{"product_id":"christmas-annual-gm-1950-lot","title":"Christmas American Annual 1974 Vol 45 + GM Merry Christmas 1950 Lot","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristmas: An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art, Volume Forty Five, Second Edition, 1974, edited by Randolph E. Haugan and published by Augsburg Publishing House, is paired here with a Merry Christmas 1950 booklet published for General Motors employees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 68 page annual has colorful, clean interior pages with visible cover wear and slight curling, while the seven page General Motors booklet is clean with no rips or tears noted and also has slight curling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, these two illustrated Christmas publications bring together holiday literature, Christian writing, artwork, music, American history, and a piece of midcentury General Motors employee history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two piece Christmas book and booklet lot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-christmas-collection\" title=\"Christmas: An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art, and Merry Christmas 1950\"\u003eChristmas: An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art, and Merry Christmas 1950\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Various contributors. Christmas annual edited by Randolph E. Haugan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multiple illustrators are credited in the Christmas annual. Complete illustrator information Not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, for the Christmas annual. Merry Christmas publisher Not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1974 Christmas annual. 1950 Merry Christmas booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christmas annual Volume Forty Five, Second Edition. Merry Christmas edition and printing Not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oversize illustrated softcover annual and illustrated paper booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e None shown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christmas annual 68 pages. Merry Christmas booklet 7 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christmas literature, art, history, music, and Christian holiday material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christmas annual 14 x 10 inches. Merry Christmas booklet 10 x 8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Both pieces remain complete and usable with clean, colorful interiors and visible signs of age and handling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 68 page Christmas annual has bright illustrations, photographs, decorated text, sheet music, and other period artwork throughout the photographed pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Merry Christmas 1950 booklet has seven clean pages with no rips or tears noted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe General Motors booklet retains its green illustrated cover with Liberty Bell artwork and the printed statement that it was published for all General Motors employees for Christmas 1950.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Christmas annual shows rubbing, edge wear, small areas of surface loss, and general handling wear on the red cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth pieces have slight curling consistent with their flexible paper formats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe annual shows age toning along portions of the page edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Grade Key\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear Fine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFair:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector's Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Christmas annual belongs to a long running series that combined Christmas writing with art, music, religious material, and American cultural subjects in a large illustrated format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey make an interesting pair because one reflects a corporate Christmas message from 1950 and the other shows the broader illustrated holiday annual tradition of the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping + Trust (Reading Vintage standards)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto-verified condition (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/pages\/shipping-policy\"\u003eno surprises\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePacked with our protective packaging standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips in 2 business days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree Shipping on $35+ (U.S. only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll items are vintage and may show signs of age, wear, or use consistent with their history. 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