We LOVE Hallowe'en, and our favorite kind of Hallowe'en is a vintage one. So does Marion Paull, apparently, as is evident in this lovely book that is full of classic spooky artwork, ephemera, vintage-inspired crafts, rhymes, and history.

Creating Your Vintage Hallowe’en celebrates the folklore and traditions of this delightful holiday. Read how folks used to celebrate the night with costumes a bit different from our contemporary ones, with fortune-telling games, parties, and plenty of pleasurable spookiness, then recreate your own vintage Hallowe’en with old-fashioned projects, including a carved Jack o’ Lantern, a witch costume, and fun decorations for your home.

This book is packed full of little-known facts about the origins of Hallowe’en customs such as bobbing for apples and carving faces into pumpkins, while the charming makes and vintage artworks featuring red-cloaked witches, sleekly silhouetted black cats, cute kittens, cheery goblins, and smiling specters will inspire you to have your own vintage-style Hallowe’en celebration.

Hardcover, 144 pages, with lovely witchy endsheets and a gorgeous orange foil foredge. 2014.