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Vintage Halloween Collectibles

Author : Mark Ledenbach

Publisher : Krause Publications

Page : 256 pages

File Size : 14,90 MB

Release : 2007-07-06

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 9780896894464

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Book Description

This is a must-have guide for the serious collector of Halloween memorabilia, and anyone who would like to price a piece found at a flea market or in an attic. The detailed captioning is unmatched in any other Halloween price guide. Every piece is photographed, and every piece is captioned with basic information. &break;&break;Over 700 photographs &break;Every entry is accompanies by a photograph &break;Price is given for the condition shown &break;Tabbed to make it easy to find the section you're looking for





Halloween in America

Author : Stuart Schneider

Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 21,52 MB

Release : 2010-11-01

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 9780764336188

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Next to Christmas, more money is spent on Halloween decorations and novelties than on any other holiday. This wonderful book has been credited with inspiring the Halloween collecting craze, giving its devotees a chance to celebrate the holiday all year round! In addition to color photography and a brand new price guide, there are also many fascinating insights into Halloween. Most people are familiar with the symbolsghosts, Jack-O'-Lanterns, witches, bats, skeletons, and black catsbut few know about Halloween's past. Why does it exist? What is the origin of trick-or-treating? Why does it fall on October 31st? Through these pages you will experience Halloween celebrations of the past and take a look at Halloween today. For collectors, this is one of the largest collections of Halloween memorabilia.



The Hasselblad Manual

Author : Ernst Wildi

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 430 pages

File Size : 12,5 MB

Release : 2012-09-10

Category : Photography

ISBN : 1136095020

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Discover the great advantages and benefits of working in the medium film format or with the large digital sensor units in Hasselblad digital cameras and digital backs. Presented in an easily accessible format, this book shows the working and manipulation of the various cameras. Detailed illustrations dissect the equipment and provide insight into the ways in which these superb cameras and lenses are best utilized to create professional quality images. This edition of the Manual will bring you up to date with the latest features available within the popular Hasselblad camera systems emphasizing that camera and lens are the most important tools for creating exciting images whether you work digitally or with film. The complete Hasselblad camera system is discussed by renowned author and Hasselblad insider, Ernst Wildi, who provides a solid foundation of both traditional photography and digital capture techniques. Inside you'll also find inspiring photographs from well-known photographers, illustrating a variety of photographic techniques using a Hasselblad camera.



Halloween

Author : Stuart Schneider

Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 50,95 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 9780764314100

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This book chronicles the history of Halloween in the 20th century through the evolution of related costumes, Jack Olanterns, decorations, candy containers and other treats. The costumes reflect fads, television, space exploration, movies, comics, and personalities that shaped popular culture of the past hundred years. Current values are assessed for each item.



Holiday Collectables

Author : Pauline Campanelli

Publisher :

Page : 226 pages

File Size : 43,6 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Holidays

ISBN : 9780895380920

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The Book of Hallowe'en

Author : Ruth Edna Kelley

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 161 pages

File Size : 27,74 MB

Release : 2018-01-15

Category : History

ISBN : 1387516736

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Book Description

Learn the secrets of the most frightening, fun-filled day of the year! The only day when the forces of darkness are openly celebrated, Halloween comes down to us from the strange, shrouded mists of antiquity, originating in the pagan world and the primitive ceremonies that honor Samhain, the dark, mysterious Lord of the Dead, at a time when the veil between our world and theirs is at its thinnest. The strange and weird customs and beliefs of our ancestors live again, every October 31st, in the only day of the year when it is considered okay to dress in frightening costumes, to go door to door begging, and to feast on fear. A true classic in the literature of pagan lore, you will find this book frightening, fascinating and fun!



Halloween Favorites in Plastic

Author : Charlene Pinkerton

Publisher : Schiffer Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 11,26 MB

Release : 1998

Category : Halloween

ISBN : 9780764305092

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Book Description

Halloween plastics are one of the fastest growing areas for collectors. Items from the 1940s and the 1950s are quickly gaining value, now matching the prices brought in by papier-mâché, metal, celluloid, and bisque items. This book gives an overall historic perspective of the Halloween collectibles field, 372 colour pictures from many collections, has a price guide, and shows you how to judge plastics quality and tell old from new. Plastics collectors have needed a guide like this since many Halloween collectibles made in Hong Kong and China tend to be confusing.



Schroeder's Collectible Toys Price Guide

Author : Collector Books

Publisher :

Page : 516 pages

File Size : 12,85 MB

Release : 1994-10

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 9780891456216

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Book Description

Providing collectors with information on virtually every aspect of toy collecting, this guide contains over 15,000 listings of both antique and modern toys. It features the same popular format as top selling Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide, with hundreds of photos, histories, and much more.



Timeless Halloween Collectibles

Author : Claire M. Lavin

Publisher : Schiffer Book for Collectors

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 31,8 MB

Release : 2004-10

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 9780764321467

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The definitive reference guide for vintage Halloween collectors and designers looking for the best in Halloween graphics. 100s of pieces from the Golden Years of Halloween production, 1920 through 1949, with stock numbers, initial release year, and objects proper name, in over 350 photographs include some never-before-seen items. A value guide accompanies each entry.