Contents

Table of Contents

This is the complete Table of Contents from The Night Before Christmas: A Descriptive Bibliography of Clement Clarke Moore’s Immortal Poem, by Nancy H. Marshall

Frontispiece — Clement Clark Moore portraitii
Dedicationv
Acknowledgmentsxi
Forewordxiii
Prefacexv
Historical Background
– From Saint Nicholas to Santa Clausxvii
– Legend of Christmas Eve 1822xx
– Influences and Originalityxxi
Clement Clarke Moore 1779-1863xxiii
– Holograph Copiesxxv
– Livingston Claim as Authorxxix
– Publication Milestones: The Artistsxxx
– The Nineteenth Centuryxxii
– The Twentieth Centuryxxiv
– Publication Milestones: The Publishersxxvii
List of Tables
– Table 1: Nineteenth Century Publication Milestonesxxxii
– Table 2: Number of Entries by Decade of Publicationxli
– Table 3: Date Conventions and Sorting Orderxliv
– Table 4: Source Abbreviationsxlv
Introduction to the Bibliography
 – Scopexlii
 – Organizationxliv
 – Anatomy of an Entryxliv
 – Illustrationsxlvii
Color Plates 1-24 (after page 20)
Bibliographic Entries3
Bibliography of Clement Clarke Moore’s Other Works231
Selective Sources Consulted235
Indexes
 – Author, Editor and Compiler Index241
 – Format Index245
 – General Index248
 – Illustrator, Artist, Engraver, Designer and Typographer Index251
 – Publisher and Printer Index258
 – Series Index266
 – Title Index269
Colophon279