The first fifty years of Camel advertising and packaging shown in color photos that capture rich images used to promote Camel goods. The captions and informative text explain details and background context.
In 1988, R.J. Reynolds began one of the most clever and effective campaigns in advertising history. On its 75th anniversary, a suave, new character appeared to sell Camel cigarettes: Joe Camel, a figure which gained international recognition on posters, signs, premiums and merchandise bearing the Camel logos. Joe was retired in 1997 and the collectibles with his image are more desirable than ever. This is his reference guide, with color photos and helpful information.
Cigarette packaging from the 1880s to the present display the extraordinary creative effort tobacco companies have exerted to make their cigarettes appear exotic, luxurious, colorful, feminine, masculine, festive, and even medicinal. This book includes color photographs of over 4000 different packs of cigarettes and in-depth listings of merchants, vendors, factory numbers, merchant codes, up-to-date pricing information, and anecdotes of the industry. Advertising designers and tobacco collectors will be amazed.
These full-color collector's guides have hundreds of photos, complete descriptions, vintage ads, and current values. Chapters include advertising, Art Deco, military, novelty, cheesecake, animals, Occupied Japan, pocket and table lighters, and more. Book II, with over 400 color photos, is a companion volume with no repeats of Book I. Book I includes 1998 values, while Book II has 1996 values.
In this richly illustrated survey of cigarette pack art, Mullen examines the relationships between cigarette packs and popular culture over the last century, arranging samples according to historical development and dominant themes
Raggedy Ann tales, written and drawn by Johnny Gruelle, have been entertaining children since 1918. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.
Scouting collectors: Find the value of your memorabilia in this newly expanded and revised second edition of the most extensive price guide for Boy Scout collectibles. Packed with nearly 12,000 listings and more than 750 photos, 90 years of scouting items are featured, including knives, shoes, cameras, jewellery, calendars, first-aid kits, tents, cook gear, flags, and hundreds of others. Items are grouped by program, including Tiger, Cubs, through Boy Scouts and Exploring, to Sea Scout, Venture, and Varsity, and the older Lone Scout, Rover, Senior and Air Scout programs
Offers tips on identifying, collecting, and caring for furniture, photographs, posters and illustration art, costume jewelry and wristwatches, dolls, toys, advertising and sports memorabilia, and glass and pottery.
Ronson's place as a leader and pioneer in the manufacture of fine decorative metal wares from the 1900s to the mid-1930s is documented here. In addition to cigarette lighters, for which Ronson is most readily known, the company, then known as Art Metal Works, also produced a diverse selection of metal bookends, hood ornaments, statuary, aquarium and plant stands, clocks, pipe holders, desk sets and accessories, figurines, novelty items, lamps, boxes, toys, incense burners, and much more. With descriptive captions and information from original company catalogs and advertisements, alongside full-color, detailed photographs, this book is like no other on the market today. Whether you are a collector of art metal or a student of art and design, you are guaranteed insight into the style, beauty, and value of some of the finest metal wares manufactured.
A visual history of the German soldier, providing a unique insight into how they lived, ate, maintained themselves at the front, and how they behaved when out of line, through a collection of personal items and artifacts they left behind.