Before the invention of neon signs, tradesmen looking for a colorful way to expand their business turned to trade cards. Chosen from rare color lithographs, this collection features 212 dazzling and authentic examples. Brimming with Victorian charm, they promote everything from soap, cocoa, and corsets to bicycles and insurance. Dover Original.
Scrapbookers Full-Color Treasure Chest CD-ROM and Book by Dover Scrapbook pages of photos and other memorabilia will look more lively and colorful with the help of 439 lovely illustrations of bouquets, youngsters, holiday images, butterflies, pets, seashells, and more.
Treasury of Greeting Card Designs CD-ROM and Book by Carol Belanger Grafton Everything you need to make your own cards — from lettering, borders, and floral garlands to images of rosy-cheeked youngsters, butterflies, and bunnies. 471 full-color illustrations.
Vintage Labels and Posters CD-ROM and Book by Carol Belanger Grafton Excellent full-color reproductions of 276 labels that once adorned cigar boxes, fruit and vegetable crates, wine bottles, travel bags, and more depict a host of attractive subjects: elegant ladies, cowboys, Middle Eastern potentates, others.
Repeatable Backgrounds: Wood, Brick, Tile and Stone Textures CD-ROM and Book by Alan Weller A wonderful way to kick off thousands of successful and seamless designs: visually tactile patterns of brick work, floor tiles, and wood grains. Includes 200 different tileable patterns plus an 8-page tutorial section.
Children in Old-Time Trade Cards CD-ROM and Book by Carol Belanger Grafton In this unique collection of 221 full-color 19th-century advertising cards, cherubic children peddle an amazing array of "wholesome" wares: medicines, soaps, colognes, clothing, and food.
Victorian Designs CD-ROM and Book by Dover Treasury of 463 black-and-white images: printer's ornaments, stencil patterns, spot illustrations, borders, corners, cartouches, alphabets, scrollwork, and other designs incorporate human and mythical figures, flowers, leaves, birds, and other finely detailed configurations.
