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  • FLASHBACK LOS ANGELES
    OLDHAM, MICHAEL
    This book juxtaposes landmark buildings, homes, restaurants, and parks in greater Los Angeles, from past and present, using vintage postcards and 21st century photographs of the scenes portrayed in the originals. Enjoy a view of the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel, as it was once known, from a past era, side by side with what's now known as the Millennium. See one era compared to an...
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    36,00 €

  • GREETING FROM BROOKLYN
    GABRIELANN, RANDALL
    The city of Brooklyn became home for generations of immigrants during the massive influx of overseas settlers in the latter 19th and early 20th centuries. They formed neighborhoods that became celebrated for their tight-knit ethnicity. Relive the early days of Brooklyn through 329 postcard and contemporary images. See where popular seashore recreation began at Coney Island, str...
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    43,50 €

  • PUEBLO DANCING
    HUNTER WARREN, NANCY / DRAYSON SWEET, JILL
    A look at traditional Pueblo dance, illustrated with striking black and white photographs of dancers in traditional dress from the Pueblos of San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, San Juan, Jemez, Taos, Pecos, Acoma, and Tesuque. Nancy Hunter Warren took these sensitive images before the Pueblos created a ban on taking photographs of their ceremonies. Among the dances portrayed are Comma...
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    45,50 €

  • NEW YORK. WISH YOU WERE HERE
    KRAUSE OLIVER, DIANA
    Take a journey through Manhattan neighborhoods with this colorful collection of New York City photographs and postcards. Learn about the history that shaped the Big Apple before the 21st century, and the wealth of trivia that built the "city that never sleeps." Did you know that Wall Street was once a stockade that marked the end of the city’s limits? That Canal Street was buil...
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    40,60 €

  • CONEY ISLAND
    STEIN, HARVEY
    Since 1970, when world-renowned photographer Harvey Stein first turned his discerning eye toward Coney Island, his love affair with this New York beachfront amusement park began to grow. Over 200 compelling black and white photos tell the tale of his 40-year romance with this iconic locale. Entering Coney Island through his lens is like stepping into another culture, capturing ...
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    59,95 €

  • MIAMI
    SPENCER, DONALD D.
    Miami, one of the most popular cities in Florida, is seen through 338 images, including over 140 pairs of “Past and Present” views featuring vintage postcards and modern-day photographs. Many of Miami’s early structures remain, but in dramatically different settings: the Miami News Tower, City Hall, Fort Dallas, and Olympic Theater. Tour the famous Pier 5 and the Bayside Market...
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    24,95 €

  • MID-CENTURY VEGAS 1930S TO 1960S
    SPENCER, DONALD D.
    Explore the gilded age of Las Vegas through 437 vintage postcards that trace the history of the historic "Las Vegas Strip." Tour popular resorts, including The Dunes, Golden Nugget, Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Sands Casino, and Monte Carlo Club. Learn the beginnings of Roulette and slot machines. By the 1950s, Las Vegas began to take shape as America's playground. The city chang...
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    40,65 €

  • WOMEN OF POLYNESIA
    BLACKBURN, MARK
    Beautiful Polynesian women will tempt you to linger on each page of this stunning new book. Be transported to Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga, Naratonga, Fiji, and the Maori regions of New Zealand to view their beguiling native inhabitants through 380 historic and rare color postcard images that date from 1898 to 1920. Concise text for each locale presents interesting pertinent fa...
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    41,20 €

  • TATTOOS FROM PARADISE -TRADITIONAL POLYNESIAN PATTERNS
    BLACKBURN, MARK
    Traditional tattooing designs are depicted from the exotic Pacific Polynesian cultures of Easter Island, Hawaii, the Marquesas, New Zealand, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. The actual process and ceremonies involved in tattooing are described and illustrated with over 250 drawings and color illustrations of native people. Included are actual 19th century photographs as well as early e...
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    68,75 €

  • MASKS OF THE WORLD
    CONGDON-MARTIN, DOUGLAS
    An extensive collection of beautiful masks from around the world, all portrayed in beautiful color. Powerful in their form, nearly every continent is represented with masks organized by country of origin and by tribal group. The origin, size, materials, and other useful information is included in the concise captions. Also included are photographs of the masks in use.This colle...
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    65,95 €