Books About Postcards

Arrasich. An essential catalog of Italian artists' postcards. Artists listed alphabetically with listings of their works including values. Hundreds of color illustrations. 1999, softcover, 192 pp, text in Italian. Learn More

Megson & Megson. Catalog and price guide of advertising sets and series. Very extensive, a must. 1985, softcover, illustrated in b/w, 327 pp, out-of-print, new but slightly shop-worn. Learn More

Fanelli & Gadoli. Covers the artists of art nouveau postcards in fourteen different countries.Hundreds of color illustrations along with excellent text. An essential text. Hardcover, 377 pp, out-of-print, text in English. Learn More

Mashburn. A comprehensive catalog and price guide to Black Americana-related postcards. 1999, softcover, 399 pp, 730 b/w illustrations. Learn More

A superlative travel guide to Jewish sites in Poland, with a thorough inventory of surviving Jewish records. Illustrated in color largely with vintage postcards of Poland. 1997, hardcover, 446 pp. Learn More

French catalog of postcards, early edition. Softcover, b/w and color illustrations, 542 pp, text in French, out-of-print, used. Learn More

French catalog of postcards, early edition. Softcover, b/w and color illustrations, 536 pp, text in French, out-of-print. Learn More

Best and most extensive catalog of postcard artists. 10,000 artists listed alphabetically with lists of their works and prices. A must! Softcover, b/w and color illustrations, 536 pp, text in French, used, out-of-print. Learn More

French catalog of postcards. Hardcover, b/w illustrations, 512 pp, text in French. Learn More

French catalog of postcards. Hardcover, b/w and color illustrations, 542 pp, text in French, used, out-of-print. Learn More

Price guide to postcard values in Great Britain. Over 6,000 entries listing all the world's postcards. Softcover, b/w illustrations, 200 pp. Learn More

Miller & Miller (or Miller & Ryan). The finest text on American postcards. Covers the publication and historical context of the postcards of the Golden Age of Postcards. 1976, sixteen pages of color illustrations, many other b/w illustrations, 280 pp, out-of-print, used, softcover, minor faults to cover. Learn More

Burdick. A classic reference to U.S. postcards prior to 1898. 1957, hardbound, 144 pp, illustrated in b/w, used, out-of-print. Learn More

Greenhouse. An essential reference for the topic, reviewing the U. S. presidential campaigns and their postcards. 1984, softcover, 109 pp. , hundreds of illustrations in b/w, out-of-print, new but slightly shop-worn. Learn More

Chapkuna. Full-size, color illustrations of 495 turn-of-the-century Russian postcards. 1993, hardback, 303 pp, accompanying text in Russian. Learn More

Dell'Aquilla. Includes a biography, complete checklist, values in five currencies and illustrations of every known Kirchner. 1996, softcover, 220 color illustrations, 230 pp. Learn More

Hansen. A complete reference work to this Secessionist Art series with illustrations of nearly all the postcards. 1982, hardcover, 18 color plates, rest illustrated in black and white, 328 pp, text in German. Out-of-print. Learn More

Mashburn. A comprehensive catalog and price guide to sports-related postcards. 1998, softcover, 480 pp, over 900 b/w illustrations. Learn More

Britsch and Weiss. A wonderful treatise on this sublime topic in postcards. Although in Italian, it is well worth having for the color illustrations of the finest avantgarde postcards including the Bauhaus, Italian Futurism, Russian Propaganda, Photomontage, etc. 1989, softcover, 167 illustrations, 127 pp, out-of-print. Learn More

J. L. Mashburn. The most complete general pricing guide. 2001, 4th edition, softcover, illustrated in b/w, Out-of-print. 511 pp. Learn More