--- product_id: 1206771 title: "Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past – Antique Found Photographs with Evocative Inscriptions by Ransom Riggs" price: "1291571₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/1206771-talking-pictures-images-and-messages-rescued-from-the-past-antique store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past – Antique Found Photographs with Evocative Inscriptions by Ransom Riggs **Price:** 1291571₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past – Antique Found Photographs with Evocative Inscriptions by Ransom Riggs - **How much does it cost?** 1291571₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/1206771-talking-pictures-images-and-messages-rescued-from-the-past-antique) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past – Antique Found Photographs with Evocative Inscriptions by Ransom Riggs [Riggs, Ransom] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past – Antique Found Photographs with Evocative Inscriptions by Ransom Riggs Review: Little Pieces of History - This book is certainly entertaining. Interesting. Funny, sad, strange, and occasionally downright weird. All of these things and more are accomplished using very few words. That, for me, has always been one of the most amazing things about photos. They have the ability to allow me to step back in time and let my imagination fly. Of course that very ability can be frustrating. I have only a small handful of my family's pictures. No grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins, but my husband's family has tons- and the majority have no inscriptions. His aunt, the only one who could have identified some of them, is now too old to remember. I can't think of a better- or more novel- way of making that point than Mr. Riggs did with this book. Photos, whether ours or someone else's, give us a visual link to the past that mere words cannot. Even if they are of complete strangers, we know that OUR relatives lived back then- saw those cars, wore similar clothing, went through that war. It is scary to think that by putting our family pictures on hard drives or discs instead of paper we might lose scores of family gatherings, Christmas mornings, graduations, and more. And it does happen as anyone who has ever had a hard drive fry can attest to. Something most of us probably wouldn't think about until it was too late. Review: An Excellent Choice For Anyone Interested In Found Photos - From cover to cover, this book is filled with fascinating images that are thought provoking and capture the reader's imagination. The author wisely lets the images and their messages do the "talking" and the reader is left to do the interpretation which is the point of the book. As a collector of such images and similar books in this field, I was not disappointed with the "interestingess" of photos included, the arrangement by theme, and the large number of images included. This is the kind of book that you can pick up again and again and discover something new. Destined to become a classic within the field of found/vernacular photography, this book is a keeper and a must have. In short, this book works and works well. The quality of the reproductions and the printing is very good and for the price it's a real bargain. I purchased additional copies to give as gifts. A sequel to "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children" this book is not (another fascinating book by the way), it was not intended to be. Nor is it an overly wordy or scholarly work on found/vernacular photography, which is a good thing in my opinion. As previously mentioned, the author expertly presents the material and the reader is left to explore the context of each image paired with its message. The images within the book stand on their own and do so superbly. I highly recommend this book, it's a real gem. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #790,629 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #272 in Pop Culture Art #2,149 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences #3,518 in Art History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (513) | | Dimensions | 7.9 x 7 x 0.9 inches | | Edition | Original | | ISBN-10 | 0062099493 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0062099495 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 384 pages | | Publication date | October 16, 2012 | | Publisher | Dey Street Books | ## Images ![Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past – Antique Found Photographs with Evocative Inscriptions by Ransom Riggs - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51t8ifbfq3L.jpg) ![Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past – Antique Found Photographs with Evocative Inscriptions by Ransom Riggs - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41-PCx9GMvL.jpg) ![Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past – Antique Found Photographs with Evocative Inscriptions by Ransom Riggs - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31+VZ1X0t4L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Little Pieces of History *by B***Y on February 8, 2014* This book is certainly entertaining. Interesting. Funny, sad, strange, and occasionally downright weird. All of these things and more are accomplished using very few words. That, for me, has always been one of the most amazing things about photos. They have the ability to allow me to step back in time and let my imagination fly. Of course that very ability can be frustrating. I have only a small handful of my family's pictures. No grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins, but my husband's family has tons- and the majority have no inscriptions. His aunt, the only one who could have identified some of them, is now too old to remember. I can't think of a better- or more novel- way of making that point than Mr. Riggs did with this book. Photos, whether ours or someone else's, give us a visual link to the past that mere words cannot. Even if they are of complete strangers, we know that OUR relatives lived back then- saw those cars, wore similar clothing, went through that war. It is scary to think that by putting our family pictures on hard drives or discs instead of paper we might lose scores of family gatherings, Christmas mornings, graduations, and more. And it does happen as anyone who has ever had a hard drive fry can attest to. Something most of us probably wouldn't think about until it was too late. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Excellent Choice For Anyone Interested In Found Photos *by A***S on October 24, 2012* From cover to cover, this book is filled with fascinating images that are thought provoking and capture the reader's imagination. The author wisely lets the images and their messages do the "talking" and the reader is left to do the interpretation which is the point of the book. As a collector of such images and similar books in this field, I was not disappointed with the "interestingess" of photos included, the arrangement by theme, and the large number of images included. This is the kind of book that you can pick up again and again and discover something new. Destined to become a classic within the field of found/vernacular photography, this book is a keeper and a must have. In short, this book works and works well. The quality of the reproductions and the printing is very good and for the price it's a real bargain. I purchased additional copies to give as gifts. A sequel to "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children" this book is not (another fascinating book by the way), it was not intended to be. Nor is it an overly wordy or scholarly work on found/vernacular photography, which is a good thing in my opinion. As previously mentioned, the author expertly presents the material and the reader is left to explore the context of each image paired with its message. The images within the book stand on their own and do so superbly. I highly recommend this book, it's a real gem. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I like it but... *by C***L on October 17, 2012* Ok, I am a lover of old photos. I go to sales as Riggs does and look at them, I have a few of my own that I have purchased. I was really excited for this book. So when I remebered it was out, I bought the ebook version. And I enjoyed it. However, I was hoping for more story telling. I love the way he did that in the prior book he wrote, I enjoyed that book so much; I have been hoping for the story to continue and get a book two. Instead we got this one, which, as I have said was cool, but flat. I am not like the reveiwer who wanted money back, no no, that is not how the world of publishing and the art of writting works, this book is an art, and so is the collecting of the photos. It just needed more meat. If you love photos or history this book is for you. p.s. 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