Author: Max Gallo; Carlo Arturo Quintavalle; Alfred Mayor [trans.]; Bruno Mayor [trans.]
Title: The Poster in History
Description: New York, American Heritage Publishing Co. 1974. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first US edition copy of this richly illustrated work concerning the history of the poster, translated from the original Italian. The first US edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with 450 illustrations, 250 of which are in full colour, and 124 of which are full-page colour illustrations. Collated, complete. A fascinating and visually striking work on the history of the poster, from the years 1780 to 1970, by Max Gallo, including an essay on the development of poster art by Carlo Arturo Quintavalle. Topics include posters of the French Revolution, art nouveau designs, propaganda, and famous artists who created poster art such as Alphonse Mucha and Steinlen. This work was originally published in Italian in 1972, and was translated for this edition by Alfred and Bruno Mayor. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: Poster art Art history Propaganda Art history Various


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