{"product_id":"twas-the-night-before-christmas-early-santa-history-plus-rare-1821-childrens-friend-with-old-santeclaus-paperback-1","title":"'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Early Santa History Plus Rare 1821 Children's Friend With Old Santeclaus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuleanne Crighton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clear, concise early history of St. Nicholas and Santa Claus, in color, complete with footnotes and bibliography  PLUS the extremely rare 1821 Old Santeclaus with Much Delight poem that first introduced a Santa Claus and a flying reindeer--considered to be the first colored lithographed Christmas book in America (only two known copies of this classic ). 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Paulding, and Clement Clarke Moore, and famous Illustrators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Early History of Santa and His Reindeer \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEarly History of Santa Claus and Reindeer Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSaint Nicholas to America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst Mention of Santa Claus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSantaclaus, Presents, Stockings (Washington Irving)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSanta in Art Form (John Pintard)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSancte Claus Poem\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSanta in Flying Wagon (Washington Irving)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEarliest Visual of Santa in Sleigh with One Flying Reindeer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNEW Santa and Eight Reindeer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst Time Santa and Eight Reindeer in Newsprint\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpanded Version of Santa (James K. 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