Search Results: advertising from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

Scrapbook. Very Good. Hardcover. 1931-1936 --Handwritten 'Commonplace Book/Journal'-- Yvonne O. Miller of Schenectedy, NY shows plenty of spark during the Great Depression. Her journal is a brightly collaged mash-up of torn ticket stubs and handwritten annotations. (94) pages of (175+) annotated items-- neatly assembled in chronological order-- movie ticket and football game stubs, menus, prints, all sorts of memorabilia. Yvonne Miller added a line or two about most items in the journal, and her take on people, places, and events. Album is in (3) sections-- the journal (approx. 65 pp), prints (approx. 15 pp) and care & feeding of babies (approx. 14 pp). 1931-1936 'Commonplace Book' -- is in very good condition - 12.5" x 16"..

Scrapbook. Very Good. Hardcover. A charming hand crafted work of automotive art. The book measures 10 1/2" x 8 1/2", made by Ben Herr, a civil engineer from Beaver Falls, PA. c1960. The front and rear pastedowns & endpapers are hand illustrations of vintage autos The 41 single sided book opens with a table of contents: Pages 1-6 "Capitalism's Favorite Child" - automotive history. Pages 13-14 - How car design has evolved. Pages 24 & 25- The auto was a born show-off. Pages 27 & 28- Motoring was exciting but hazardous adventure. The rest of the pages have black and white photos of vintage automobiles, mounted on background paper. A couple of missing original images have facsimile images tipped-in. All in all a well written & well crafted labor of love..

Birkhäuser Architecture, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12. Designer Profile is the standard work on the design scene in Germany and Switzerland. Designers from the fields of industrial and exhibition design, graphic design, corporate and multimedia design present their latest projects and developments. The bilingual compendium is geared towards decision-makers in companies and agencies who wish to find specific information quickly on the range of services offered by creative professionals. .

Poster. Good. No Binding. c1990, JACKIE ROBINSON promotional poster. 22x28 inches on heavy cardstock. Brooklyn Dodgers & Louisville Slugger photo. Presents well..

NY: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1897. Scrapbook. Illus. by 1918 Body Building/ 1897 House Building. Good. Hardcover. 1897/1918. --TRADE CATALOG & HEALTH SCRAPBOOK-- original 1897 oversized-folio of architectural designs,'How to Build, Furnish and Decorate', published by The Co-Operative Building Plan Association (NY) was repurposed in 1918 by Ralph Kister to scrapbook letters & photographs from the 'Lionel Strongfort Physical Culture Correspondence School (Newark, NJ). German bodybuilder & wrestler Lionel Strongfort (born Max Unger) was the author of 'The Strongfort System of Physical Culture, or Strongfortism'- a correspondence school method for personal physical exercise. The scrapbook has several signed letterheads from Strongfort himself, a receipt and many b&w photographs showing his exercise program. The original trade journal is about 212-pages, with full-page architectural plans, renderings and related advertising. 'The Strongfort System of Physical… Read More

Ministry of Tourism, 1975. Map. 12-fold, approx 18x24 inches, printed on both sides..

Photographic Image. Very Good. Hardcover. Images of models in progress, mock-ups, artists at work, some photos are identified. "My Stepmother is an Alien" , Tea-Nah, Leonardo DiVinci robot, "Little Monsters" + allot more. "Our child-like fascination with the world around us is rekindled every time we visit a theme park or other family attraction where the artistry of special effects and life-size animation make us feel enchanted. AVG Technologies was founded in 1978 to introduce sophisticated technology to the world of imagination. Composed of creative, technical, and business people with experience in the field that goes back for several decades, AVG has been designing and producing everything from some of the world's most recognized animated shows to innovative robotic systems." This is a 1990's artist's binder with 75 Photographs in 3 ring binder. -Very Cool - Good Condition. .

Poster. Good. No Binding. 20x30 inches [approx.], issued post 1950. Tin end strips.The soft, faded lines, intricate detailing, and the strange proportions of vintage Chinese posters might look strange to contemporary Western designers, especially when the idea of " good advertisement poster design" as taught in design schools has trended towards the minimalist in the past half a century. Pre-War Shanghai posters are as distinct a genre as anything that came out of Europe in the years between the 1880's through the 1930's. Unconventional and sloppy by Western standards, these unique works of advertising art are nevertheless a cultural treasure, not just for China, but the entire world. Originally intended as ephemeral promotions for the vast array of products that flooded China's newly opened economy, these ads have had a lasting influence in the region that could still be seen in some ways today. They are a fusion of oriental and occidental styles that is unprecedented. If… Read More