Written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs

Published by Hamish Hamilton, 1973

Hardback First Edition, first impression.

December 24th has come roung again and that means work for Father Christmas, “Blooming Christmas again,” he mutters as he gets out of his nice warm bed…and so begins a most surprising and delightful Christmas story, for Raymond Briggs’s Father Christmas is a true original, and not at all the usual stereotyped kindly white-haired old gentleman. Brigg’s Father Christmas is certainly a kindly white-haired old gentleman, but he is so much more as well; he is inclined to be grumpy, is very fond of his cup of tea, loves to sing in the shower, and is, in fact, the most throughly human and endearing Father Christmas imagineable. His exploits are drawn in a series of strip pictures, filled with detail and very funny, which occasionally erupt into full page spreads,

This is a picture book to warm the cockles of all hearts - young and old. It is Raymond Brigg’s own affectionate tribute to a universally loved character.

This book is in good condition. The dust jacket is intact and in a protective sleeve. The pages are clean with no inscriptions. Some foxing to the first and last couple of pages. A small tear to the first comic strip page. Overall a very nice example of this book.