The early history of recorded sound, Mr. Edisons most marvelous achievement, brimmed with graphic imagery elegant, dazzling and delightful! Follow these award-winning authors on a bewitching tour of visual artifacts from the phonographs first fifty years. There are colorful advertising placards, charming publicity posters, clever promotional giveaways, stunning catalog covers, and an astounding selection of gorgeous, hand-painted signs from rare coin-operated record machines. 500 full color illustrations and insightful captions will keep you turning the pages. An entire chapter is devoted to real life images of ordinary people interacting with the new technology the amazing talking machine. Whether your interest is antique collecting, history, advertising, photography or social science, you will treasure this book.
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By R. J. LHerault "Antique phonograph collector" (North Attleboro, MA -home of the Jewelry industry in the USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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If you've bought any of the authors' previous books, you know the care, scholarship and quality that goes into their work. If you have not bought their books, you owe it to yourself to do so. "Phonographica", as are their other books, is a delight to leaf through and invaluable to consult, making it both entertaining and a great tool for collectors of phonographs and related items.
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