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22 produkter
Dark City
The Real Los Angeles Noir
Av Jim Heimann
Inbunden, 2018
569 kr
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In the years following World War I, Los Angeles was a city awakening to its darker side, transforming itself from a backwater town to a gleaming metropolis and city of the future. But along the way a tarnished patina began to coat its ever-more glamorous façade. As thousands flocked to the city …
Los Angeles
Portrait of a City
Av David L. Ulin, Kevin Starr m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
693 kr
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From the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most recent sweeping vistas, this photographic tribute to the City of Angels provides a fascinating journey through the city’s cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history. It traces the city’s development from the 1880s real …
All-American Ads of the 2000s
Inbunden, 2025
403 kr
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Post-9/11, America’s sense of invincibility was shaken. The dotcom bubble had burst, there was war with Iraq, and eco-angst was becoming mainstream, as evidenced by impressive sales of the Toyota Prius.For escapism, self-expression, and even romantic connection, America turned to tech. Geeks were …
20th Century Alcohol & Tobacco Ads
45th Ed.
Av Allison Silver, Steven Heller m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
355 kr
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Vices or virtues: drinking and smoking provided marketers with products to be forged into visual feasts. In this lush compendium of advertisements, we explore how depictions of these commodities spanned from the elegant to the offbeat, revealing how manufacturers prodded their customers throughout …
All-American Ads of the 60s
Inbunden, 2022
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
411 kr
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With the consumerist euphoria of the fifties still going strong and the race to the moon at its height, the mood of advertising in the sixties was cheerful, optimistic, and at times, revolutionary. The decade’s ads touted perceived progress—such as tang and instant omelets - "just add water"—while …
All-American Ads of the 90s
Inbunden, 2018
411 kr
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From the Los Angeles riots to the Columbine High School massacre, Americans witnessed events and purchased items that reflected the best and worst of the decade. Bill Clinton’s presidency was in jeopardy, the digital age had erupted, and Silicon Valley was affecting everyone on the planet. …
All-American Ads of the 40s
Av W. R. Wilkerson III, Jim Heimann
Inbunden, 2023
448 kr
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At the beginning of the decade, America was at war. Patriotism was an integral part of everyday life, with the sentiment mirrored in advertising. As America emerged victorious out of the darkness of World War II in 1945, the economic boom of the era helped usher in the most dramatic rise in quality …
LeRoy Grannis
Surf Photography of the 1960s and 1970s
Av Steve Barilotti, Jim Heimann
Inbunden, 2018
403 kr
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At a time when surfing is more popular than ever, it’s fitting to look back at the years that brought the sport into the mainstream. Developed by Hawaiian Islanders over five centuries ago, surfing began to peak on the mainland in the 1950s—becoming not just a sport, but a way of life, admired and …
20th-Century Fashion
100 Years of Apparel Ads
Av Alison A. Nieder, Jim Heimann
Inbunden, 2016
287 kr
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The 20th century saw fashion evolve from an exclusive Parisian salon business catering for the wealthy elite into a global industry employing millions, with new trends whisked into stores before the last model has even left the catwalk.Along the way, the signature silhouettes of each era evolved …
California Crazy
American Pop Architecture. 45th Ed.
Av Jim Heimann
Inbunden, 2025
312 kr
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At the dawn of the automobile age, Americans’ predilection for wanderlust prompted a new wave of inventive entrepreneurs to cater to this new mode of transportation. Starting in the 1920s, attention-grabbing buildings began to appear that would draw in passing drivers for snacks, provisions, …
Menu Design in America
Av John Mariani, Steven Heller m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
856 kr
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Until restaurants became commonplace in the late 1800s, printed menus for meals were rare commodities reserved for special occasions. As restaurants proliferated, the menu became more than just a culinary listing. The design of the menu became an integral part of eating out and as such menus became …
20th Century Classic Cars
Inbunden, 2022
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
359 kr
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Time-travel through the Automobile Age with a collection that puts you in the driver’s seat. 20th Century Classic Cars offers a lush visual history of the automobile, decade by decade, via 400-plus print advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection. Using imagery culled from a century of auto …
All-American Ads of the 50s
Av Jim Heimann
Inbunden, 2018
411 kr
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As McCarthyism swept across the United States and capitalism was king, white America enjoyed a feeling of pride and security that was reflected in advertising. Carelessly flooding society with dangerous misinformation, companies in the 50s promoted everything from vacations in Las Vegas, where …
Menu Design in Europe
Inbunden, 2022
569 kr
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Menu Design in Europe is a mouthwatering feast for the eyes, featuring hundreds of European menus from the early 19th century to the end of the millennium. At once a history of continental cuisine and a sprawling survey of graphic styles, Menu Design in Europe satisfies the craving for foodies and …
Surfing
1778–Today
Av Jim Heimann
Inbunden, 2020
992 kr
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This tome is the most comprehensive visual history of surfing to date, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together hundreds of images to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport, a lifestyle, and a philosophy. …
All-American Ads of the 70s
Inbunden, 2022
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
525 kr
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Both eclipsed and influenced by television, American print ads of the 1970s departed from the bold, graphic forms and subtle messages that were typical of their sixties counterparts. More literal, more in-your-face, 70s ads sought to capture the attention of a public accustomed to blaring, …
All-American Ads of the 80s
Inbunden, 2022
411 kr
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With the cold war ebbing, crime and inflation at record levels, and movie star-turned-President Ronald Reagan launching a Star Wars of his own, the 1980s did not seem likely to become one of the most outrageous, flamboyant, and prosperous decades of the 20th century. The "greed is good" mantra on …
All-American Ads of the 30s
Av Jim Heimann
Inbunden, 2025
431 kr
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Step (or jitterbug) into the dazzling world of 1930s American advertising, where bold promises, slick design, and more than a touch of wishful thinking kept the country dreaming through the Great Depression. While wallets tightened, creativity soared—glossy magazine pages teemed with cheerful, …
Surfing
1778–Today. 45th Ed.
Av Jim Heimann
Inbunden, 2023
383 kr
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This volume is a comprehensive visual history of surfing, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together hundreds of images to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport, a lifestyle, and a philosophy.The book is …
Mid-Century Ads
45th Ed.
Inbunden, 2023
344 kr
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Gleaned from thousands of images, this book offers the best of American print advertising in the age of the “Big Idea.” From the height of American consumerism, bold and colorful campaigns paint a fascinating portrait of the 1950s and ’60s, as concerns about the Cold War gave way to the carefree …
Menu Design in America. 1850–1985. 45th Ed
Av John Mariani, Steven Heller m. fl.
Inbunden, 2027
348 kr
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Until restaurants became commonplace in the late 1800s, printed menus for meals were rare commodities reserved for special occasions. As restaurants proliferated, the menu became more than just a culinary listing: it was an integral part of eating out, a clever marketing tool, and a popular …
California Crazy
American Pop Architecture
Inbunden, 2018
763 kr
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At the dawn of the automobile age, Americans’ predilection for wanderlust prompted a new wave of inventive entrepreneurs to cater to this new mode of transportation. Starting in the 1920s, attention-grabbing buildings began to appear that would draw in passing drivers for snacks, provisions, …
