Like retro books?

I found this fabulous resource for retro books on ebay. It’s not often I give folks a plug, but if you’re like me and consider these books gems, you’ll love looking through BirdHouse Books

The Golden books are great:

And along with a ton of other travel brochures, I really like the art on this one from Tehran.

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