Description: This listing is for a RARE 1963SIGNED 4 book set of ofCHRISTMAS NUTSHELL LIBRARY by the Award Winning author and illustrator of ELOISE HILARY KNIGHT This has been SIGNED on the front end page of one of the books (Angels & Berries & Candy Canes) by the author in red archival pen. It has been flat signed - simply signed with only his name and no dedication or inscription... This has been signed by author and illustrator Hilary Knight. This was signed by him at a book signing appearance at Books of Wonder in New York City (please see picture above!); I was very fortunate to be there and it was signed IN MY PRESENCE. Condition is as follows: VERY GOOD. There is some aging and shelf wear on the slipcase (see pictures) and there are some small stains on one side of the box and on the back of the dust jacket for The Night Before Christmas. Since the signing this has been stored unopened in a bookcase in a smoke free and pet free home. If you collect celebrated authors or illustrators, Children's picture books or just love the GENIUS of Hilary Knight, then this will be a WELCOME addition to your collection!! Winning Bidder pays $4.85 for Media Mail or $16.85 for Priority Shipping - the books will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sent in a box so it arrives in its original condition. We pride ourselves on packing and shipping - this will get to you safely! I GLADLY ship worldwide so please email for worldwide shipping costs. Payment must be received within 7 days of auction end - please email with any questions! Please check out my other items that I have up for auction and in my store! I am always listing wonderful Rare Books and Signed First Editions, High School and College Yearbooks, as well as special Antiques found on my many travels...Remember - this is coming from OREGON which is a NO SALES TAX STATE.If you buy this, you will not be charged any Oregon sales tax by me or eBay for this listing!!(but also remember, your own state may still charge you!) Thanks for looking! ABOUT THE BOOK CHRISTMAS NUTSHELL LIBRARY: A Christmas Stocking Story The Night Before Christmas Angels & Berries & Candy Canes (signed by author Hilary Knight) A Firefly In A Fir Tree 1st edition 1963, Four miniature books in a slip case, cute holiday stories Keywords: Autograph Autographed flatsigned flat signed Hilary KnightFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hilary Knight (born November 1, 1926) is an American writer and artist. He is the illustrator of more than 50 books and the author of nine books. He is best known as the illustrator and co-creator of Kay Thompson's Eloise (1955) and others in the Eloise series.Knight has illustrated for a wide variety of clients, creating artwork for magazines, children's fashion advertisements, greeting cards, record albums as well as posters and music album covers for Broadway musicals, including Gypsy, Irene (1973), Half A Sixpence, Hallelujah Baby!, and No No Nanette (1971). He has over 100 U.S. copyrights for his illustration works. An example of his artwork can be seen in the infobox for the article No No, Nanette.Books written by KnightTitleYearHilary Knight's Mother Goose1962A Christmas stocking story1963A Firefly in a Fir Tree1963Angels & Berries & Candy Canes1963Where's Wallace?1964Hilary Knight's Cinderella 1978Hilary Knight's The Twelve days of Christmas1981Hilary Knight's The Owl and the Pussy-catbased on the poem by Edward Lear1983 WorksThe Circus Is Coming, 1947Jeremiah Octopus (by Margaret Stone Zilboorg), 1962Angels and Berries and Candy Canes, 1963Christmas Stocking Story, 1963Firefly in a Fir Tree, 1963Christmas in a Nutshell Library, 1963The Night Before Christmas, 1963Where's Wallace?, 1964When I Have A Little Girl, 1965When I Have A Little Boy, 1967Matt's Mitt, 1976That Makes Me Mad, 1976Hilary Knight's Cinderella, 1978The Circus is Coming, 1978The Algonquin Cat, 1980The Twelve Days of Christmas, 1981The Owl and the Pussy-Cat (by Edward Lear), 1983’’Telephone Time: A First Book of Telephone Do’s and Don’t’s’’, 1986The Best Little Monkeys in the World, 1987Side by Side: Poems To Read Together (verse compilation), 1988The Beauty and the Beast, 1990Sunday Morning, 1992Happy Birthday (verse compilation), 1993The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Treasury, 1995When I Have A Little Girl/When I Have A Little Boy, 2000Eloise Takes a Bawth, 2002A Christmas Stocking Story, 2003Eloise: The Absolutely Essential, 2005Hilary Knight: Drawn from Life, 2018Olive & Oliver: The Formative Years, 2019
Price: 199.95 USD
Location: Portland, Oregon
End Time: 2025-01-24T06:03:58.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers
Subject: Children's
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1963
Language: English
Illustrator: Hilary Knight
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Author: Hilary Knight
Personalized: No
Topic: Christmas
Unit Quantity: 1