Happy Christmas to those who celebrate the day!

Woman Holding a Sheaffer Pen by Coles Phillips, 1921 advert
Happy Christmas to those who celebrate the day!
Woman Holding a Sheaffer Pen by Coles Phillips, 1921 advert
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LIBRARIAN WANTED!
Santa Claus Sugar Plums
Strictly speaking, this ad features a newspaper, not a book. It’s so exquisite, though, that I am giving it a pass.
NY Times Advert, 1895
I adore vintage adverts of all kinds, but inevitably my favourites feature famous people. There is often a gap between a celebrity’s public image and the products or services they are willing to represent in exchange for money and more press. Naturally, I am in love with this list.*
12 Vintage Advertisements Starring Famous Authors [COURTESY FLAVORWIRE]
Be sure to stop back and let me know what you think!
*My only complaint: I wish they had included more than one ad featuring a woman writer.
A great advert for George Bernard Shaw’s play, Captain Brassbound’s Conversion.
Captain Brassbound’s Conversion
“Check out your library, just like I did.”