Vintage

The Postcard Age
Leonard Lauder, Lynda Klich, Benjamin Weiss
Museum of Fine Art Boston
Paperback 138 pages
Language: English
ISBN / Barcode: 9780878467877
In the decades around 1900, postcards were Twitter, email, Flickr and Facebook, all wrapped into one. A postcard craze swept the world, and billions of cards were bought, mailed and pasted into albums. Many famous artists turned to the new medium, but one of the great pleasures and enigmas of...
STATO: In Commercio
€ 22.50

Firecrackers
Warren Dotz
Ten Speed Press,U.S.***
250x250mm
Paperback 136 pages
Original Price $ 19.95
ISBN / Barcode: 9781580081511
Universally popular, uncommonly loud, a pyrotechnic spectacle that inspires laughter, delight and a healthy dose of frayed nerves - what else but the firecracker! These little sticks of paper and powder have captured the imagination of cultures the world over since the Chinese invented them...
STATO: In Commercio
€ 14.00

Vintage Advertising: An A to Z
Lambert Julie Anne
Bodleian Library
Paperback
144 pagine
Lingua: Inglese
ISBN / Barcode: 9781851245406
How did the advertisers of the past sell magnetic corsets, carbolic smoke balls or even the first televisions? Which celebrities endorsed products? How did innovations in printing techniques and packaging design play a part in the evolution of advertising? And what can these items tell us about...
STATO: In Commercio
€ 22.50

The Surfboard
Marcus Ben
Rem Books (R)
Hardcover
256 pages
Language: English
ISBN / Barcode: 9781100425641
The history of the surfboard is one of innovation---innovation that has in turn shaped the sport of surfing. The Art of the Surfboard follows this history, from the first "wave-riding" redwood planks crafted by ancient Hawaiians to the vacuum-sealed, lightweight, "plastic...
STATO: OS - Ordinabile
€ 24.50

The Art of Skiing
De Gex Jenny
Palazzo Editions
Paperback
160 pages
Language: English
ISBN / Barcode: 9780957148376
From the 19th to 20th century, skiing underwent great changes as it rose in popularity—as did the advertisements and art of the sport, which have since become collectors' items Immigrant Scandinavian gold miners chasing the Gold Rush mid-19th century introduced skiing to the United States....
STATO: Out Of Print
€ 26.50

Vintage Travel Posters
Saunders Gill
Thames UK
Paperback
64 pages
Language: English
ISBN / Barcode: 9780500480281
From the restorative retreat of a palm-lined beach to the brisk breeze of Bridlington, holidaying by the sea is a pastime that’s hard to beat. For over a century, be it by boat, by train, by car or by plane, we’ve flocked to the coast at home and abroad. Once essential advertisements,...
STATO: In Commercio
€ 25.50

Menu Design in America, 1850-1985 (R)
Jim Heimann
Taschen
Hardcover
360 pages
Language: English
ISBN / Barcode: 9783836526623
Until restaurants became commonplace in the late 1800s, printed menus for meals were rare commodities reserved for special occasions. As restaurants proliferated, the menu became more than just a culinary listing. The design of the menu became an integral part of eating out and as such menus became...
STATO: In Commercio
€ 38.00

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