International Poster Gallery

Wake Up, America!, by Walton Rawls.

Long awaited second edition of the handsome and informative reference on American WWI posters. In-depth text and color photos of the important images. 279 pages with more than 350 color plates. 9 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches. Hardcover. $65

Travel By Train, by Micheal Zega and John Gruber.

A history of a certain style of tourism and of unique American graphic design. These posters show many truly beautiful landscapes. 142 pages, 164 color illustrations. 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. $50.

Underground Art, by Oliver Green.

A collection of 200 of the best Underground posters with lively text by a former curator of the London Transport Museum.  Provides insight into the importance of art in everyday life.  144 pages, 214 illustrations, 203 in color. 9 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches. $35. 

Moonlight in Duneland, by Ronald D. Cohen & Stephen G. McShane.

"The Illustrated Story of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad" told through essays, beautifully reproduced promotional posters, and other advertising paraphernalia. With emphasis on the poster campaign of the 1920s which featured the work of Leslie Ragan and other fine Chicago artists. 133 pages. 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches. $38.

The Beggarstaff Posters, by Colin Campbell.

The recent definitive study of the collaborative work of Pryde and Nicholson, whose revolutionary work in the 1890s was to have a decisive influence on the art of the poster. 12 color plates; 65 B & W. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. $25.

Designed to Sell: Turn-of-the-Century American Posters, by Frederick R. Brandt.

The catalog from the 1994 exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, complete with two excellent essays. 120 pages with bibliography and index. 24 color plates; 137 B & W. Softcover. 9 x 11 inches. $35.

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