Title Page

The first title page (see Figure 40) of Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story appears just after the book's two front flyleaves. At the very top of the page, centered horizontally and vertically, is the title of the book followed by the author's name. Below the author's name, towards the center of the

Figure 40

page, is the illustrator's name, Jay Van Everen. The printer's mark follows which is in the shape of a solid black evergreen tree (see Figure 41). At the bottom of the page, below the printer's mark, is the publishing information which is as follows:

G.P. Putnam's Sons

New York & London

The Knickerbocker Press

Figure 41

Also present on the title page are various stamps and marks made over the years by the Los Angeles Public Library. For instance, visible at the the very bottom of the page, is the date stamp July 30 1935 (see Figure 42) which probably indicates the day the library processed the book for their collection.

Figure 42

Just after the first title page, several other pages follow which include copyright information, a dedication, the table of contents, a picture index, as well as a printed image of Nicholas Knickerbocker. Just following that printed image is the second title page that simply houses the title of the story, centered horizontally and vertically. (see Figure 43).

Figure 43