Christmas at Historic Houses Hardcover – September 28, 2014

Beautiful and quality book

Beautiful book, great coffee table book

I'm the author of this book, so it's natural for me to be enthusiastic about it. I loved researching and working with those curators and others at these marvelous "living history" houses. My hope is that this book inspires readers to visit the houses in person, enjoy the tours, attend events at each.

Got this book for a friend for Christmas and she loved it

beautiful photos, providing many ideas for decorating my own home

This is a very nice book and the pictures in it are just great. Just like Christmas is suppose to be.

This item was exactly as described and arrived promptly. I would purchase this item again.

Christmas at Historic Houses is the kind of book that I imagine will adorn many coffee tables and bookshelves during the holiday house party season. Part history book, part photography book, and completely Christmassy, this book is stunning to flip through and really interesting to read.As the title suggests, this is a book that features Christmas at historical houses. There's photographs included of these brilliant houses decorated so beautifully for Christmas. It put me properly in the holiday spirit- I wanted to somehow manage to decorate my tiny little dorm room with the panache and awe that these houses have.I was pleasantly surprised when I found this book to be full of so much more than pictures. For each house, there are details about the history of the property as well as the architecture/design of the houses. There's also stories of the Christmas traditions that have taken place there or of the people who have made that house what it is. It gives off a warm and cozy, reading by the fireplace sort of story-telling that is easy to sink into and interesting to learn about, without it being too much like a text book.Overall, this is a good book for those who need a little jumpstart into the holiday spirit, want to look at stunning houses, or want to learn a little more about Christmas traditions. Thanks to Schiffer Publishing for my copy in exchange for my honest review.