History Press

Fading Ads of Gloucester extends the current series from the History Press in the UK, USA, and Ireland. The material has been researched and gathered by Chris West, graphic designer for the publisher. The format of the titles in the series varies but this one […]

Fading Ads of Gloucester by Chris West

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Signs in Media and tagged Book Books Chris West Fading Ads Fading Ads of Gloucester Ghost Signs Ghostsigns Gloucester Gloucestershire History Press Sam Roberts UK on April 29, 2017 by Sam Roberts

Fading Ads of Cincinnati by Ronny Salerno is the latest in the series of books from The History Press. Documenting the ghostsigns of his hometown, Ronny offers up some beautiful examples, complimented by detailed local history research that places them in context. Versus others in […]

Fading Ads of Cincinnati

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Signs in Media and tagged Book Books Cincinnati Fading Ads Ghostsigns History Press Ohio Ronny Salerno USA on July 23, 2016 by Sam Roberts

Cover of Ghost Signs of Dublin by Antonia Hart and Lynn Nalty — Last year saw the publication of Ghost Signs of Dublin, to my knowledge the first book covering the subject in Ireland. It is the latest in the growing set of titles from The History Press, previously focused on the UK and USA. (See: Birmingham Alabama; […]

Ghost Signs of Dublin by Antonia Hart

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Sign Folk Signs in Media and tagged Antonia Hart Book Books Dublin Ghost Signs Ghostsigns History Press Interview Ireland Lynn Nalty on November 16, 2015 by Sam Roberts

This ghostsign advertising Roxy’s Hunting Goods did for Lawrence O’Toole what the Stoke Newington Fount Pens sign did for me. It sensitised him to the presence of ghostsigns in the urban environment, and started a programme of activity that would lead to the publication of […]

Fading Ads of Philadelphia by Lawrence O’Toole

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Signs in Media and tagged Book Books Fading Ads History Press Lawrence O'Toole Philadelphia Review USA on October 15, 2014 by Sam Roberts

Cover of the book Fading Ads of St. Louis by Wm. Stage — This stunning photograph is from the cover of Wm. Stage‘s latest addition to the ghostsigns literature, ‘Fading Ads of St. Louis‘. Stage’s first book, ‘Ghost Signs‘, remains the definitive text on the topic and so it is no surprise to find his latest work full […]

Fading Ads of St. Louis by Wm. Stage

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Signs in Media and tagged Book Books Fading Ads Ghostsigns History Press Jim Kargus Ken Jones Lonnie Tettaton Review Robert Frank St Louis USA Walldogs William Stage Wm. Stage on April 3, 2014 by Sam Roberts

Cover of Fading Ads of Birmingham book by Charles Buchanan and Jonathan Purvis — Birmingham, Alabama, is the location for this addition to the ghostsigns literature from resident advertising expert and artist Charles Buchanan. For a city founded as recently as 1871 there is a rich history found on its walls, one that Buchanan has diligently researched and which […]

Fading Ads of Birmingham by Charles Buchanan and Jonathan Purvis

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Signs in Media and tagged Alabama Birmingham Book Books Charles Buchanan Fading Ads Ghostsigns History Press Jonathan Purvis Review USA on August 11, 2013 by Sam Roberts

Fragment of hand-painted sign for Lewis Stone — Today sees the publication of the UK’s first ghostsigns book. Liverpool Ghost Signs by Caroline and Phil Bunford is “a sideways look at the city’s advertising history” and features over 150 images of fading, crumbling and disused signage. Caroline and Phil were almost single-handedly responsible […]

Liverpool Ghost Signs by Caroline and Phil Bunford

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Sign Folk Signs in Media and tagged Books Caroline Bunford History Press Interview Liverpool Mosaic Phil Bunford Sam Roberts UK on November 15, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Liverpool Ghost Signs Book Cover — [Update: Now published.] Every book comes with a free foreword from me, pre-order it here.

Liverpool Ghostsigns book available to pre-order

This entry was posted in Signs in Media and tagged Books Caroline Bunford Ghostsigns History Press Liverpool Phil Bunford Sam Roberts UK on May 20, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Liverpool Ghost Signs Book Cover — [Update: Now published.] Caroline & Phil Bunford have just released this preview of the cover of their forthcoming book Liverpool Ghostsigns. If you look very closely you’ll notice in the lower portion that the foreword is written by me, so I’m doubly excited about the […]

Book News: Liverpool Ghostsigns

This entry was posted in Signs of Note and tagged Books Caroline Bunford Event History Press Liverpool People Phil Bunford Sam Roberts Type UK on December 8, 2011 by Sam Roberts

Fading Ads of New York City Book Cover — The eagerly awaited release of Frank Jump’s ‘Fading Ads of New York City’ book is almost upon us. I was fortunate enough to be offered a sneak preview by Frank himself so here are some reflections on the book to whet your appetite and hopefully […]

Fading Ads of New York City

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Signs in Media and tagged Books Frank Jump History Press London New York People Review USA on November 4, 2011 by Sam Roberts