Try It! Buy It!: Vintage Adverts

by The British Library and British Library

Almost as long as we've had things to sell, we've had advertisements trying to convince us to buy them--telling us not just that we want a product, but that we need it. This richly illustrated book draws on the British Library's remarkable collection of periodicals and vintage ephemera to present more than 200 classic advertisements. Bold claims, striking designs, and unforgettable images combine to shill for hats, boots, dresses, patent medicines,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712357580
• ISBN13: 9780712357586
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.3"