Art Deco Postcards

I've been waiting a long, long time for a book like this. In most of the books I have on Deco (or Streamline or Moderne there is always one or two of these postcards included, they were, in many cases, the only visual surviving examples of what the buildings looked like. Patricia Bayer has done us all a favour with this delightful book of 264 postcards.Perhaps the Art Deco title is slightly misleading because as I looked through the pages Streamline seemed much more appropriate. So many of the buildings have those wonderful curves, right angles, glass blocks and occasional porthole windows that were part of any proper Streamline building. I always thought Arrasmith's stunning Greyhound terminals were ultimate examples of the style.A really nice feature in the book are postcards of Streamline buildings in parts of the world where you really wouldn't expect to see them: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Yokohama, Japan; Pula, now Croatia; Kharkov, Ukraine; Benalla, Australia; Casablanca, Morocco; Copenhagen, Denmark; Caracas, Venezuela and several in Britain. Page eighty-nine has a postcard of the remarkable Italian Colonia Fara beach front building designed in 1935, pure streamline and looking like it was transported from Los Angeles.The author covers it all with the postcard selection, exterior and interiors of buildings, motels, transport, commerce and industry, world's fairs, it's all here. Near the back of the book there are eight pages of perforated cards ready to mail (though far better, I think, to frame them). At the very back are thirty pages of captions for all the cards, full of fascinating detail about the buildings that were torn down over the years.This is a gem of a book for those who love the Deco/Streamline/Moderne style. Surely there must be enough of these wonders for a volume two!###LOOK INSIDE THE BOOK by clicking 'customer images' under the cover.

Fabulous postcards. I bought this book for a friend who loves all things Art Deco and she was chuffed with it.

As a fan of Art Deco as I was really pleased to get this book of postcards. I shall never actually use as them cards as the pictures are just fabulous.

Prompt delivery and product interesting

Loved the pictures in this book. Also the postcards that could be removed and used. Great coffee table book.