Halloween Costumes & Other Treats

Informationen zum Autor Stuart Schneider is an authoritative Halloween collector. He has written 10 other books with Schiffer Publishing on a wide variety of subjects, including pens, lighters, Abraham Lincoln, and the Space Race. Klappentext This book chronicles the history of Halloween in the 20th century through the evolution of related costumes, Jack-O-Lanterns, decorations, candy containers, and other treats. One could easily view 20th-century Halloween costumes as being a road map through popular cultural historythey reflect fads, television, space exploration, movies, comics, and personalities that shaped the past hundred years. Historians, collectors of Halloween items, and students of popular culture will find this book offers delightful insight into the styles, variety, and current values of ever-popular Halloween gear. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Schneider, Stuart L. Schneider, Stuart/ Zalkin Schneider
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2001
• EAN: 9780764314100
• ISBN: 978-0-7643-1410-0
• No. of pages: 175
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 279 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories