Photo Postcard book set.

    The first book is "Thirty Two Picture Postcards of Old Washington, D.C. Ready To Mail" edited by Robert Reed published by Dover Publications 1977.

   32 photographs. 16 pages. 9.25 x 11 inches, 28 cm. Printed in duotone on 8 leaves of perforated card stock, these picture postcards show famous buildings and sites: the Capitol and Pennsylvania Avenue in 1897, reviewing stands for Theodore Roosevelt's inauguration in 1905, the old Patent Office from around 1846, the original Smithsonian Building in 1864, Ford's Theatre and Star Saloon draped in mourning following Lincoln's assassination, the old Francis Scott Key Mansion, the Dolly Madison House, the East Room of the White House in 1893, the Old Stone House which was George Washington's headquarters in Georgetown, students at Howard University in 1893, the traditional egg-rolling festivity on the White House grounds in 1898, and 21 more! No Edition Stated. Measures about 9" x 6". 

      The second book is "Eros in Cartolina" by Guido Cecere  published by Alinari 2010. 

   Naughty Postcards. 

    Photographic postcards have long been popular and sought-after collectibles, attracting enthusiastic collectors of all ages. This book offers a panorama of highly specialized photographic postcards with particular emphasis on the most popular type those postcards that feature the female figure. It is amazing many of these cards survived decades of censorship and burnings. Sadly once again they face the new cancel culture's vicious censorship campaign. Erotic postcards featured a photograph of nude or partially nude women and sometime men. The cards sometimes even depicted naked lesbians. Such erotic cards were produced in great volume, primarily in France, in the late 19th and early 20th century. The term, French Postcard, was adopted in the United States where such cards were not legally made or sold. Post cards of an erotic nature from other countries were often still called French Postcards. The cards were sold as postcards in France, but the primary purpose was not for sending by mail, as they would have been banned from delivery. Street vendors, tobacco shops and a variety of other vendors bought the photographs for resale to tourists. Many American soldiers smuggled these back to the United States at the end of World War One. I was told I had a relative that spent some time in jail for trying to bring French Postcards back into the U.S. after the end of World War One. This book is a titillating tribute to these often sumptuous pin up models of yesteryear, to the mostly unknown artists who photographed them, and to the veterans and collectors who remember them. Stiff wrap covers. 

   Published on high quality paper. All pages tight and clean. No remainder marks, no price stickers. Brand new condition still sealed in original shrink wrap never opened or read. Measures about 8.5" x 6". Brand new copies like this one are selling for $80.00 and more on other sites. 

   Highly recommended set. These are fascinating rare post cards.