Description
From the Book Back
This fascinating book shows that man’s best friend has left a lasting paw print in the world of advertising. Dogs have helped make many products and services, such as Greyhound bus lines and Hush Puppies® shoes, household names. Dogs have appeared in advertising during the last hundred years for products as diverse as Grape-Nuts cereal, Kuppenheimer clothing, and Husky gasoline and service stations. Plus, you’ll see some unusual “spokesdogs” touting St. Bernard sardines, Scotty and Airedale cigars, and even Fido brand fresh fruit. Here are dogs endorsing products on more than one hundred antique signs, labels, magazine covers, calendars, ads, children’s games, sheet music, posters, tin containers, and advertising trade cards. This book is a beautiful look at the past, sure to be treasured by people who appreciate art, advertising, yesterday’s America, and, of course, dogs!
Publishing Information
The Dog Made Me Buy It!: A Treasury of Dogs Who Sold Yesterday’s Products – written and designed by Alice L. Muncaster and Ellen Sawyer with photography by Peter Basdeka. From the First Printing of the stated First Edition by Crown Publishers 1990 copyright. The ISBN is 0-517-57453-5. This paperback book measures about 11″ x 8-1/2″ and has 96 pages, ending with Acknowledgments.
Condition
Enlarge the photo above. Some lighter handling/storage on the good covers. The binding has not been opened/creased. The pages show some light handling but are very nice overall. Bookplate inside the front cover but no other markings noted. From clean, smoke-free home.
Shipping
Generally sent the same day payment arrives. Unless you request otherwise, I will wrap the book in plastic wrap to help protect it from the elements, tightly sandwich it between pieces of cardboard, then wrap in brown paper to send via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation tracking. See the shipping page for the cost to send a one-to-two-pound Media Mail package. Insurance is an additional cost as described. I am delighted to combine postage and insurance costs if you purchase more than one item. The second item may travel for free or just a few cents more — so it’s worth taking a look at my other items before you complete your order.
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