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Gals and Guys
Jero L. Gardner
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Description for Gals and Guys
Paperback. Cigar box label art from 1860-1930 is a true American advertising form, designed to grab the buyer by the tail of his coat and spin him around, see-gar in hand, ready to buy again. Here you find over 470 color photographs of original cigar box labels, identified and depicting beautiful women and intriguing powerful men, with a complete price guide. Num Pages: 160 pages, 471 color photos. BIC Classification: AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 281 x 15. Weight in Grams: 812.
With over 470 full-color photographs of labels from cigar boxes and a complete price guide, this book is a treasury of advertising images. Fair maidens, stylish and sedate or with a sensuous display of cleavage, are partnered with those ne'er-do-wells, railroad magnates, and political wizards of the male gender in a grand introduction to American mass marketing. Cigar box label art is a true American art form, designed to grab the buyer by the tail of his coat and spin him around, see-gar in hand, ready to buy again. The magic has not gone away! Take a look for yourself. ... Read more
With over 470 full-color photographs of labels from cigar boxes and a complete price guide, this book is a treasury of advertising images. Fair maidens, stylish and sedate or with a sensuous display of cleavage, are partnered with those ne'er-do-wells, railroad magnates, and political wizards of the male gender in a grand introduction to American mass marketing. Cigar box label art is a true American art form, designed to grab the buyer by the tail of his coat and spin him around, see-gar in hand, ready to buy again. The magic has not gone away! Take a look for yourself. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764308017
SKU
V9780764308017
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Ref
99-2
About Jero L. Gardner
The author's enchanted pursuit of these beautiful pieces of Americana has endured for over 30 years--and resulted in a fabulous collection of old cigar box labels from the period of 1860 through 1930.
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