ISBN:
9780520259775
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9780520947061 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
319 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9780520947061
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
Series Statement:
California Studies in Food and Culture v.30
DDC:
394.1/20973
Abstract:
This extraordinary collection, a trove of enchanting designs, appealing colors, and forgotten motifs that stir the imagination, features an unprecedented assortment of ephemera, or paper collectibles, related to food. It includes images of postcards, match covers, menus, labels, posters, brochures, valentines, packaging, advertisements, and other materials from nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. Internationally acclaimed food historian William Woys Weaver takes us on a lively tour through this dazzling collection in which each piece tells a new story about food and the past. Packed wit...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Online-Ausg.:
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