Fading Ads of London Paperback / softback
by Helen Cox
Paperback / softback
Description
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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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:96 pages, 150 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:25/04/2014
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- ISBN:9780752497624
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:96 pages, 150 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:25/04/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780752497624