Father Christmas Having a Wonderful Time Raymond Briggs First Edition Vintage Children's Book

Kittys Notes:

Who could possibly resist this fun story. "Whoopee!" It's time for Father Christmas to go on his holidays. After all that hard work delivering presents last year he needs a good break after all.

This marvellous idea for a children's story by Raymond Briggs is utterly charming. With Brigg's usual down to earth yet magical style he shows us Father Christmas packing up ready for his hols. France, Switzerland, Scotland! Seems he has his eye on a kilt...

And the book includes all the postcards he sends from his travels including one to "Cat and Dog". His most famous character 'The Snowman' even makes a cameo appearance. And guess what by the time he gets home his house is full of letters to Santa. Time to pack the sledge and off again!

Excerpt from this book: "Father Christmas has a Wonderful Time"

"Maybe you're wondering what Father Christmas is doing with a load of travel brochures? Well, I'll let you into a big secret. This year I am so fed up with the veg patch ... housework ... shopping ... that I've decided to do something about it. A blooming good holiday - that's what I need ... but where? Italy? Greece? Ireland, maybe? No ... Switzerland? France? France! That's it!

I'll build a caravan, put it on the sledge and the reindeer can pull it! Bit of four-by-two, ten panels of plywood ... This woodwork is a piece of cake! OUCH! Blooming shoddy bent nails! Done at last! Thank Goodness.

Right then, just my packing now. Socks, vests, shirts, trousers...ketchup...."

BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

• Hardback
• Illustrated
• Collectable
• First Edition
• Vintage Children's Book

BOOK ERA:

• 1970's Vintage Children's Books

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Raymond Briggs (1934 - 2022) wrote "Father Christmas Having a Wonderful Time" and was especially famed for The Snowman vintage children's book..

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton London
Date: 1993
Edition: First Edition, First Print.

EXCELLENT:

A bright and excellent first edition of this collectable children's book by Raymond Briggs.

Nice clean, fresh copy with just the lightest signs of shelfwear. Spine good, no tears, splits or damage of any kind

Pages bright, no foxing, fresh and clean overall.

No other owners inscriptions, names or graffiti of any kind in the book.

All six of the original detachable postcards present.

As a favourite vintage children's book of this kind from the 1990's you would be hard pressed to find one better.

Lovely Fresh Vintage First Edition of an iconic Raymond Briggs Children's book.

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SIZE: 19 cms x 22.5 cms
FORMAT: Hardback
PAGES: 29 pages

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