Choice Selections" -- Christmas Gift Book of Poetry and Prose

N.pl: George C. Whitney, 1890. Good. Lacking original cord that bound the volume on the left-hand edge. A little dust soiling, toning.. A charming book of selected poetry and prose, published as a "gift book" for the Christmas season by George C. Whitney, a famous manufacturer of valentines and greeting cards. There are eight pages of poetry and quotes from writers including George Elliott, Dickens, Bunyan, Hunt, Louisa May Alcott, and Sir Walter Scott. Single vol. (7.25" by 7.25"), pp. [12], in original embossed and die-cut covers with "Merry Christmas" embossed on the lower cover and a large medallion pasted to the upper cover with the title and an illustration of an angel.