{"product_id":"adventures-captain-horn-frank-stockton-scribners-1895-classic-poster","title":"\"The Adventures of Captain Horn\" by Frank R. Stockton – Charles Scribner's Sons (1895) - Classic Vintage Book Poster","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bold and magnificently decorative example of \u003cstrong\u003e1890s American Art Nouveau literary advertising poster art\u003c\/strong\u003e, reproduced to capture the vibrant graphic energy of this \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Scribner's Sons book promotion poster\u003c\/strong\u003e. This \u003cstrong\u003eglossy printed vintage literary poster\u003c\/strong\u003e — printed by \u003cstrong\u003eJ.E. Rhodes, New York\u003c\/strong\u003e — advertised \u003cstrong\u003eFrank R. Stockton's\u003c\/strong\u003e popular adventure novel \u003cstrong\u003eThe Adventures of Captain Horn\u003c\/strong\u003e, published by \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Scribner's Sons\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200 GSM+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gloss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e A5, A4, A3, A2, A1, A0, 20×30\", 24×36\", 30×40\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free — rolled in protective cardboard tube\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced in \u003cstrong\u003e1895\u003c\/strong\u003e to promote \u003cstrong\u003eFrank R. Stockton's\u003c\/strong\u003e bestselling adventure novel — published by the prestigious \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Scribner's Sons\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York — this vivid Art Nouveau poster used the bold visual language of the American poster boom of the 1890s to create a striking design of tangled ivy vines on a golden yellow ground, with a mysterious dark silhouetted figure emerging from the foliage. \u003cstrong\u003eFrank R. Stockton\u003c\/strong\u003e (1834–1902) was one of the most popular American fiction writers of the late 19th century, best remembered for his short story \"The Lady, or the Tiger?\" (1882). \u003cstrong\u003eThe Adventures of Captain Horn\u003c\/strong\u003e (1895) — a South American treasure adventure — was one of his greatest commercial successes. The bold Art Nouveau letterforms and dramatic colour contrasts are characteristic of the finest \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican 1890s publisher's book promotional poster design\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, \u003cstrong\u003e1890s American literary publisher's promotional posters\u003c\/strong\u003e are charming and collectible pieces of \u003cstrong\u003eGilded Age American book history and graphic design\u003c\/strong\u003e. This reproduction is perfect for lovers of \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Art Nouveau\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGilded Age literary culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eVictorian adventure fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e, or collectors of \u003cstrong\u003e19th century American publisher's graphic art\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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