"Oh, how ugly he is!"

Vintage advertising poster for a suntan lotion or oil.

Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers :.

Paris :Chez Denné le jeune ... [et] chez Perlet ...,1806..

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From France

Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, had the Dutch franchise for "OPEKTA", a pectin product for making jams and jellies. The annex to his office became the hiding place for 8 Jews during the Nazi occupation, 1942-1944.

From the illustrated book, with text and commentary by A. M. Mucha.

The cover page is here: flic.kr/p/2jKbhw7

And the first section is here: flic.kr/p/2md2fze

Advertising poster for Haldy's "Precision Watches", which claims that they adjust the sun while Father Time looks on.

From the illustrated book, with text and commentary by A. M. Mucha.

The cover page is here: flic.kr/p/2jKbhw7

And the first section is here: flic.kr/p/2md2fze

"Provincial Exhibition of Decorative and Industrial Arts"

"General Exhibition of the Kingdom of Bohemia in Prague". Interesting that the poster has text in Czech (left column) and French, but not a word of German -- in spite of the fact that in 1891 Czechia is part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

"L'Allemand, meschant soudart, Meurtrier, traitre et pillart..."

"The German, evil soldier, Murderer, traitor and plunderer..."

To make new things from old, let's recycle"

From the illustrated book, with text and commentary by A. M. Mucha.

The cover page is here: flic.kr/p/2jKbhw7

And the first section is here: flic.kr/p/2md2fze

Poster for the 40th National Conference on Swiss Commerce and Finance.

From the illustrated book, with text and commentary by A. M. Mucha.

The cover page is here: flic.kr/p/2jKbhw7

And the first section is here: flic.kr/p/2md2fze