Bon Voyage! - Travel poster of the Edwardian era

Julia Wigg. Softcover, 80 sider. Som ny. "The vissible symbol of pleasure, adventure and romance" was Arnold Bennett's comment on the turn-of-the-century continental boat train, and exactly sums up the feeling evoked by the splendid travel posters produced in that era. The delightful selection of sixty colour posters in this book is from the extensive but relatively unknown archive of late Victorian and Edwardian advertising material held in the Public Record Office at Kew. They give us a fascinating glimpse of an age when the idea of travel for pleasure had begun to take root in almost every section of society. They show us where people went, how they travelled there, how they dressed for it, and how the railway and shipping companies regarded their potential passengers. So, whether you are interested in the history of poster design, or are a railway or steamship buff, a travel enthusiast or just nostalgic for a vanised age, this is the book for you.