Railway posters 1923-1947
Subtitle: from the collection of the National Railway Museum, York
By: Beverley Cole & Richard Durack.
Contributors: Cole, Beverley.; Durack, Richard.
Publisher: Laurance King
Published: 1992
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: National Railway Museum -- Catalogs.; Railroads -- Great Britain -- Posters -- Catalogs.; Posters, British -- Catalogs.; Posters -- Great Britain -- 20th century -- Catalogs.; Posters -- England -- York -- Catalogs.
Genres: Catalogs.
Description: Between 1923 and 1947 the railway poster in Britain was in its heyday. These were the years of the so-called 'Big Four' companies: the Great Western Railway, Southern Railway, London Midland and Scottish Railway, and London and North Eastern Railway. In the competition for passengers, each of the companies developed its own distinctive style of poster advertising. This book contains over 200 of the most striking and innovative designs of the period.