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Fading Ads of London, Paperback / softback Book

Fading Ads of London Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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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 150 full-colour signs, this collection reveals the many varied industries and businesses of London's past.

Fading Ads of London is a must for all true local historians.

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