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Principally manufactured in Germany in the early part of this century, these tiny grouted figures decorated cakes in England and mantel pieces in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday they are avidly sought by collectors, who still use them to create little winter scenes. This carefully researched and documented book explores the origins of snow babies. (Were they created to honor Marie Peary, the daughter of Admiral Peary and the first white baby born in Northern Greenland?) The collection of 700 color photographs, the largest ever published, displays exquisite all-white pieces and the smaller action snow babies. It also introduces the reader to the rare blue and pink snow pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded are chapters on bisque Santas (over 150 of them), elves, dwarves, snowmen, buildings, animals, and other pieces that are collected and displayed with snow babies. 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Through over 500 color photographs illustrating over 3000 objects, catalog reprints, and historical photographs, this book documents the history and its decorating memorabilia decade by decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis marvelous and comprehensive new book will be an invaluable aid to collectors, museum curators, and all Christmas enthusiasts, helping them to better understand just how we decorated and celebrated Christmas. An index references both the text and the photographs. 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The war ended but the romance continued, with all sorts of styrene plastics-candy containers, banks, party favors, holiday decorations, baby toys, stocking stuffers, partyware, and kitchen decorations. The list marches on. This fun book is about those plastic novelties that flourished at the end of the Art Deco era. Charlene Pinkerton gives collectors and dealers plenty to see, in a photo-packed book of more than 600 color prints, a price guide, and enough information on these wonderful collectibles to satisfy everyone!\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 600 color photos\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schiffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46399109792035,"sku":"SO-SCH-1999-9780764307812-WH3","price":22.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9279\/2867\/files\/11432.jpg?v=1694571101"},{"product_id":"nativity-creches-of-the-world-by-leslie-pina-lorita-winfield","title":"Nativity: Creches of the World by Leslie Pina, Lorita Winfield","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eThis book showcases a wide variety of Nativity sets Christmas Creches, displaying multi-cultural artistic interpretations of the true meaning of Christmas.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom more than forty countries on the five continents, the Nativity has been portrayed by artisans from various cultures. Whether sculpted in clay, carved from wood, painted, woven, or cast, these Creches from around the world are sure to enhance holiday celebrations and illustrate the universality of the Christmas message.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e537 color photos\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schiffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46399117852963,"sku":"SO-SCH-2000-076431212X-WH3","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9279\/2867\/files\/8166.jpg?v=1694566289"},{"product_id":"christmas-tree-pins","title":"Christmas Tree Pins O Christmas Tree by Nancy Yunker Trowbridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/img.collectorbookstore.com\/toc\/sch\/christmastreepinso_cont.gif\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many people, decorating for Christmas includes wearing jewelry with seasonal designs. The range of Christmas tree pins, shown in over 1,200 beautiful color photographs, described, identified, and valued here, will astound you. Over 1,100 different pins, from the mid-20th century to the present, made by more than 200 designers and manufacturers, are alphabetically ordered for easy reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe identifying marks, company dates, and materials are listed for each pin. Beauty distinguishes many of the designs, and the rhinestones, enamels, and metalwork are of the finest quality. 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Over 1000 color photographs showcase every series created. Descriptions of every plate made include their English and Danish titles, date, designer, reference code numbers, and current value range. 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