Christmasland - Hardcover

Del Pozzo, Ralph; High, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061150002 ISBN 13: 9780061150005

Publisher: Harper, 2006

Synopsis

Feel the warmth and delight of Christmas past in this lushly illustrated book capturing the nostalgia, charm, and sparkling beauty of vintage holiday decorations.

Ralph and David focus their wit and camera lens on the charming vintage decorations that have made Christmas so memorable over the years. This enchanting collection captures the wonder and beauty and will rekindle the child–like wonder that Christmas has inspired over the years.

Things that will be included:

·Celluloid light–up Santa's, snowmen, music–box churches, angel tree–toppers (with foil wings and glowing halos!).

·Five–and–dime nativity sets (from tiny plastic ones to the "fancier" models!).

·Odd ceramic figurines. These used to be found lurking around in homemade snowdrifts atop TV sets and on martini carts all across the country.

·Putz houses the little glittery paper villages that sprung up from the 30's to the 60's

·Pinecone people elves, pixies, angels, snowmen, Santa's.

About this title

About the Author:

Ralph Del Pozzo grew up in Hudson Valley, New York. He has been a lifelong photographer and collector, and his photographs have appeared on hundreds of books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0061150002
• ISBN 13: 9780061150005
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128