| Christmas Through the Decades With Revised Y2 Edition Contributor(s): Brenner, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887405452 ISBN-13: 9780887405457 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $62.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1997 Annotation: A chronological illustrated history of how people decorated and celebrated for Christmas. Many antique ornaments from German origins project various customs. Includes newly revised price guide! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion - Crafts & Hobbies | Decorating |
| Dewey: 745 |
| LCCN: 95085276 |
| Physical Information: 1.12" H x 9.39" W x 12.32" (4.16 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the first Christmas celebrations in Colonial America to Christmas in the 1990s, this book explores in detail holiday preparations, tree traditions, ornaments, decorations, and lights. Through over 500 color photographs illustrating over 3,000 objects, catalog reprints, and historical photographs, it documents Christmas history and decade by decade. This marvelous and comprehensive study will be an invaluable aid to collectors, museum curators, and all Christmas enthusiasts, helping them to better understand how the popular holiday evolved. An index references both the text and the photographs. There is a newly revised price guide that includes a value for each item shown in the book. |