Author: Keith OsbornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Presents an historical survey of labels, mats, and coasters and provides other valuable information on collecting and preserving these items.
The International Book of Beer Labels, Mats & Coasters
Author: Keith OsbornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Presents an historical survey of labels, mats, and coasters and provides other valuable information on collecting and preserving these items.
The International Book of Beer Labels, Mats & Coasters
Author: Keith OsbornePublisher:
ISBN: 9780600314745
Category : Beer labels
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Ephemera
Author: Michael TwymanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136787798
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
The joy of finding an old box in the attic filled with postcards, invitations, theater programs, laundry lists, and pay stubs is discovering the stories hidden within them. The paper trails of our lives -- or ephemera -- may hold sentimental value, reminding us of great grandparents. They chronicle social history. They can be valuable as collectibles or antiques. But the greatest pleasure is that these ordinary documents can reconstruct with uncanny immediacy the drama of day-to-day life. The Encyclopedia of Ephemera is the first work of its kind, providing an unparalleled sourcebook with over 400 entries that cover all aspects of everyday documents and artifacts, from bookmarks to birth certificates to lighthouse dues papers. Continuing a tradition that started in the Victorian era, when disposable paper items such as trade cards, die-cuts and greeting cards were accumulated to paste into scrap books, expert Maurice Rickards has compiled an enormous range of paper collectibles from the obscure to the commonplace. His artifacts come from around the world and include such throw-away items as cigarette packs and crate labels as well as the ubiquitous faxes, parking tickets, and phone cards of daily life. As this major new reference shows, simple slips of paper can speak volumes about status, taste, customs, and taboos, revealing the very roots of popular culture.
The Bookseller
Author: The Past in Contemporary Society: Then, Now
Author: Peter FowlerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134910452
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Changes or innovations which threaten `our heritage' arouse great hostility in those who want to preserve the past in its entirity.`The heritage' has become a commodity, a device to sell everything from biscuits to country houses. Fowler skilfully examines the present relationship between the past and the present, analysing the manner in which we mould and interpret the past to fit our current needs. He assesses the influence of our heritage in the last decade of the 20th century, and with a wide range of examples judges the consequences of the increasing pressures of the heritage industry. As well as a diagnosis of where the past is being misused, he provides prescriptions for responsible development, and a thoughtful interpretation of a common past. As well as addressing the needs of the professional involved in the heritage industry he also considers the consumer - all those who visit museums, enjoy a historic site or an art exhibition, or who simply dislike the hijacking of our common heritage by commercial or vested interests.
The Catalog of American Collectibles
Author: Christopher PearcePublisher: BDD Promotional Books Company
ISBN: 9780792450818
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
"THE CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN COLLECTIBLES covers the range of the most common collectibles from advertising and packaging, through toys and dolls, music, china, glass, plastic and everyday domestic items to commemorative items from all areas of life, including entertainment, politics, and sport. Beautifully illustrated with color photography, each of these areas is fully explored, with illustrations of the most likely finds, and the occasional rarity that the lucky buyer may stumble upon." THis book has 176 pages and is profusely illustrated.
Warman's Americana & Collectibles
Author: Harry L. RinkerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780870697425
Category : Americana
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Warman's Americana and Collectibles
Author: Edwin WarmanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780870695575
Category : Americana
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The Cumulative Book Index
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 3116
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Kovels' Bottles Price List
Author: Ralph M. KovelPublisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
ISBN: 9780517566138
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description