Vintage Neon 1950s & Up - Oversize Outdoor Advertising Signs Reference Guide

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Leavenworth, KS 66048
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Vintage Neon (1950s Era & Up - Oversize Outdoor Signs) by: Len Davidson
ISBN:
0764308572
Book Title:
Vintage Neon
Author:
Len Davidson
Binding:
Hard Cover with dust jacket
Copyright:
1999
Pages:
190
Size:
9.5 x 12.5 in.
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry.
During the middle of the 20th century, neon signs turned North Americas roadside into a luminous wonderland. The most compelling signs were figural: imaginative, cartoon drawings in light. These unforgettable depictions of exploding bowling pins, crashing cars, baton twirling majorettes, and lassoing cowboys were the fodder for legend and lore.
Neon designer Len Davidson has captured the magic with over 350 photos of superb vintage signs. He has drawn on renowned photographers, museums, and private collections, as well as his own Neon Museum of Philadelphia pieces to compile the definitive photo archive. Davidson has also expressed the legend in words. The pages echo with the voices of sign makers and shopkeepers, photographers and preservationists. Architects and sign artisans will find this collection invaluable. It is also an essential volume for anyone who has been captured by the spell of the highway and neons siren song.
362 color photos
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