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Christmas comes but once a year : showing what Mr. Brown did, thought, and intended to do, during that festive season (1850)

Author: Leighton, John, 1822-1912; Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905; Dalziel, George, 1815-1902
Subject: Christmas
Publisher: London : William Tegg and Co., 85, Queen Street, Cheapside
Year: 1850
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English
Call number: srlf_ucla:LAGE-2066869
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Book contributor: University of California Libraries
Collection: americana; cdl

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Gumuchian

NUC pre-1956

Tan cloth, blocked in blind and gold. Ex libris Olive Percival

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Reviewer: papeters - - March 9, 2007
Subject: A Holiday Hoot
Published in 1850 with a title page attribution to "Luke Limner", this book was written by John Leighton (1822-1912).

Follow the antics of the Brown household from holiday preparation

"With these articles Mr. Brown and his retinue reach home in safety--a miracle, considering the toast and ale they have consumed,--the Holly being jolly, the Bason groggy, the Log stupid, and the Boar pig-headed."

to conclusion

"Had the sea-serpent been discovered in the back pond, a gold-mine been found in the dust-bin, or a Sphinx and Centaur been captured in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Mr. Brown could not have been more astounded!"

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