oklahoma ] ).
2. " Copernicus "
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Condition.
Aged paper.
A little staining.
Otherwise good.
Over 150 years old.
Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.