50S AMERICAN MAGAZINE ADS AUTOMOBILES Unknown -

Carson, California, U.S.A.: Digital Manga Publishing, 1987. Book. Soft cover. FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN PAPERBACK..

'50s American Magazines Automobile Ads (very scarce edition)Author: Yasutoshi IkutaPublished by Graphic-Sha Publishing, Kudankita, Tokyo, (1987)ISBN 10: 4766104366ISBN 13: 9784766104363Paperback9 x 11.85 inches, 112 pagesSome text in JapaneseThe 1950s were the golden age of the American automobile, and the cars were faster, bigger, and more boldly styled than ever before. Sunday driving--Cleaver-style--in the regal family Ford, Edsel or Plymouth topped the list of national pastimes; and teenagers, behind the wheels of their daddies' thundering T-birds, had fun, fun, fun across America's highways. The economic prosperity of the country made for an "ultramatic" boom in car manufacturing, and the advertising industry followed suit. This classic book collects the "masterpieces" of automobile advertising, culled from the pages of such popular periodicals as Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Look, and Holiday. Their colorful illustrations and catchy copy give these ads a "power-packed beauty" all… Leer más