Travel And Vacation Advertising Cuts From The Twenties And Thirties

600 eye-catching illustrations: resorts, palm-lined beaches and elegant hotels, plus people traveling by boat, train, plane, car, and other conveyances; planning trips, picnicking, arriving and departing, stopping at service stations, more.

908 attention-getting cuts — selected from rare publications — cover a wide range of categories: Easter, Christmas, the Fourth of July, sports, animals, men, women, communications, entertainment, trades and services, and more.

Remarkably detailed illustrations depict Adam and Eve Driven Out of the Garden of Eden, The Flood, David Slaying Goliath, Christ in the Manger, The Raising of Lazarus, The Crucifixion, and many other scenes. A wonderful pictorial dimension to age-old stories. All 230 plates from the classic 1625 edition.

Hundreds of plant species — from lilies, lichens, and palms to mushrooms, mosses, and maples — supplemented by appendices on edible plants, medicinal herbs, and plants used in decoration and in graphic design. Indispensable source of inspiration and royalty-free graphics for designers and artists; a captivating compendium for botanists, gardeners, and collectors of old engravings.