Author: ROWSOME, FRANK, JR.
Title: They Laughed When I Sat Down: An Informal History of Advertising in Words and Pictures
Description: New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1959, First Edition. quarter-cloth / paper boards, 4to. 181 pages; numerous illustrations. Fascinating text and illustrations of the movement from mere ads - mostly cramped text - to illustrated marketing selling the product and a lifestyle. Everything from waist boning to wartime bonds. Don Draper's inspiration. Inscribed to a gentleman "with thanks" by the author; the gentleman had a successful career in publishing. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by the author.

Keywords: American Advertising Commercials Television Wartime Advertising


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