Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving

WASHW&TQN IRVING
THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
BEQUEST OF
Mrs* Marian Hooker
FIFTH EDITION
"The
old family mansion, partly thrown in deep shadow,
and partly
lit
up by the
cold ;moonshine
Frontispiece.
r
London.
Macmillan&Co
But
is
old, old,
good old Christmas gone?
have
Nothing but the hair of his good, gray, old
head and beard
seeing that
I
left ?
Well,
I will
that,
cannot have more of him.
Hue and Cry
after Christmas.
tOAN STACK
GIFT
BEFORE the remembrance
of the
good old
times,
so fast passing, should have entirely passed away,
the
present
artist,
R. Caldecott,
and engraver,
James D. Cooper, planned
ton
"
to illustrate
Washingmanner.
Irving's
Old Christmas"
in this
Their primary idea was to carry out the principle
of the Sketch Book, by incorporating the designs
with the text.
Throughout they have worked
together and con amore.
public must decide.
With what success
the
NOVEMBER
1875.
967
PAGE
CHRISTMAS
I
THE STAGE COACH
CHRISTMAS EVE
CHRISTMAS DAY
75
THE CHRISTMAS DINNER
117
DESIGNED BY RANDOLPH CALDECOTT,
ARRANGED AND ENGRAVED BY
J.
D.
COOPER.
THE OLD MANSION
TITLE-PAGE.
BY MOONLIGHT
Frontispiece.
PAGE
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