Vintage Main Streets Coffee-Table Book | 1988 Hardcover Rare Book | Small Town USA Canada Photography | MidCentury Americana Decor

$45.45 $56.81

🚗 Hit the road (in your living room) with this rare Main Streets 1988 hardcover—your passport to small-town America and border-city Canada!

Overflowing with 191 pages of full-color, high-quality street photography, this Bison Book edition is a must for urbanists, history buffs, and décor lovers alike.

📜 About the Creators
– Timothy Jacobs, noted urbanist and author, brings decades of experience studying city planning and community character. His clear, engaging text guides you through every town’s unique vibe.
– Ruth DeJauregui, photo editor extraordinaire, curated the hundreds of evocative images—each shot capturing the heart and soul of Main Street life.

✔️ Condition
– Dust jacket: Very good vintage condition, with light surface marks.
– Cloth bound cover: Sturdy brown cloth shows minimal wear, a small fabric lump in the back and one bumped corner. Please check photos.
– Pages: All 191 pages crisp and clean, vivid color intact.


– Height: 12 1/4 inches (31.1 cm)
– Width: 9 3/8 inches (23.8 cm)
– Spine thickness: 1 inch (2.5 cm)
– Weight: 1.4 Kg

• Cultural snapshot: A visual celebration of America, from soda-fountain drugstores to Independence Day parades.
• Photographic merit: Top-tier color work by leading documentary photographers—each frame a story.
• Collector’s gem: “A Bison Book” edition from W. H. Smith Canada, now out of print and impossible to find elsewhere.
• Stylish décor: Makes a stunning coffee-table display or shelf accent in any farmhouse, cottagecore, or mid-century modern home.

🤍 Imagine curling up at home with this stunning volume—each spread pairs gorgeous photographs with heartfelt poems and personal stories from the people who lived on those streets. It’s a deeply moving, beautiful journey you’ll return to again and again.

Perfect as a coffee-table centerpiece, a stylish shelf accent, or meaningful home décor and gift. Who knows—your own town’s Main Street might be waiting to greet you here!

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