This is "Christmas Story" by H.L. Mencken, in a first edition published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1946. This edition features "the shortest book by H.L. Mencken" about a Christmas dinner put together for the down-and-out in Baltimore. The "gaudy pictures" are by Bill Crawford. Condition of this little book is Very Good Plus, in an unclipped ($1.00) Very Good dust jacket showing some wear and very small tears at the spine extremities. Please see my other Christmas listings.