Book by Thomas, W. Donald
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Poster Art of the Airlines is a historical selection of the colorful commercial poster art which was used by airlines to promote the glamour and convenience of air travel from the 1920's through the 1970's.
These attractive posters are part of airline history and illustrate the efforts of early American and foreign airlines to attract customers with imaginative, artistic scenes depicting exotic foreign destinations. Collectors and students of airline history will find this full-color 64-page book a delightful experience. The author Don Thomas, a collector of airline memorabilia, photographed items from his extensive collection in an effort to share his hobby with others. There is a forward by R.E.G. Davies of the National Air & Space Museum.
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Seller: Chamblin Bookmine, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
Softcover. 4to. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Baby blue covers are clean with lightly creased corners. Spine is uncreased with softly bumped edges. Text block is straight. Binding is tight. 64p. Interior is completely unmarked with brilliant illustrations through out. Seller Inventory # 103202
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paperback. Condition: Good. The cover is creased, or has minor bend. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Seller Inventory # 1EYPYC01K3MY_ns
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Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.79. Seller Inventory # 353-0961864222-gdd
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Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. illustrated (illustrator). A bright, tight copy w just the lightest of rubbing to edges; protected in a mylar sleeve. Seller Inventory # WS25633
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Seller: A Few Books More. . ., Billings, MT, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. New, in publisher's original boxes. Unopened and unread; however there may be some light rubbing to covers and corners resulting from thirty years in storage. A bright, lovely copy containing many gorgeous full-page illustrations. This book was mentioned in Jimmy Buffett's 1998 memoir: "One of my best liked books in this shelf is called Poster Art of the Airlines, and it contains Art Deco posters and magazine ads for the Pan American Clippers and other great flying boats that are no more. My favorite page depicts a Clipper touching down in the lagoon of Bora Bora in French Polynesia." SEE ALSO: new copies of Nostalgia Panamericana; Nostalgia Artistica: Artistic Publicity of Some of the Smaller Air Services, 1926-1936; and Airline Artistry: Vintage Posters & Publicity. Seller Inventory # DT0004
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