{"product_id":"7159-london-transport-posters","title":"London Transport Posters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditor: \u003c\/b\u003eMichael F. Levey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePhaidon\/London Transport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication: \u003c\/b\u003e1976, First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eSoftcover, perfect-bound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages: \u003c\/b\u003e80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e200 x 305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eText: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e0714817295\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Preface) 'Susan Sontag once wrote that 'A poster aims to seduce, to exhort, to sell, to educate, to consume, to appeal.' All this is true, but a poster also reflects in the language of graphics the taste and 'image' which its client demands of it. And it is within this orbit that a poster flourishes or withers as Art. The London Transport poster is a perpetual inducement to move physically, a visual celebration of the delights to be gained by transportation. Its seeming indulgencies in the odd and anecdotal, in the historical and romantic, which produced some of its finest images, are deceptively gentle instances of a hard sell. London Transport's advertising policy has been and still is based on a belief in the powers of evocative enticement...'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eGood. Shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing and tanning to cover\/edges. Please note that some product listings use stock imagery, so the item received may not be the item shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStandard Postage: \u003c\/b\u003eProvides 'limited cover' for loss\/damage only up to £30GBP. Please select the alternative ‘full cover' option at checkout for more valuable items! Excess shipping charges will be reimbursed. \u003cb\u003eAny import charges\/taxes, if incurred, to be covered by the buyer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7159\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58408363917695,"sku":"7159","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0496\/2979\/0360\/files\/7159-London-Transport-Posters-1.jpg?v=1789554584","url":"https:\/\/www.theprintarkive.co.uk\/products\/7159-london-transport-posters","provider":"The Print Arkive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}