Joy of Life Vintage Photography Coffee Table Book | 1989 Life Magazine by Philip B Kunhardt Jr | Inspirational Hardcover Decor Gift
$29.22
☀️ Bring a smile to your living room table or office shelf with The Joy of Life—a 1989 photography anthology edited by Philip B. Kunhardt Jr.
This large-format hardback blends 224 pages of Life magazine’s most uplifting images and essays, from a child’s first splash in a lake to a couple’s first kiss.
This book contains more than 250 color and black‑and‑white illustrations. A book of happy pictures from a bygone era —a perfect conversation starter when guests flip through its colourful spreads.
The chapters (“Beginnings,” “A Child’s World,” “Growing Up,” “The Great Outdoors,” “Loving,” “Simple Pleasures,” “Our Animal Friends,” “Steppin’ Out,” “Miracles” and “Generations”) chronicle life from birth to old age with warmth and humour.
❤️ Each photograph is accompanied by short captions that capture universal joys—families playing in the snow, anglers patiently fishing, or teenagers dancing.
The oversized pages (9 ½×12 in / 24.1×30.5 cm) invite casual browsing and look gorgeous on a coffee table or displayed upright on a shelf. Kunhardt, a former managing editor at Life magazine and author of several award‑winning titles, curated these images to “rewrite history in cheerful, rosy colors”, making this book as inspiring today as when it was published.
Year/Publisher: 1989, Little Brown & Company
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 224 pages with over 250 colour & B/W photos
📐 approx. 12¼ × 9¼ × ¾ in (31 × 23.5 × 1.9 cm)
Weight: 1.3 kg
✔️ Very good vintage condition. The dust jacket shows light wear overal and there are tiny dark marks on one corner of the closed book. Please check the photos.
Use it as a decorative accent on your coffee table, as a thoughtful gift for photographers or design lovers, or as inspiration in a studio or office.
Guests will love flipping through the vivid images and sharing their own memories.
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Joy of Life Vintage Photography Coffee Table Book | 1989 Life Magazine by Philip B Kunhardt Jr | Inspirational Hardcover Decor Gift
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