All American Taschen Books

Readable: All American Taschen Books

I’m a big fan of Taschen’s books. So far I have purchased their two advertising books from the 1950s and 1960s. The 50s book is the newer edition with only some 350 pages, the first edition had over 900 pages, but it seams that it is out of print now. I was lucky to find the 60s book at the swank department store Harrods in London last year. If you are into Googie design or just like the colorful, simple, but yet elegant designs of that period, be sure to get the advertising series from Taschen.

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Founded Ultra Swank in 2005. Has a crush on Pan Am, Disneyland and the Century 21 Exposition. Lives life as an expat in Barcelona, Spain.

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By Chris

September 21st, 2005

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  • Tiki-Tim

    Hi Chris….This is a very Swank blog.I really like it and thanks for the link.I added your blog to my links……Tiki-Tim

  • Chris

    No problem Tim, I really like your site too!

  • Gloubiboulga

    Thanks to your blog, I discovered this collection. I bought the 50′ 60′ 70 + the cars of 50′ 60′ 70 …
    Theese books are great and really cheap. I found them all on Amazon.

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