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33079. Staff, Frank. The Picture Postcard & its Origins. Praeger. 1967. 2nd printing

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33079. Staff, Frank. The Picture Postcard & its Origins. Praeger. 1967. 2nd printing

  1. Staff, Frank. The Picture Postcard & its Origins. Praeger. 1967. 2nd printing. 96p. DJ. The picture postcard evolved from the formal visiting cards and decorated notepaper of an earlier age. This well known author provides interesting background and evolution of postcards in art, design, and usage, as well as early pictorial cards, the first postcards, privately printed cards, and much more. Thoroughly illustrated with b/w images. DJ very good, one chip to back. Contents clean, tight, a bit musty. Gilt embossed blue boards moisture stained along bottom edge. (VG-). $18.