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Take a photographic journey into London’s often overlooked advertising history and see how the capital’s businesses of old made use of hand-painted signs to inform, advertise, and appeal to consumers. This intriguing book profiles hand-painted advertising from across the city, and investigates the companies that commissioned the signs that now appear faded—like ghosts—on the brickwork of buildings. It is a snapshot of a time that is almost forgotten, but which lives on through the sometimes haunting presence of ghost signs on the city’s streets. Richly illustrated with over 150 full-color signs, this collection reveals the many varied industries and businesses of London’s past and is a must for all true local historians.
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Fading Ads of London, Helen Cox
- Idioma
- Publicado en
- 2014
- Encuadernación
- (Tapa blanda)
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- Título
- Fading Ads of London
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Helen Cox
- Editorial
- The History Press
- Publicado en
- 2014
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- Páginas
- 96
- ISBN10
- 0752497626
- ISBN13
- 9780752497624
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- No ficción, Arte / Cultura, Tema histórico, Publicaciones fotográficas, Fotografía, Gran Bretaña, Londres, Publicidad y Promoción
- Calificación
- 5 de 5
- Descripción
- Take a photographic journey into London’s often overlooked advertising history and see how the capital’s businesses of old made use of hand-painted signs to inform, advertise, and appeal to consumers. This intriguing book profiles hand-painted advertising from across the city, and investigates the companies that commissioned the signs that now appear faded—like ghosts—on the brickwork of buildings. It is a snapshot of a time that is almost forgotten, but which lives on through the sometimes haunting presence of ghost signs on the city’s streets. Richly illustrated with over 150 full-color signs, this collection reveals the many varied industries and businesses of London’s past and is a must for all true local historians.