The Romance of Greeting Cards: An Historical Account of the Origin, Evolution, and Development of the Christmas Card, Valentine, and Other Forms of Engraved or Printed Greetings from the Earliest Days to the Present Time por Ernest Dudley Chase - 1971

1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Front hinge cracked, but binding secure. No markings aside from small address label on rear endpaper.

Rust Craft Publishers, 1956. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

n.p.:: Rust Craft Publishers,. Near Fine. 1956. Hardcover. B000GKQ33W . Edited by James D. Chamberlain. Illustrated. Golden Anniversary edition. SIGNED by the author. Near fine in gilt cloth. No dust jacket. .

Dedham, MA: Rust Craft Publishers. Near Fine. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in brown cloth boards. No dust jacket. First printing of first edition. SIGNED by author on front free endpage. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Subtitle is "An historical account of the origin, evolution and development of Christmas Cards, Valentines, and other forms of greeting cards from the earliest days to the present time. " Illustrated. Laid in is a "giant" post card depicting the Rust Craft Greeting Cards Company in Dedham, Mass. , the publishers of the book. 8vo. 252 pp. Including index. .

[ Dedham, MA]: Rust Craft, 1956. Revised edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, 252 pages, gold cloth. Updates the 1926 edition. With 48 pages of color plates, many textual illustrations.

University Press of Cambridge. Collectible - Acceptable. Signed Copy Collectible - Acceptable. No Dust Jacket Signed by author on half title page. Hinges cracked. Half title and frontispiece nearly detached. (Greeting Cards, Design, History)

Kansas, MO: Rust Craft Publishers, 1956 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. New Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. x, 252 (2) pp, illus. Edited by James D. Chamberlain with an Introduction by Stephen Q. Shannon. Decorations adapted from Kate Greenaway Designs: New Edition, 1956. Signed by the Author on ffep. Price clipped. 1/8" to 1/4" chip along top edge spine dj with two 2 1/4" closed tears to bottom edge front panel with two creases to same. Faintly age-toned, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Decorative gilt-cloth with black lettering to front board and spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "The Rust Craft Greeting Card Company was an American greeting card, printing company. It produced what is believed to be the first Christmas card. The company was founded in a bookstore in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1906 by its owner, Fred Winslow Rust. The first Christmas card was printed on heavy tan paper and included a… Ler mais

University Press of Cambridg, 1956T. hardcover. Very Good. . Lacking dj. Cover and edges show minor spotting, pages clean. Signed bythe author on the ffep.

University Press of Cambridge, 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Near Fine in a Good only dustwrapper with paper loss at two places on front panel, small chips along the top of the rear panel. In Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Rust Craft Greeting Cards. Signed by the author. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

N.p.: University Press of Cambridge, 1956. Hardcover. Edited by James D. Chamberlain. Introduction by Stephen Q. Shannon. Decorations by Kate Greenaway. Small 4to. Gold cloth with black lettering and decorations, pictorial dust jacket. x, 252pp. Frontispiece, small line drawings, illustrations (some color). Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. A tight and handsome "Golden Anniversary Edition" -- second edition thus -- published 30 years after the 1926 first edition "In Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Rust Craft Greeting Cards 1906-1956" -- this copy boldly signed in full by Chase in blue ballpoint on the front flyleaf.