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The Christmas Encyclopedia

By William D. Crump

Published by McFarland, 2001.

This is a 7" by 10" hardcover book, running to 346 pages including the bibliography and index, plus the acknowledgments and a preface.

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Reverse Symbolism Dictionary: Symbols Listed by Subject

By Steven Olderr

Published by McFarland, 1992. Copyright held by the author.

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