The Verse by the Side of the Road: The Story of the Burma-Shave Signs and Jingles
by Rowsome, Frank
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0828903514
- ISBN 13
- 9780828903516
- Seller
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About This Item
Lexington, Massachusetts: Stephen Greene Press, 1979. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Carl Rose. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Drawings by Carl Rose. "In the fall of 1925, young Allan Odell conceived the idea of using consecutive signs along the roadside.In 1963 the last signs were taken down, ending the most famous outdoor advertising venture ever". (from the back of the book). Some of you may remember these! All 600 jingles are indexed--light-hearted and humorous in hard times and war times. Clean, unmarked, gently used book. 1221 pages. 8 x 5". 1979, Stephen Greene Press, Lexington, Massachusetts
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028141
- Title
- The Verse by the Side of the Road: The Story of the Burma-Shave Signs and Jingles
- Author
- Rowsome, Frank
- Illustrator
- Carl Rose
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0828903514
- ISBN 13
- 9780828903516
- Publisher
- Stephen Greene Press
- Place of Publication
- Lexington, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- ADVERTISING JINGLES
- X weight
- 0 oz
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