The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.

BAUM, L. Frank.

Item Number: 100928

Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, 1902.

First edition of this Christmas classic. Octavo, original red cloth, pictorial endpapers. Six full color plates and illustrations throughout by Mary Cowles Clark. In very good condition. A nice example.

L. Frank Baum was the first author to write a book entirely about Santa Claus, adding his own mythology to the classic character's origins and adventures.