Old-fashioned advertisements were meant to entice, as this colorful collection dramatically demonstrates. More than 270 vintage labels that once decorated cigar boxes, fruit and vegetable crates, wine bottles, travel bags, and a host of other items brilliantly depict lovely ladies, Middle Eastern pot... read more
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Old-fashioned advertisements were meant to entice, as this colorful collection dramatically demonstrates. More than 270 vintage labels that once decorated cigar boxes, fruit and vegetable crates, wine bottles, travel bags, and a host of other items brilliantly depict lovely ladies, Middle Eastern potentates, rugged cowboys, quaint villages, and exotic birds parading their glowing plumage. Commercial artists, designers, and hobbyists will find these illustrations endlessly useful; collectors and nostalgia enthusiasts will treasure the pure beauty of these excellent reproductions. This book includes a CD-ROM containing 276 royalty-free images saved in high-quality TIFF format.
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