EXOTIC POSTCARDS
Subtitle: The Lure of Distant Lands
Authors: A. Beukers / THEROUX P.
Material Type: general or thematic Work
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd, London, 2007. Hardcover cardboard editor illustrated with decorative pattern duotone, dust jacket illustrated color good condition, size: 26 x 26 cm, ISBN 978-0-500-54336-8
Content: 208 p, 200 ill.. col.
State of the work: Very good condition
Description
The old postcards reproduced here were sent there a century by travelers from the West, business people, colonialists and traders. It was once thought that taking a photograph of someone is stealing his soul. In our modern world, the diverse peoples shown in these images have an emotional presence because they express a deep connection to the land and customs that gave them their identities. Implicit stories in their eyes, their costumes and postures speak of a lost world, from distant countries.
This postcard picture album is reproduced with stunning detail and fidelity, and takes us on a magical journey through the world. Organized into five travelogues, representing Asia, Oceania, the Americas, Arab lands and Africa, it shows us the world through the eyes of our ancestors. The introduction by Paul Theroux, one of the most acclaimed travel writers of our time, shows just why he calls these “visions of the distant and the fantastic” have had and continue to have such a powerful attraction .
This compilation does not just delight those who collect postcards, a hobby that has experienced an incredible development popularity in recent years, but also artists, historians, fashion designers and jewelry and anyone of other with a desire to travel and experience the exotic.
Additional information
| Weight | 1390 g |
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| Dimensions | 26 × 26 cm |
