"I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” a quiet voice beside him said. George turned resentfully to a little man he had never seen before. He was stout, well past middle age, and his round cheeks were pink in the winter air as though they had just been shaved. “Wouldn’t do what?” George asked sullenly.“What you were thinking of doing.”“How do you know what I was thinking?”“Oh, we make it our business to know a lot of things,” the stranger said easily."Here we offer a wonderful facsimile of the first edition of the original Christmas book that inspired the movie "It's a Wonderful Life": The Greatest Gift, by Philip Van Doren Stern, with woodcut illustrations by Rafaello Busoni, originally published by David McKay Company, Philadelphia in 1944, and here recreated by Graphic Image Press, New York, including facsimile dust jacket.Excellent condition, possibly unread. Very tight and square binding; very clean, bright, and crisp text. 44 pages. The book is vest-pocket-sized at 6.75 x 5-inches. Lightly-shelfworn dust jacket comes sleeved in ph-neutral mylar and ready to slip into your collection. This will make a wonderful addition to your collection or a delightful gift.Please click HERE to see our other special Christmas-themed offerings, including our TRUE first edition of "The Greatest Gift"! ** Have you seen all the amazing first and rare editions of iconic books we offer? We gladly combine shipping and refund the shipping overpayment, so please check out our other items! -- other auctions of classic antiquarian literature and special gifts!** Thank you for your interest!***Priority shipping options are available at checkout!***