Christmas Cards (Shire Library) - Softcover
Tracing the history of the Christmas card from its Victorian origins up to the end of the Second World War, the text illustrates examples in colour of a wide variety from each decade and shows how to create your own collection. The first Christmas card appeared in 1843 but the idea did not catch on until almost twenty years late. The invention of the chromolithographic process and the introductin of comprehensive postal reforms sealed the success of the Christmas card. By the 1880s, sales were well into the millions per year and the Christmas card has retained its popularity ever since
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Michelle Higgs is a history graduate and freelance writer specialising in history, heritage and leisure and has contributed to a wide range of publications. She is interested in all aspects of social history, particularly the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and her passion for Christmas cars began when she was given a Victorian Christmas album as a gift.
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- PublisherShire
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0747804265
- ISBN 13 9780747804260
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages40
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Christmas Cards from the 1840s to the 1940s (Shire Album) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780747804260
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Tracing the history of the Christmas card from its Victorian origins up to the end of the Second World War, the text illustrates examples in colour of a wide variety from each decade and shows how to create your own collection. The first Christmas card appeared in 1843 but the idea did not catch on until almost twenty years late. The invention of the chromolithographic process and the introductin of comprehensive postal reforms sealed the success of the Christmas card. By the 1880s, sales were well into the millions per year and the Christmas card has retained its popularity ever since. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002253260
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Shire Publication - Christmas Cards from the1840s to the1940s 1999 No.178 in Shire Album Series
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Book Description Soft Cover Full Gloss. Condition: As New. No Jacket. ### Shire Publication - Christmas Cards from the1840s to the1940s 1999 No.178 in Shire Album Series### ## THIS BOOK: Classified as: AS NEW: A new style Shire book, dated 1999 FIRST EDITION. First published 1999. Glossy coloured laminated cover. No bumping, maybe a minor amount of shelf wear. The spine is tight, and the inside is immaculate. ## ## Christmas Cards - This book traces the history of the Christmas card from its Victorian origins, through the Christmas postcards of the Edwardian era and the popular art of the inter-war period, up to e end of the Second World War. It illustrates examples of wide variety of Christmas cards from each decade and show ow to create your own collection of these colourful, miniature works of art. The first Christmas card appeared in 1843 but the idea did not catch on until almost twenty years later. The invention of the chromolithographic process and the introduction of comprehensive postal reforms sealed the success of the Christmas card. By the 1880s, sales were well into the millions per year an e Christmas card has retained its popularity ever since. ## ## Michelle Higgs is a history graduate and freelance writer specialising in history, heritage and leisure and has contribute to a wide range of publications. She is interested in all aspects of social history, particularly the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and her passion for Christmas cards began when she was given a Victorian Christmas card album as a gift. She believes Christmas cards are a highly decorative form of popular art as well as valuable form of social history. ## ### YOU MAY FIND THIS INFORMATION INTERESTING - Read on ## ## This is a new style of the Shire books, much more information, and the binding is in full colour glossy. The printing is much clearer on better quality paper, which will mean longevity in the years to come. Newer subjects and updated earlier Shire publications made it an exciting step forward. ## ## In 2007, the company was acquired by Oxford-based military history publisher Osprey and operated from Osprey's offices in Oxford. During 2008 Shire began a revamp of its list. Shire announced that several former Shire series: including Lifelines, Shire Garden History and History in Camera, would be absorbed into a new series called Shire Library. Retaining and expanding the numbering system used by the old album series, which has long formed the backbone of the Shire Library. Books in the Shire Library were to have a new series cover design, as would reissued books in the Archaeology and Egyptology series. Shire further announced that Shire's list of forthcoming publications would include an increased number of new titles, as well as reissues of out-of-print titles and new editions of existing titles. In December 2010, Osprey Publishing, along with all the Shire titles, was acquired by Bloomsbury Publishing. ## ### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS UK ONLY. PLEASE, contact me for a shipping quotation. ###. No Author signature. Seller Inventory # MMXX-369-shire
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