Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs [U.S. FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING] 1973 • Coward McCann Geoghegan joanne greenberg The rich and warm life

The rich and warm life of Irish folk tradition unfolds

But when morning arrived

a small girl smiled as her mother burned

slight lean to spine

though several do show some ink smudging / fingerprint oil stains to margins

Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs [U.S. FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING] 1973 • Coward McCann Geoghegan joanne greenberg The rich and warm lifeFather Christmas by Raymond Briggs [FATHER CHRISTMAS #1] U. S. FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING [1973] COWARD MCCANN & GEOGHEGAN True U. S. 1st from Raymond Briggs, published years before his classic The Snowman. Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition. Dust jacket is near mint; minimal shelf wear and some toning; price clipped front panel with a worn spot over original price remnant. Now housed in a new Archival Quality jacket protector. Book