The Christmas Postcards

Download or read book We Wish You a Crazy Christmas written by The Editors of Laughing Elephant Publishing and published by Darling. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The images in We Wish You A Crazy Christmas were chosen from our vast collection of Victorian and Edwardian Christmas cards and postcards. Those eras produced millions of cards, for this a strong time for both mailed correspondence and Yuletide greetings. Most had traditional or religious imagery, but a substantial minority were - to our minds - malapropos, such as cow in a field, a tree blossoming in spring, a sandy beach. A smaller number goes beyond irrelevancy to weirdness, and these we have decided to share with our adventurous customers. They offer the opportunity to ponder, laugh, or to simply wonder "Why?"

Download or read book 100 Christmas Wishes written by New York Public Library and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasure trove of vintage Christmas cards, 100 Christmas Wishes is the perfect holiday treat from the New York Public Library. Every year as the days grow shorter, amidst the holly, cookies, and carols there is another timeless holiday tradition—sending and receiving Christmas cards to and from those you love. 100 Christmas Wishes is a collection of vintage holiday cards, all from the archives of the New York Public Library. The Library houses one of the greatest collections of early Christmas postcards from around the world with thousands of cards depicting every imaginable holiday scene. Archivists selected one hundred of the best cards from the extensive collection to share in 100 Christmas Wishes. From the elegant, gilded Santa Clauses and statuesque angels, to yuletide still lifes, tumbling tots and puppies with bows round their necks, each card is a beautiful celebration of the holiday season. The book also includes six perforated postcards with reproductions of the designs so you too can share a vintage Christmas wish with friends and family on your list. As Rosanne Cash, a patron and friend of the Library as well as a devoted fan of Christmas cards, says in her introduction “This collection of early Christmas postcards, housed for a century in the New York Public Library archives, distills those abiding wishes for the holidays from revelers from long ago and faraway, in a wish for peace, joy, magic, bounty, family, and for light to be shone ‘round the world at Christmas, past and future.’”

Download or read book Christmas Coloring Cards for Adults written by Dominic Trallaber and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get into the Christmas spirit with this mini coloring book filled with beautifully designed holiday cards to color and share!What's Inside: 25 Festive Illustrations Single Sided Printing Postcard Sized Pages 5.25 x 8 Inches Bring these wonderful designs to life with color. Cut them out, copy them onto card stock as many times as you like, write a message on the back and share with your loved ones! A truly creative Christmas experience.

Download or read book The Christmas Postcards written by Karen Swan and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Feel good stories to curl up with over Christmas . . . Escapist romance at its best' - Heat Magazine 'Top winter reads to get you in the festive spirit . . . a romance you won’t be able to put down' - Metro Set in a snow-covered Cotswolds village, The Christmas Postcards is a cosy, escapist festive delight from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Swan. The right words can change everything . . . It had been a make-or-break Winter holiday for their marriage, but Natasha and Rob’s rekindled romance is short-lived when their daughter’s beloved soft toy disappears on the journey home. As Natasha comforts her distraught child, she turns to social media for help. Miraculously, the toy is found, but it has become the lucky mascot of a man named Duffy, who is thousands of miles away trekking in Nepal. When Duffy promises to keep Natasha updated with pictures, a correspondence begins that soon becomes more meaningful. Sometimes, Natasha feels this stranger half way across the world understands her more than the man lying next to her. But as the weeks pass and Duffy heads deeper into the mountains, Natasha notices a change in him. Then one day, the messages stop. Too late, Natasha wonders why he had ever needed a lucky mascot at all. 'The queen of destination fiction' -Woman & Home *Readers are falling in love with The Christmas Postcards* 'I was enthralled from the first pages' – 5* reader review 'Definitely my favourite Karen Swan book so far' – 5* reader review 'The story gripped me right from the start and still hasn't let me go. I loved it' – 5* reader review 'I read this in two sittings, I literally didn't want to put the book down' – 5* reader review 'Addictive reading' – 5* reader review

Download or read book Old-Fashioned Christmas Cards written by Christmas and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1989-07-01 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old-fashioned holiday charm abounds with these collectibles and their colorful portraits of ruddy-cheeked children and Santas. A joy to send or keep, reproduced directly from rare originals of 1900-30.

Download or read book Postcards from Santa Claus written by Robert C. Hoffman and published by Square One Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santa Claus, that most magical of fellows whose very name evokes the spirit of the season, is one of the holiday's most beloved icons. His mere presence manages to narrow generation gaps, brighten cold, dark December days, and elicit the spirit of giving in people everywhere.

Download or read book American Holiday Postcards, 1905-1915 written by Daniel Gifford and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 20th century, postcards were one of the most important and popular expressions of holiday sentiment in American culture. Millions of such postcards circulated among networks of community and kin as part of a larger American postcard craze. However, their uses and meanings were far from universal. This book argues that holiday postcards circulated primarily among rural and small town, Northern, white women with Anglo-Saxon and Germanic heritages. Through analysis of a broad range of sources, Daniel Gifford recreates the history of postcards to account for these specific audiences, and reconsiders the postcard phenomenon as an image-based conversation among exclusive groups of Americans. A variety of narratives are thus revealed: the debates generated by the Country Life Movement; the empowering manifestations of the New Woman; the civic privileges of whiteness; and the role of emerging technologies. From Santa Claus to Easter bunnies, flag-waving turkeys to gun-toting cupids, holiday postcards at first seem to be amusing expressions of a halcyon past. Yet with knowledge of audience and historical conflicts, this book demonstrates how the postcard images reveal deep divides at the height of the Progressive Era.