Summary

The Los Angeles Public Library's 1924 edition of Anne Carroll Moore's Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story exhibits fairly typical binding, collation, printing, type-face, and illustrations for the time period. The lack of color printing and small size of the book illustrate the mass-production of printing that was continuing on from the industrial revolution. The content of Moore's tale, fantastical and needing no license other than for entertainment, also matches the progressive turn that children's literature was taking during the 1920s. Most importantly, Moore herself exemplified the social changes of the time; her new ideas and visions redefined the world of children's library services and the ideas she implemented continue to this day.