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Tavistock Books specializes in first editions, fine rare books & other related bibliographic material, with a special focus on Charles Dickens. New books arrive daily, please check with us should you not find the title you seek. Book searches are available for first editions in the subject areas you see represented here.

Customer satisfaction is guaranteed. The firm emphasizes fine condition throughout its stock. The firm is always interested in purchasing books such as what will be found on this web site; whether it be individual volumes or an entire library. If you have such books to sell, please contact the firm's owner, Vic Zoschak, regarding same.  Finally, please note, we do NOT offer a gratis appraisal service.

As a result of the Covid pandemic, Tavistock Books has transitioned to, primarily, an on-line only business model and the shop is now closed to the general public.  We welcome visits, on a 'by appointment' basis, by other members of the trade & established customers.  That said, please note, this website is open 24/7, and items so ordered will generally ship within 3 business days, if not sooner. 

Tavistock Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the Independent Online Booksellers Association.

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Airline Travel Posters

Airline Travel Posters

I suspect everyone reading this has heard the phrase “Want to get away?”, and immediately connects it with SWA advertising…..  however, long before the ubiquitous social media & television airline ads that now assault us daily, as early as 1910, the airlines used paper posters to advertise their service.  While earlier posters often featured the novelty travel means of the aircraft itself, once air travel had become more the ’norm’, post-WWII posters began highlighting the destination.  Posters were hung in airports, rail stations, travel agencies, hotels and city kiosks, and they were the main advertising avenue for air travel before television and the internet took over as their primary advertising medium.  From the latter part of this era, our list this week features 13 colorful ‘destination’ posters from the 70s & 80s, which center on such vacation spots such as Hawaii, Australia, Tahoe, & Utah, to name but a few.

So with this travel inspiration in mind, we invite you to take a browse, and plan your next getaway!

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