Hamburger Heaven: The Illustrated History of the Hamburger by Jeffrey Tennyson
Tennyson cooks up a healthy serving of all things hamburger in this amazing book! From the mysterious origins of the famous sandwich to the expanse of hamburger stands across America, this book is well illustrated with photos and entertaining text that tells the great story of this tasty morsel!
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Great Shakes: Salt and Pepper for All Tastes by Gideon Bosker
At their height of popularity in the 1950s, salt and pepper shakers came in all shapes and sizes. Over 300 pairs of these kitschy colorful dinette table accoutraments are featured in this well photographed book.
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Shelf Space: Modern Package Design, 1945-1965 by Jerry Jankowski
At the height of a booming fifties economy, department stores and supermarkets alike became a shoppers dream as new product introductions blasted their way on to store shelves. Shelf Space takes an inspired look at a snapshot of the best packaging design created during this era - Total eye candy!
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Collector's Guide to Motion Lamps by Sam & Anna Samuelian, forward by Penny Marshall
Over 250 pages of what else? Motion lamps! Nothing says retro like one of these babies sitting on your shelf, you can watch it for hours and never get bored! I first saw one of these with a moving waterfall picture in a Chinese restaurant as a kid and was captivated. Lots of photos with informed captions!
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Hitting the Road: The Art of the American Road Map by Douglas A. Yorke, Jr., John Margolies, & Eric Baker
Buried deep within the glove box, gorgeously illustrated vintage road map art from the late 1910-1960s is rediscovered along with a well written chronicle of the roadmaps' evolution with the changing face of America.
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Blast Off! Rockets, Robots, Ray Guns, and Rarities from the Golden Age of Space Toys by S. Mark Young, Steve Duin, Mike Richardson, and Harlan Ellison
Flash Gordon, ray guns, robots, comic strips and toy ephemera, Blast Off! captures the idealized view of the space age through toys of the 1920s on up through the 1950s. Lavishly illustrated with loads of great photography!
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Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture by Alan Hess
A must have for the bookshelf! Mr. Hess deconstructs the 'Why' behind some of the most exciting and innovative architecture in Americas' history. Exhaustivly researched and well written with great photos to illustrate each passage.
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The Art of the Decal: Just Add Water
by Chris Pfouts
Like any kid who spent a family vacation facing out the back of a station wagon, this book brings it all back! A well reproduced collection of popular decal art from the 1950s and 1960s.
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