Collation

Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story is 332 pages in length and contains 18 chapters and 30 illustrations. The book begins with a blank front flyleaf, followed by a formal title page and copyright information. A dedication page (see Figure 33) follows which bears this text in mostly capital letters:

Figure 33

To

THE CHILDREN OF NEW YORK

AND 

HIS FRIENDS EVERYWHERE

NICHOLAS DEDICATES THIS BOOK

Following the dedication page is the table of contents which takes up the front and back side of one leaf. The table of contents lists the chapter both by number, title, and beginning page number (see Figure 34).

Figure 34

After the table of contents page, a "Pictures" table of contents follows (see Figure 35). This list of illustrations contains a title for each illustration such as, "Nicholas Sails" and indicates what page number each illustration can be found. 

Figure 35

Directly after the tables of contents, a frontispiece is home to the first illustration of the book (see Figure 36), an image that the pictures table of contents calls "The Coming of Nicholas".

Figure 36

After the frontispiece, a second title page occurs that just bears the book's title (see Figure 37).

Figure 37

The rest of the text of the book follows. At the end of the book a final illustration appears called, "Nicholas Writes John Moon" (see Figure 38) and then a back flyleaf and back pastedown end the novel.

Figure 38

All pages of the book are present; no portions of the book are missing.