Nicholas, a bishop in Asia Minor, who was generous to the poor-in all seasons. "The Santa Claus myth begins about 300 A.D. The authorship was first disclosed in the Troy Budget, December 25, 1838. It first appeared between covers in the New Brunswick, (N.J.) Almanack for 1825 and was picked up by Readers and Anthologies such as "The New York Book of Poetry, 1837. A house guest copied it in the fall of 1823, and later sent her copy to the editor of the Troy (NY) Sentinel, where it was first published anonymously, December 23, 1823. Moore, a professor of Hebrew, wrote this poem in 1822 as a Christmas gift for his children. Barry, with the respects of the author, Mar. This rare first edition is a PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Moore on the half-title page, "The Rev. Nicholas" ("Twas The Night Before Christmas") in a collection of his own work. This first collected edition of Moore's poems, published at the request of his children, contains the first book appearance of his poem, "A Visit From St. Lettering and elaborate floral panel designs in gilt. A fine early twentieth-century binding SIGNED BY STIKEMAN.
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