Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Catalogs    4. Cinema/Film: Book    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Film & Video - Guides & Reviews    7. Film posters, American    8. History    9. Motion pictures    10. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    11. Posters    12. United States    13. 20th century    14. Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter   

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Catalogs    3. Cinema/Film: Book    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    5. Commercial - General    6. Film & Video - General    7. Film posters    8. Performing Arts    9. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    10. Popular Culture    11. Posters    12. Reference - Price Guides    13. Films, cinema    14. Performing Arts / Film / General    15. Poster art   

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Nice Images
This is a good collection of hard to find imagery.The book is good size with large images.Nice reference. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Asian    4. Catalogs    5. Graphic Arts - General    6. Performing Arts    7. Poster Art    8. Posters    9. Theater    10. Theater - General    11. Theatrical posters, Japanese    12. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles    13. Illustration & commercial art    14. Japan    15. Non-Classifiable    16. Prints & printmaking    17. c 1960 to c 1970    18. c 1970 to c 1980   

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Majority was on Fox and Parrish prints only.
I was mislead by the title, I thought I was getting hundreds of Excellent Book an American Prints
This book covers 6 american artists from the turn of the century and includes important facts for each.It covers prices, condition, histories of the artists and much, much more.I like the way the book is laid out,it is easy to follow and understand.I judge collecting type books on howmuch I can learn and retain and I have learned a lot from this one.Ihighly recommend this one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Art    6. Catalogs    7. Photographs    8. Posters    9. Prints, American    10. United States    11. Prints   

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Over two hundred invitations, dance cards and admit cards
Over two hundred invitations, dance cards and admit cards are assembled here in a coverage of the art work associated with the Mardi Gras which began in the 1870s and was marked by pageants and private balls. While Mardi Gras Treasures is a specialty collection of interest to those researching New Orleans collectibles and Mardi Gras collectibles in particular, many a reader will delight in these full-page illustrations.

Window on a Golden Age
Whether your interest is socio-cultural, historical or purely aesthetic, you will treasure Henri Schindler's latest passport to the "Golden Age" of the New Orleans Carnival celebration.Schindler, who is himself a treasure-trove of information on this subject, has put together a most interesting documentary providing an in-depth discussion of the historical roots of the pre-Lenten festival against a background of the artists, illustrators and patrons who gave the "Golden Age" its particular look and ambience.The quality of the color reproductions of the invitations that make up a major part of the book is most impressive.The color and clarity of these (mostly) art nouveau works comes across on each page, leaving the reader with the feeling that he or she has truly been a part of this romantic era. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Carnival    5. Catalogs    6. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    7. Customs & Traditions    8. Design    9. Graphic Arts - General    10. History    11. Invitation cards    12. Louisiana    13. New Orleans    14. Poster Art    15. Posters    16. Graphic design    17. Illustration & commercial art    18. Pageants, parades, festivals    19. c 1800 to c 1900   

Reviews (5)

Classic Horror
From the first few pages of LON CHANEY SR POSTERS you wont be able to put it down.The photo of Dracula and Frankenstein are worth the price of the whole book.The Thing half sheet, Or The fly six sheet would make any one want one in there collection. Book goes all the way up to the movie Scream.You cant go wrong

An essential addition to every horror fan's library
Horror Movie Posters is at once a beautiful book to browse and a fascinating chronicle of advertising art through the decades.Just a cursory look reveals how the graphic art evolved, from the incrediblestone-lithography of the golden age (silents to late '30s) through the moregarish '50s style to the photo-based designs so common today.As acollector of movie memorabilia, I have found this entire series aninvaluable resource; one needn't be a collector to enjoy these books,however.Any film aficionado will treasure this volume.Highlyrecommended!

Superb, Extraordinary Quality On Every Level
This review can easily apply to any of the books in the Bruce Hershenson edited series of film posterhistory. Hershenson rightly treats film graphics not just as pop culture artifacts but trueworks of art.His books are filled with a curator'seye for superior choice and reproduction, each poster in striking color and with a clarity of printing that rivals most any coffeetable art book. Somewhere betweenadvertising andillustration, film posters, like book jackets and record covers, inhabitthat imaginativeand atmospheric zone where one artreflects another. It's not just the history of film or the history of film design, it's a history of twentieth century Saturdayafternoons and Saturday nights. How oftenwe would gointo the dark theatre armed only with the ideas and ideals of the postersoutside, andthen return to them afterward, perhapswith nodding affirmation or smirking disillusionment, but still a vision of what could be. This series of books should besubtitiled: THE FINE ART OFANTICIPATION, for nomatter if expectation was filled or emptied by the films behind them, their posters kept on shining. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Film - General    4. Film - Guides & Reviews    5. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    6. Posters    7. Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter    8. Films, cinema    9. Prints & printmaking   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Design - General    4. Individual Artist    5. Posters    6. Graphic design    7. Individual designers    8. Art - Individual Artist   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Performing Arts    5. Popular Culture    6. Posters    7. Antiques & Collectables    8. Films, cinema   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Posters   

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Art    3. General    4. Posters    5. Art styles: c 1960 -    6. Individual artists    7. Poster art    8. Rock & pop   

Subjects:  1. Catalogs    2. Cinema/Film: Book    3. Commercial - Advertising    4. Design - General    5. Film & Video - General    6. Film posters, Italian    7. Performing Arts    8. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    9. Posters    10. Films, cinema    11. Italy    12. Poster art    13. Prints & printmaking    14. Performing Arts - Film: General   

Subjects:  1. Album covers    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Art    4. Commercial Art    5. Graphic Arts    6. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    7. Posters    8. Sound recordings   

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THE ART OF WAR
This is arguably the finest entry in the Bruce Hershenson published series of film genre graphics books.Though all of his volumes are impeccable in style and presentation, this book approaches film advertising illustration not only as art, but as world history.Instead of compiling war film posters in order of their release year, they are here presented chronologically by the time of the actual war itself, adding profound depths of sociological and psychological perspective to the long sad history of hell on Earth.I write this review not for all the film buffs out there or poster collectors or illustrators, but to historians, to all teachers and students of the human journey.Here, from flag waving to burning, are the images of war as hope, promise, necessity, waste and despair. More than the films themselves with all their shooting and shouting, these posters silently command and provoke our senses all the way to the last shreds of wonder.

Par Excellance
This is the eighth book of Movie Posters that I have purchased from Bruce Hershenson and each time I remark on the extremely high quality of the reproductions. This is obviously a job done from the heart but the visual aspects of the book strikes something in the sub-conscious and suddenly you are back in some cinema watching that movie again. More than just a coffee-table book but a reference source and one to take to work and get a discussion going as an alternative to football.A great read and highly recommended.

Bang!! Boom!! Another Winner
Bruce has done it again. In one book he has included the best and most graphically appealing posters from the greatest WAR movies of all times. Not only does he have the U.S. posters but many times he has selected the foreign poster that has better graphics. When you view this book you will be "transported" back to the films that you loved. I had forgotten about many of the great WWII films that I saw as a kid until seeing Bruce's book. How will he top this?? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Film & Video - History & Criticism    2. Performing Arts/Dance    3. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    4. Posters    5. Films, cinema    6. Prints & printmaking   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Military - Aviation    3. Military - World War II    4. Novelty    5. Posters    6. Stationery / Gift Wrap    7. United States - General    8. History / United States / General    9. Poster art    10. USA    11. World history: Second World War   

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A Must for Sports Fans and Collectors
This is a terrific book filled with beautifully produced color images of hundreds of sports movie posters. It goes beyond the standard popular sports such as baseball, basketball and football. There are also sections on auto racing, soccer, tennis and much more. It covers posters from the 1910s right on through the 1990s. Most of the pictures are of one-sheets, but there are also examples of lobby cards, half-sheets, etc. Many of the posters are from movies I never even knew existed. This would make a great gift for movie poster collectors and sports memorabilia collectors alike.

Another in a series of GREAT books
Once again, Bruce has put out another great book of poster images!The pictures are all very well done.If you collect movie posters or just like to look at great images you'll love this book.It is full of the greats.

Bruce is the finest source for movie posters anywhere
Bruce Hershenson offers yet another stunning example of movie poster art.As in all of his books, Bruce shows impeccable taste in selecting the finest sampling of Sports movie history dating back to the beginning of film spanning to current day.The only complaint with the book is that itis only 80 pages long when movie poster collectors and lovers like myselfkeep wishing for 800. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Film & Video - Reference    2. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    3. Posters    4. Reference    5. Films, cinema    6. Poster art   

Subjects:  1. Commercial - Illustration    2. Europe - Great Britain - General    3. European    4. History    5. Labor & Industrial Relations - Unions    6. Labor Unions    7. Photo Essays    8. Politics - Current Events    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Posters    11. 20th century    12. British & Irish history: from c 1900 -    13. Poster art    14. Trade unions    15. United Kingdom, Great Britain   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Art    5. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    6. Posters    7. Reference - Price Guides    8. Antiques & Collectibles / Paper Ephemera   

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Hershenson Scores A Rootin'-Tootin Hit!!
This excellent collection of poster images from close to 100 years of Western movies was originally sent to me as part of a "grab bag" collection of poster books from Mr.Hershenson. (For the uninitiated; Bruce Hershenson bills himself as "The Largest Movie Poster Dealer in the World". Considering the incredible energy he devotes to the hobby, the quality of his service and his merchandise, it's a tough claim to dispute.)I was never a huge fan of posters from this genre, but this book made me a believer. The images, especially from the pre-1940 movies which comprise much of the book, (movies right up to the publication date are covered), are absolutely mind-boggling in their lush coloring and craftmanship. The printing quality is easily as good as humongous art books that cost 4 times as much as this reasonably priced tome. I now buy all of Bruce's books, regardless of their subject matter, as there are always images that interest me, and I was especially excited about the second volume of COWBOY POSTERS, which is also highly recommended by this reviewer. The problem with Bruce's books is that as I keep falling in love with all these new posters, I keep spending more money on acquiring the originals for my collection. Fortunately, Bruce has these weekly auctions on eBay where I can get them atreasonable prices....hey, wait! Do you think there's a connection here? Hmmm... A great volume in a grand ongoing series that belongs in the collection any fan of movie poster art or cinema in general.

Blast from the past
From the first page to the last you will feel like a kid again .The silent posters gave me a chance to see the stars who stared in early westerns.Then it goes into early talkies.What a sight young GARY COOPER in his first western.Then it goes into the era that i saw on tv .HOPPY,JOHN WAYNE,GENE AUTRY,and others.And covering JIMMY STEWART, GREGORY PECK. To CLINT EASTWOOD and KEVIN COSNER.Each photo 100% quality.Made me go through the basement at my parents houseto see if i could find my GUNSMOKE holster and gun, or my RIFLEMAN rifle i had as a kid. At least i found RIO GRAND on DVD .Dont miss this book

If you like Westerns, you'll love this book!
Much as we loved watching those black-and-white movies, the colorful posters that drew us to the boxoffice were even more appealing. You'll treasure this collection of superb reproductions. ... Read more

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Inspiration for web designers
This book is a great resource for graphic designers looking for ideas for web site illustrations. Broad color schemes, dramatic but often simple posters many of which could be adapted as animations.A beautiful tributeto the great children's authors. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art - Cartooning    2. Art - History    3. Books and reading    4. Children    5. Children's 9-12 - Art & Art Instruction    6. Children's literature, America    7. Children's literature, American    8. Language    9. Posters    10. Posters, American    11. United States    12. Antiques & Collectibles / Posters   

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Good But Small
Before ordering this book, notice the listed dimensions.This book is small.Apparently, that is what the series title "Vignettes" is supposed to communicate.I didn't put that together until I received this book in the mail.It was quite a surprise.
The FLAGG Waves On!
Short, concise, to-the-point information with wonderfully reproduced portaits of Flagg's work. Flagg had his thumb on the nation's pulse and stayed a few steps ahead of its desires and passions. His work has inspiredcountless partriots and Americans alike. It did then, does still today, andthis book ensures it will tomorrow. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Individual Artist    4. Popular Culture - General    5. Posters    6. Biography    7. History    8. Illustration & commercial art    9. Painting & paintings