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' Christbaumschmuck aus hundert Jahren ' is not only a wonderful picture and guide book, but also the presentation of the extensive collection by Wiltrud Elbert.

1700 pictures on 428 pages present old christmas ornaments made of different materials as: glass, cardboard, Dresden paper, cotton, metal as well as Sebnitz ornaments and victorian ornaments .

Very helpful for collectors are informations about origin, age, rareness and prices.

Material: semi-gloss paper, thread-stitching

Measurement: 12 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches (circa A4)

Age: new publication autumn 2009

Large and extensive guide of old christmas ornaments

such as: glass ornaments, Dresden ornaments, paper ornaments, cotton ornaments, scraps etc.

in english language

399 pages with hundreds of color photos

Condition: mint

* Alter Christbaumschmuck * by Eva Stille and Ursula Pfistermeister

104 pages with some wonderful color photos of early ornaments and many black and white illustrations.

Nürnberg, Hans Carl 1972

Forerunner of the book *Christbaumschmuck* by Eva Stille

This collector book is out of print in the bookselling.

Condition: very good

* Christbaumschmuck * by Eva Stille and Ursula Pfistermeister

Collector book with 206 pages, many colour photos and black and white illustrations

1979 publishing by Hans Carl Nürnberg

This collector book is out of print in the bookselling.    

Condition: very good

Copy of a catalogue for cotillon items from 1911/1912 with 221 pages.

This book is very informative and amusing.

There are many images of cotillon decorations, candycontainers,

decorations for balls and parties, lanterns, zeppelins, crackers and joke articles.

Here you can see the whole variety of ancient paper items, which were very published in the turn of the century.

This catalogue has been copied in the year 1999 and it's out of print in the bookselling.

The condition is mint.

A copy of a catalogue from the turn of the century with 184 pages. An interesting book for collectors of Dresden paper items and ancient paper items.

There are images of many cotillon decorations, candycontainers and other items made of paper.

It is really a pleasure to read this book, because you can feel the curious spirit of the turn of the century.

This copy was made in 1975 and unfortunately it is out of print and not available in book shops.

The book is used but in very good condition ( small strip of Scotch tape on the cover ) 

' Von Fadenglas, Rauschgold und Tragant' by Margrit Utz

72 pages, 119 illustrations, 11 3/4 " x 8 1/2 "

A very good summary about the history of christmas ornaments with many informations and pictures about the following captions: Glass, cardboard, tragant, tin ornaments, candle holders, Sebnitz ornaments, cotton, Gablonz ornaments, tinsel ornaments and other materials 

in German language

' Die Geschichte des Weihnachtsbaumes'  (The History of Christmas Tree)  by Manfred Klauda gives an introduction of the history of the christmas tree and it's tradtions.

It shows many pictures of old christmas ornaments, also very interesting:the chapters about the patriotic ornaments at the time of WWI and WWII

66 pages, 10 1/2 " x 8 1/4 "

A lovely book about past christmases

Here you can get a general idea of:

Antique christmas ornaments, like Dresden, Sebnitz, glass ornaments, paper ornaments, gablonz, cotton ornaments

Adventskalender, candle holders, christmas tree stands, paper, sheets to cut out, ancient customs and the history of the christmas tree

in german language

64 pages with many colored images from the collection of Alix Paulsen

Condition: new

A famous book about scraps by Alister Allen and Joan Hoverstadt

11 1/4 " x 8 1/4 ", 176 pages, 150 pictures

Large pictures of scraps and scrapsheets made by different producers

As well as being a visual feast, the book is an exhaustively researched reference work and over thirty pages list virtually nearly all the known scrap printers and manufactures.

The book is out of print and not available in book shops.

It's used but all in all in very good condition