`29 STORE SIGN MAKING shop front Window Display nouveau signage DeCo 3d fancy bronze Ornamental iron 89yrOld HC Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 26.00 Time Left - Bid Count 6 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 29, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Location Talent, Oregon See more about '`29 STORE SIGN MAKING shop front Window Display nouveau' Description This hardback book (and the other from this same sign series…also currently running) are an absolute must see!! ~~~ titled; "COMMERCIAL SIGNS" / By E.L. KOLLER / {44} / Published by INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOK COMPANY / Copyright 1929 ~~//~~ This clearly written and Fully illustrated incredibly unique hardback book is in near mint condition. Seemingly never even fully opened. The pages are bright and supple! Tightly bound inside of midnight blue embossed (thin) leather covers, over classic marbled teal/gold over white endpapers. 73 + etching-type figures, 3 full-color plates, and line cuts, found that FILL this beauty absolutely must be seen! Depicting all sorts of sign work including; window letter painting, gold leaf designs, trade mark examples, elliptic panels w/ground glass, 3-d decor over store fronts, side of the building bulletins, fence "posters", illuminations in city scenes, carvings, swinging sheet-iron signs, changeable projecting ornamental sign examples, woodwork, decorated streets, metal sidewalk signs, gold plated tablets, bronze chiseled letters, brass working, ornate museum entryways, lighting involvement, talking sign operation, neon construction, deco styles +++! Absolutely the largest collection of (beyond amazing) signage ever to cross my path!! Slight surface wear to the spine edges/corner tips is the only small flaw to the outside of this 89-year-old original. Faint page yellowing is the single thing keeping the interior of this (5" by 7 3/4") beauty from perfection. That’s it! Its 83 blue edged, heavy gloss pages have no brittleness waving wrinkles rips tears dogears odor marks of any kind or even a fingersmudge. A complete list of the fascinating sections, (as well as many of the chapters) contained within includes; Commercial Signs: EXAMPLES OF A WELL LETTERED SIGN ~ WALL SIGNS ~ BOARD AND FANCY SIGNS ~ STORE-FRONT SIGNS ~ METAL SIGNS ~ SHEET-IRON SIGNS ~ WINDOW LETTERING: Trade-Mark Designs / Paneled Window Lettering / Translucent Window Designs ~+ ~ ELECTRIC SIGNS ~ THE LETTERING PLATES: Methods of Work / Materials. Plus each and every main chapter contains numerous even more specific sub-chapters. Have I mentioned (lately) the exquisite illustrations found EVERYWHERE you look inside this book?! Mind-blowing pics alone make this one a definite must have. Treat Yourself, the ad historian, store window buff or anyone intrigued by every aspect of sign making to this rare find! Winner pays 5.34 priority shipping *** Note, I can get up to three more (of this size) text to you without any additional postal charges, and am always glad to combine purchases. So please feel free to check out some of my other similar books, Running Now! Just click on the little blue "View seller’s other auctions" link above to take a quick look. Wishing peace and safety to you and yours! Place a Bid!