1964 The History of the Christmas Card retailer George Buday Illus Dust Wrapper

The work of Hungarian born British author and printmaker and author George Buday, a fellow of the Society of Wood Engravers and the Royal Society of Painters-Etchers, who exhibited his work at the Royal Academy of Arts. This charming history of the Christmas card is illustrated throughout, with a number of full colour plates, and traces the history of this festive tradition from the 1840s onwards.A delightful Christmas history, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Condition Report: In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to spine head and tail. Tape repairs to dust wrapper reverse at head and tail of back strip. Loss to back strip head, chipping to back strip tail. Rubbing to extremities. Internally, retailer firmly bound. Plates bright. Pages age toned due to paper type. Overall: Very Good Indeed