[MOORE CLEMENT C] Prof C C Moore Christmas Carol The Visit o

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[MOORE, CLEMENT C.]. Prof. C. C. Moore. Christmas Carol. The Visit of St. Nicholas. Broadside (435 x 278 mm), text printed in blue, red border of ivy entwined in interlocking branches within a blue double-ruled border; closed tears and chips along edges, old adhesive on verso bled through, toning. Philadelphia: John M. Wolff, [1842]

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first separate printing of "the night before christmas" crediting moore as the author. The only known previous separate printing is cited as one by Myron King, a broadside printed in Troy, New York, about 1830, but this was not located by BAL, citing only a catalog entry. Wolff's broadside was issued as a "Merry Christmas! and Happy New Year!" greeting. BAL 14346.