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15 replies

Tiggee2001 · 05/11/2022 22:54

Hi
I am REALLY hoping someone can help me.
I am looking for a particular Christmas book I had as a child (around 3/4) that has been lost over the years (I've moved a lot) so I am wanting to buy a new edition of the same book to read with my book mad two year old.
My mum bought the book in 1989ish from Marks and Spencer's for £4 she can also remember it and the description I gave her was the same as what she remembered too. However, I've looked all over Google, Waterstones, M and S, Google images, eBay, world books etc and still no joy 🥲

So if you can help and send me a link if you know where I can find it that would be AMAZING. I'm not sure of the name but I do know it had the poem by Clement C. Moore "it was the night before Christmas." However it had other stories also.

Possible name: Tis the night before Christmas and other stories

Book: hardback, with a dust cover
Bought: 1989,
Colour: the books dust cover was pillar box red.
Writing: the writing was in gold and looked like handwriting was wavy.
One author was 100%: Clement C. Moore, but it had another author and/or a illustrator too.

The front cover: There was a rectangle on the dust cover in the rectangle it has a fireplace in the middle with stockings hanging from it. It has a Christmas tree on the left of the picture and on the right it has a chair with Santa (not cartoon but like a portrait) sitting in it.

This is all I can remember about the book but if you know the book or who the publisher is or even where I can get it PLEASE reply below I loved this book and I am totally sure my DB would Loves it too.

Thank you in advance x

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Tiggee2001 · 07/11/2022 18:03

Tiggee2001 · 05/11/2022 22:54

Hi
I am REALLY hoping someone can help me.
I am looking for a particular Christmas book I had as a child (around 3/4) that has been lost over the years (I've moved a lot) so I am wanting to buy a new edition of the same book to read with my book mad two year old.
My mum bought the book in 1989ish from Marks and Spencer's for £4 she can also remember it and the description I gave her was the same as what she remembered too. However, I've looked all over Google, Waterstones, M and S, Google images, eBay, world books etc and still no joy 🥲

So if you can help and send me a link if you know where I can find it that would be AMAZING. I'm not sure of the name but I do know it had the poem by Clement C. Moore "it was the night before Christmas." However it had other stories also.

Possible name: Tis the night before Christmas and other stories

Book: hardback, with a dust cover
Bought: 1989,
Colour: the books dust cover was pillar box red.
Writing: the writing was in gold and looked like handwriting was wavy.
One author was 100%: Clement C. Moore, but it had another author and/or a illustrator too.

The front cover: There was a rectangle on the dust cover in the rectangle it has a fireplace in the middle with stockings hanging from it. It has a Christmas tree on the left of the picture and on the right it has a chair with Santa (not cartoon but like a portrait) sitting in it.

This is all I can remember about the book but if you know the book or who the publisher is or even where I can get it PLEASE reply below I loved this book and I am totally sure my DB would Loves it too.

Thank you in advance x

It had a VERY similar pic to this picture

Really need help finding a childhood book?
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PritiPatelsMaker · 07/11/2022 18:35

Have you tried Abebooks?

doradoo · 07/11/2022 18:38

This one from eBay?

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234750965229

Tiggee2001 · 07/11/2022 22:25

PritiPatelsMaker · 07/11/2022 18:35

Have you tried Abebooks?

I have :( I've been looking for WEEKS :( 🥲 xx

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Tiggee2001 · 07/11/2022 22:27

doradoo · 07/11/2022 18:38

This one from eBay?

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234750965229

Omg you are an amazing human. Thank you so so so much I've been looking for this book for weeks THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! Xx

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WitchyOsmansXraySpectre · 07/11/2022 22:32

Ahh I love a happy ending.
Well done doradoo.

Moon22 · 07/11/2022 22:47

Tiggee2001 · 07/11/2022 22:27

Omg you are an amazing human. Thank you so so so much I've been looking for this book for weeks THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! Xx

How lovely to see that you found it!!!

PritiPatelsMaker · 07/11/2022 22:50

Good sleuthing dorado Wink

fleurdelee · 07/11/2022 22:54

I bloody love mumsnet

PriamFarrl · 07/11/2022 22:56

Yay. I think I had that book too.

Tiggee2001 · 07/11/2022 23:08

Thank you everyone for even taking the time to read this post.

I'm literally speechless (a total first for me lol) I cannot wait to read this to my little boy as I've already ordered it. Just for reference but I lost this when I was 10, so it's around 28 years ago. My excitement is beyond explainable lol,

I loves Mums Net and honestly Dorado I cannot thank you enough or express how amazing you are for finding it, You are so so awesome :)

❤️❤️

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determinedtomakethiswork · 07/11/2022 23:10

I absolutely love this sort of thread! Some posters are so bloody clever!

doradoo · 08/11/2022 05:37

Happy reading!

pastabakeonaplate · 08/11/2022 05:42

Ah just about to say it's on ebay.

Happy reading!

Wallabyone · 08/11/2022 18:41

Ah, great thread! So happy you found it.
I spent so much time looking for three of my favourite childhood books (no titles, just vague descriptions)...I found two out of three eventually! The third one remains a mystery.

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