9780932592194 - The World's Tackiest Postcards (8 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Trade PB. 8vo. Klutz Press, Palo Alto, CA. , 1987. Unpaginated (35 pgs). Illustrated. Spiral bound. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. When this book was published (1987) it was estimated that over the preceding 50 years more than 25 million different commercial postcards had been published in the United States. Many of them fell into the 'boring' category with some being so dull that they entered the next grouping, 'unbelievably boring'. Once the cards in these categories have been exhausted, the competition begins to get a little more critical with cards in categories such as 'The Really Dumb Card', 'The Marginal Taste Card', 'The Hideous Colours Card' [this one doesn't sound too bad] and the 'I Don't Understand Why Anyone Would Ever Take This Picture Card'. Most of the examples in 'The World's Tackiest Postcards' probably fall into the last named category but the introduction suggests that they are in a category even beyond that, even beyond the bounds of aesthetic and good taste. It is suggested that they are 'The Truly Tacky Postcard'. And there is no doubt about it, those in this collection certainly are. Many of them have captions explaining or describing what is on the front although one or two of them don't seem to match up particularly well - probably because the publisher is too ashamed to write anything about the illustration - or they are simply made up (like the cards? ) by Klutz Press (the publisher of the book itself). There is nothing unwholesome about the postcards, they are just plain odd, the worst of which is a line of men with arms raised and white coated nurses (? ) sniffing the aroma from under their arms! The caption mentions a certain laboratory, which is 'the leader in controlled environment Beta testing for the personal hygiene and pharmaceutical industry'. It goes on to say, 'Providing clinical, laboratory and random field testing for both consumer as well as industrial products. Ask your rep for details. FDA approved.' Really? See what I mean about possibly being made up? Others feature Amana Colonies, the 'Bratwurst Capital of the World', and features three chefs making the German sausage; the Steel Pier Diving Horse; the Miami Parrot Circus and Jungle; Let Deco Wall put the FUN back onto your walls! And a gripping caption on the reverse, 'Why pay more? When you can have that rich look of wallpaper, without the cost! Deco Wall goes on easy. It's fun and economical too! ' as the chap spreading it on the wall demonstrates!; two bowls of what looks like unappetising stew (with no caption on the front) but with a Truckstop Diner mentioned on the reverse (that will improve custom, I'm sure) and two travellers looking out of a railway carriage window at Indian Sheepherders trekking across the desert- apparently an advertisement for viewing from the panoramic windows of a high-level, air-conditioned Continental Trailways Silver Eagle Strato-Cruiser. There are quite a few more bizarre and 'Why would you publish them' postcards but my favourite, or should I say most boring, is the evening-dressed couple, her hand lovingly on his shoulder as he plays the piano with a front title of 'playing the piano turns idle leisure time into real pleasure time for busy people' - the reverse suggests that those busy people could be presidents, industrial leaders, scientists, doctors and the like. It definitely is a bizarre book and 'Tackiest' could easily be replaced by 'Weirdest' but having said that it does have just a little bit of passing appeal. ; 6.5 X 0.25 X 7 inches; 30 pages.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Trade PB. 8vo. Klutz Press, Palo Alto, CA. , 1987. Unpaginated (35 pgs). Illustrated. Spiral bound. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. When this book was published (1987) it was estimated that over the preceding 50 years more than 25 million different commercial postcards had been published in the United States. Many of them fell into the 'boring' category with some being so dull that they entered the next grouping, 'unbelievably boring'. Once the cards in these categories have been exhausted, the competition begins to get a little more critical with cards in categories such as 'The Really Dumb Card', 'The Marginal Taste Card', 'The Hideous Colours Card' [this one doesn't sound too bad] and the 'I Don't Understand Why Anyone Would Ever Take This Picture Card'. Most of the examples in 'The World's Tackiest Postcards' probably fall into the last named category but the introduction suggests that they are in a category even beyond that, even beyond the bounds of aesthetic and good taste. It is suggested that they are 'The Truly Tacky Postcard'. And there is no doubt about it, those in this collection certainly are. Many of them have captions explaining or describing what is on the front although one or two of them don't seem to match up particularly well - probably because the publisher is too ashamed to write anything about the illustration - or they are simply made up (like the cards? ) by Klutz Press (the publisher of the book itself). There is nothing unwholesome about the postcards, they are just plain odd, the worst of which is a line of men with arms raised and white coated nurses (? ) sniffing the aroma from under their arms! The caption mentions a certain laboratory, which is 'the leader in controlled environment Beta testing for the personal hygiene and pharmaceutical industry'. It goes on to say, 'Providing clinical, laboratory and random field testing for both consumer as well as industrial products. Ask your rep for details. FDA approved.' Really? See what I mean about possibly being made up? Others feature Amana Colonies, the 'Bratwurst Capital of the World', and features three chefs making the German sausage; the Steel Pier Diving Horse; the Miami Parrot Circus and Jungle; Let Deco Wall put the FUN back onto your walls! And a gripping caption on the reverse, 'Why pay more? When you can have that rich look of wallpaper, without the cost! Deco Wall goes on easy. It's fun and economical too! ' as the chap spreading it on the wall demonstrates!; two bowls of what looks like unappetising stew (with no caption on the front) but with a Truckstop Diner mentioned on the reverse (that will improve custom, I'm sure) and two travellers looking out of a railway carriage window at Indian Sheepherders trekking across the desert- apparently an advertisement for viewing from the panoramic windows of a high-level, air-conditioned Continental Trailways Silver Eagle Strato-Cruiser. There are quite a few more bizarre and 'Why would you publish them' postcards but my favourite, or should I say most boring, is the evening-dressed couple, her hand lovingly on his shoulder as he plays the piano with a front title of 'playing the piano turns idle leisure time into real pleasure time for busy people' - the reverse suggests that those busy people could be presidents, industrial leaders, scientists, doctors and the like. It definitely is a bizarre book and 'Tackiest' could easily be replaced by 'Weirdest' but having said that it does have just a little bit of passing appeal. ; 6.5 X 0.25 X 7 inches; 30 pages.

Condición: very good. Envoi rapide et soigné.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. B00K: Fine/As New/ $70.03 0932592198 the WORLD'S TACKIEST POSTCARDS, Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your mailbox, they reared their ugly heads. King of Klutz, Editors Klutz Press 1987 1sT Edition, 3rD Printing H/c. Black Colored Spiral Bound Spine With No Title, Hard Cover B00K: Fine/As New/, Gross Post Cards, Printed On Off White Paper, In Fine+/As New/, Condition, Appear To Be Lightly Viewed, Clean And Tight To The Spine. D/j: None. Description applies to this booK, only. This B0k Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift For The Collector / Reader. WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE.

Paperback. Condición: Good.

Condición: good. This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.