{"product_id":"a-christmas-garland-a-new-zealand-christmas-album-1642-1900-in-twelve-parts-easther","title":"A Christmas Garland: A New Zealand Christmas Album 1642–1900 in Twelve Parts by Shirley Maddock and Michael Easther (1980)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eNew Zealand Christmas memories from earlier centuries\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage Good Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e - with a rubbed and scuffed dust jacket, light edge creasing and minor corner and spine-end wear.Small spots are visible around the endpaper margins.Pages appear generally clean.First published 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShirley Maddock and Michael Easther gather a richly illustrated account of Christmas in New Zealand, tracing its changing character from 1642 to 1900. Arranged in twelve parts, the album brings together historical writing and images to explore how the season was experienced in a country far from the European winter traditions that influenced its celebrations. Personal observations, public festivities and period illustrations reveal the mixture of inherited customs and local circumstances that shaped earlier Christmases. Humorous drawings and evocative details sit beside more reflective passages, offering glimpses of both private lives and a developing society. The result is a seasonal historical collection that invites readers to discover how New Zealanders made Christmas their own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68069284348116,"sku":"TVJ-035476","price":23.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-035476-1.jpg?v=1792987327","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/a-christmas-garland-a-new-zealand-christmas-album-1642-1900-in-twelve-parts-easther","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}