“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.”
— Washington Irving
Category: Greeting Cards
’Tis the night before Christmas…
“Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so.”
— Stephen Leacock
Look Here: A “Mamie” Christmas card by Russell Patterson
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Look Here: A silk-screened WWII Christmas card designed by Harvey Kurtzman
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Connections: Santa by N. C. Wyeth and Santa by Jeffrey Jones
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Look Here: Five LIGHT AND FANTASTIC paperbacks with cover art by Hilda Terry
Light and Fantastic by Winifred Wolfe, with cover art by Hilda Terry (author of the underrated comic strip, Teena — see here, here, and here), is the second in-card novel that I’ve posted here at RCN. The first was Ask Any Girl by the same author, with cover art by the same artist. In that case, I posted four different covers; this time, I have five:
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From my previous post, here’s what an “in-card” novel looks like with the various flaps folded out:
I wonder how many people ever actually tried to seal one of these up and send it…
Look Here: ASK ANY GIRL, with four different covers by Hilda Terry
From the paperback library of yours truly, four “In-Card” paperbacks with cover art by Hilda Terry:
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What’s an “In-Card”? Simply put, it’s a paperback book with a special cover that allows it to double as a greeting card and triple as a postcard. The following rough composite explains all:
I have more “In-Card” paperbacks, all with covers by Hilda Terry. So stay tuned for further “In-Card” posts… at a later date…
“’Twas the night before Christmas…”
Look Here, Read: A Cul de Sac Christmas Card
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The Cul de Sac Christmas Cards have been available since 28 November 2011. You can buy them at the Cul de Sac Shop, your official source for anything Otterloop! Of course, it’s too late now for you to order these in time for Christmas 2011. But since they’ll never go out of style, you will probably want stock up for 2012 and beyond!
Look Here: Greeting Cards by R. Crumb
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