Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American Automobiles

Fun reminiscence & tribute to the cars of yesteryear during a landmark period in American design: the 1940s through the 1960s. Includes full color paintings, print advertisements, TV ads, original design renderings from sales catalogues, & more. Over 50 full-color illustrations. 79 pages. Introductory essay by the author, "Designing the American Dream: American Car Styling in the Fifties and Sixties,'' along with another essay by Richard Arbib, "Considerations on Automobile Design." Orig. published in hardcover by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in 2004, this is the First Softcover Edition from 2005. Oblong small octavo (8" x 10.5") has colorful cream-colored wrappers decorated with gorgeous retro designs. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean & bright & unmarked inside, with just a tad of rubbing & 1 very mild corner bend to exterior. Binding strong & straight, pages white, colors vivid. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Product Info

ISBN: 0878466894

ISBN-13: 9780878466894

Publisher: MFA Publications

Year: 2005

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

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Country: United States