Match Book Indian Matchbox Labels

Name: Match Book Indian Matchbox Labels
Price: 85.5 USD
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ISBN: 9788186211229

ISBN-10: 8186211225

ISBN-13: 9788186211229

Edition: 2007

Authors: Shahid Datawala

List price: $19.95

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Designed as a large matchbox, complete with slipcase and striking edge, Matchbook is the first-ever collection of Indian matchbox labels. Curious and visually stunning, matchbox labels come in a staggering variety of designs. A well-established brand quickly spawns imitations and variations as small producers compete with the large in an anarchic marketplace. The book showcases almost one thousand colorful members of this extended family, including such brands as Cheetah Fight, Judo Deluxe, Tip Top, and New Shit. The introduction provides an insight into India's complex match industry, where an unjust economy throws a shadow over the vibrant graphics it produces.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Tara Books Agency
Publication date: 10/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 196
Size: 4.75" wide x 6.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Shahid Datawala is a designer, photographer and obsessive collector of all manner of curios, and is well known in design circles in India and Europe. Shahid can often be spotted trawling the street markets of Indian cities where, among other things, he has managed to accumulate thousands of matchbox labels. His collection is one of the most enviable in the country.