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A collection of 100 postcards featuring iconic, bizarre, and mind-blowing science fiction book covers Exploring the weird, wonderful world of science fiction cover art, this set of one hundred postcards includes classic images from some of the of the heavyweights of the genre-H. G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, J. G. Ballard, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury-as well as celebrating images from delightfully pulpy cult classics. Inspired by surrealism and pop art, and charting science fiction'...

Experience warm wishes and happy remembrances of Christmas through postcards, rural carrier cards, and business trade cards organized chronologically from the 1880s through the 1920s. Over 740 beautiful and charming color images show how Christmas sentiments, card designs, and that right jolly old elf Santa himself changed with the times. The engaging text provides a brief history of postcard production, a discussion of Santa's enduring image, key postcard artists and publishers, and valuations...

Called "The Forest City" and "The Paris of the South", the city of Savannah Georgia is well-known throughout the South for its beautiful squares and parks, its magnificent architecture, and fascinating history. Over 250 vintage hand-tinted postcards will transport readers back into Savannah's past to a time when the city was a booming tourist and industry made a popular destination for travelers from around the world. Gaze at graceful Southern mansions, sprawling avenues, the imposing buildings...

When a greeting card just isn't enough...send something unique. It's as simple and inexpensive to mail as a card--but it's much more: an entire book to keep and treasure forever! Light as a feather, wonderfully personal, and colorfully visual, these small, self-enclosed little volumes go right into the mail with no wrapping required. Just write your dedication on the inside, address it on the back, seal the flap, stick on a stamp, and put it in the mailbox. Give one for holidays, for birthdays a...

The fourth volume in Earl Brechlin's successful Bygone... series of old-postcard books focuses on how our grandparents and great-grandparents had fun in the outdoors: hiking, canoeing, visiting parks and natural wonders, communing with nature at remote mountain resorts, and roughing it at fishing and hunting camps. In addition, some of these old postcards show the serious business of the backcountry: logging camps, early dams, the rail lines that pierced the wilderness. Short, informative descri...

100 iconic images to celebrate 50 years of the Mr Men and Little Miss! The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for 50 years with their charming and funny antics. This unique collection contains 100 postcards, each one featuring a different image from the Mr Men and Little Miss books created from 1971 onwards. From Mr Tickle's extraordinarily long arms to Little Miss Naughty's cheeky grin, there are lots of fun postcards to send, share and enjoy.

Nantucket, that beautiful island thirty miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has been nicknamed "The Gray Lady." This 48 square miles of real estate has long been, and remains, one of the premier tourist destinations in New England. Reflecting that popularity among tourists are the many vintage postcards produced of this scenic island. Exciting and beautiful examples of these postcards are captured here in 270 brilliant color photos. Nantucket is known to have the highest concentration of pre...

Beloved images from throughout Marvel history, now in collectible postcard format! Frame them, scrapbook them - or mail them to your friends and family if you can bear to part with them! Your favorite heroes - and maybe a few villains - are captured here in unforgettable moments from across eight decades of Marvel majesty, illustrated by the artistic superstars of every era! It's what your collection of Marvel stamps has been waiting for!

The New Yorker was launched in 1925, and offers reporting, criticism, essays, fiction, poetry, humour, and cartoons. From the very outset, the founders, Harold Ross and Jane Grant, declared that their sophisticated magazine was 'not edited for the old lady in Dubuque'. The New Yorker has also offered great literature in short stories from such acclaimed writers as John Cheever, Roald Dahl, Alice Munro, Haruki Murakami, Vladimir Nabokov, J. D. Salinger, and Shirley Jackson. From the very first is...

An irresistible set of 100 postcards from the Imperial War Museum collection, in a beautifully designed box. Featuring iconic posters and vintage photographs from WWI and WWII, there is something for everyone! Including historical posters ("Don't Take Alcoholic Drinks on Mondays"), as well as iconic designs ("Keep Calm and Carry On"), and beautiful black and white photographs from both world wars. Discover two wartime eras of outstanding design and illustration in one sturdy little box. This col...

A beautiful set of thirty cards to record your baby's magical moments, with artwork from The Very Hungry Caterpillar creator Eric Carle.Celebrate each special moment in your little one's life with the Very Hungry Caterpillar and friends. This gorgeous gift set contains 30 cards for all the important milestones in your baby's life from ages 0 to 1 and beyond, in a beautiful and sturdy keepsake box. Take a picture of your baby together with the card to record and share these magical moments with f...

A century ago, hereditary rulers governed the great world powers. The royal houses of Europe, Africa, and Asia once ruled continents and the dominions beyond the seas. Today, just ten monarchs still reign in Europe, their powers significantly curbed. Where have all the royals gone? This book presents postcard images of lost emperors, kings and queens, czars and czarinas, princes, grand dukes, dukes, and duchesses. From the Balkans to the Iberian peninsula, these regal portraits hint at the value...