Creating Your Vintage Hallowe'en: The folklore, traditions, and some crafty makes Hardcover – July 10, 2014

Book arrived quickly and in excellent condition

My friend has this book and being a Vintage and Halloween fan, I just had to have it! The stories and poems are adorable and delightful. Add this to your library if you love Halloween 🎃 Great stories to read to both young and older crowd

While this book has information on the origins of Halloween, it doesn't really help in creating a "vintage Hallowe'en". The author merely alludes to interesting traditions leaving the reader to search the internet for more details. For example, many times she refers to a poem by Rober Burns and how important it is to the celebrations of Halloween, it would have been more complete had this book actually included the poem. Also she refers to several traditional recipes, such as soul cakes, but again doesn't include any actual recipes. Ghost stories are of importance to vintage Halloween but no vintage ghost stories included. This book could have been great if it was an actual compilation of tradional Halloween festivities, but instead this book left me searching the internet. Also, for anyone who knows the basic history and origins of Halloween, this book won't add anything of significance. The best part is the vintage illustrations, but overall a pretty superficial book.

I really enjoyed reading this book.

This book gives a lively run down of that strange festival (Not a holiday, its not holy) known as Halloween or more correctly Sowein. Its actually a pagan festival marking the end of one year and the beginning of another. Halloween customs are a conglomeration of various specials days that over time have been incorporated into what we, today, know as Halloween. This book is excellent for bringing all of this into focus. If you like the mystery and spookiness of Halloween ; you will like this book.

This is a visually appealing book with lots of vintage postcards and graphics. The artistic details are lovely. There is even a black ribbon bookmark with a paper jack-o-lantern. If you like the vintage graphics and old tales of Halloween, I think you'll like this book. The crafts are probably the weakest portion, but they are intended to be old time crafts, so don't expect fine art crafts like you might see in modern Halloween craft books. Overall, a beautiful little book if you like vintage Halloween.

This is one of the most charming books on Halloween I have seen in a long time. I agree it should have encluded recipes and more party prep information, but as a folklore book it hits the mark. My friends and I got this book at a party and were really entertained by the stories and facts. The illustrations are excellent. All of the Queen's of Halloween at the party loved this book.

A small little hardcover book with beautiful color illustrations. This has little stories and replicas of old Halloween posters and cards. This will be a book to keep and treasure. I love the jack 'o lantern marker. I am ordering this book for my little granddaughter also.

This is my favourite Halloween book the illustrations see awesome and the book is hard back. My favourite thing was the little pumpkin bookmark inside a lovely surprise

BEAUTIFUL BOOK, LOTS OF IMAGES AND IDEAS FOR HALLOWEEN PLUS HISTORY OF TRADITIONS WHICH INCLUDE BRITISH AND IRISH NOT JUST AMERICAN TAKE ON HALLOWEEN. MAKES A NICE CHANGE!

Brilliant book, I bought it for a friend and her daughter and it is full of makes, stories, history and tales. Beautifully laid out and a wonderful book to flick through. I will be buying one for myself as well.

Awesome book, cute, lots of short stories and a few simple diys

Thank you for high quality book delivered within time.