Books written by Jim Heimann
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Menu Design in America
Une présentation de menus en papier qui constitue un témoignage de cet art graphique et relate en même temps plus d'un siècle d'histoire de la restauration et des habitudes alimentaires aux Etats-Unis. Electre 2019
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Halloween: Vintage Holiday Graphics
Collection d'illustrations, de cartes postales, d'affiches et de dessins extraits de magazines américains, sur le thème d'Halloween
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Christmas: Vintage Holiday Graphics
Collection de dessins, cartes postales et affiches, extraits de magazines américains, sur le thème de Noël.
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100 Ans de Pubs de Mode
The way we wore The story of modern fashion—from couture to mass market The 20th century saw fashion evolve from an exclusive Parisian salon business catering to a wealthy elite,...
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Dark City: The Real Los Angeles Noir
In den Jahren nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg verwandelt sich Los Angeles langsam von einem Provinznest in eine glitzernde Metropole von magischer Anziehungskraft.
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Sins of the City: The Real Los Angeles Noir
Sins of the City is a daring photographic compendium of vintage vice in Los Angeles from the '20s to the '50s, the true-life pictures of a milieu immortalized in the hard-bitten novels of Raymond Chandler, Walter Mosley, and James Ellroy, ...
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Close Cover Before Striking
Here, in noncombustible form, is the best and the brightest of matchcover art, with collectible examples once gleaned from coffee shop counters, plucked from ashtrays of motels, swiped from the...
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Los Angeles
About the series: Each compact and dynamic volume in TASCHEN'sPortrait of a City Piccolo series distills the vitality and history of each city into a billet doux packed with 150 photos accompanied by informative captions and inspiring ...
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Surfing
Welcome the most comprehensive visual history on all things surfing.
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Surfing
Welcome the most comprehensive visual history on all things surfing.
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70s: All-American Ads
Zoom back in time to the 1970s !
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All-American Ads: 60s
This book can be seen as an attempt to preserve the chronology of product advertising throughout decades of consumerism in modern history of America.
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The Golden Age of Advertising-- the 50s
This book looks at the unabashed consumerism of the 1950s, examining the adverts which reflected the affluent and dynamic lives of Americans in this decade.
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80s: All-American Ads
A pictorial tour of advertisements from the nineteen eighties provides a colorful look at the decade.
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1900-1919: All-American Ads
Provides a pictorial tour of advertisements from the early twentieth century, including categories such as automobiles, travel, interiors, entertainment, fashion, alcohol, business, consumer products, and food and beverages.
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50s Cars
Gathers advertisements for American automobiles manufactured during the 1950s and briefly describes developments in the auto industry during the decade.
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California Crazy: American Pop Architecture
In this vivid new examination of a rogue architectural style, discover the roadside structures of California.
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California Crazy and Beyond: Roadside Vernacular Architecture
In 1980, Los Angeles historian Jim Heimann wrote a book about the oddball roadside architecture that has dotted the American landscape since the advent of the auto. Published by Chronicle...
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California Crazy: Roadside Vernacular Architecture
Shows gas stations, cafes, businesses, and roadside stands in California designed to look like giant animals, machinery, and objects, as well as foreign architecture.
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May I Take Your Order?: American Menu Design, 1920-1960
Brimming with classic restaurant menus from the roaring '20s through the fabulous '50s, MAY I TAKE YOUR ORDER? is the first book to feature this hot new collectible and design...