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Fading London: The City's Vanishing Ghost Signs
Fading London: The City's Vanishing Ghost Signs
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Fading Ads of London explores the city's forgotten advertising history through hand-painted signs, revealing the diverse industries and businesses of its past. With 150 full-colour signs, it's a must-read for local historians.
Format: Hardback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 19 November 2019
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
London's often overlooked advertising history is explored in this captivating book, revealing how businesses of old used hand-painted signs to inform, advertise, and appeal to consumers. This intriguing book profiles hand-painted advertising from across the city and investigates the companies that commissioned the signs that now appear faded, like ghosts, on the brickwork of buildings. It is a snapshot of a time that is almost forgotten but which lives on through the sometimes haunting presence of ghost signs on the city's streets. Richly illustrated with 150 full-colour signs, this collection reveals the many varied industries and businesses of London's past. Fading Ads of London is a must-have for all true local historians.
Weight: 570g
Dimension: 242 x 195 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780750992596
Edition number: 2 New edition
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