Lot #104: The Poster Book Arts in History by Max Gallo (New Concise NAL Edition, 1975),

This Rare Poster in History by Max Gallo: With an Essay on the Development of Poster Art by Carlo Arturo Quintavalle. American Heritage Publishing Co., NY, 1974. Hard cover. 1st edition. DJ. The posters selected for inclusion in this highly illustrated book were chosen because of their historical significance rather than for their artistic merit - although some that say that most are also the most beautiful and the most original. The time covered by the book is the French Revolution to the 1970s. Translated into English from the Italian by Alfred and Bruni Mayor. The essay by Quintavalle traces the artistic development of the Poster from the end of the 19th Century. The 450 illustrations in this book reflect the changing images of cultural, social, and political life in the United States and Europe as they have been graphically captured in posters since the eighteenth century. 315 pages. The book is clean and tight. The DJ has some rough edges as well as bumped corners and spine ends. Pickup category timeslot {C}