Vintage advertisements have a visual charm and nostalgiac allure that continues to influence artists and designers well after the ad has run its course.
Part of this longevity comes from the universal appeal carefully crafted by ad agency artists hired to evoke a feeling with their artwork, which is why the ads created for airlines during the Jet Age make you want to soar.
Designer Matthias C. Hühne has put together a wonderful collection of vintage airline ads in a book called Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975, which focuses on an important time in both airline and graphic design history.
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if you like this kind of book, I can recommand this one (no French text, just vintqge posters pictures):
http://www.amazon.com/Affiches-LHistoire-LAviation-French-Collective/dp/2850882933/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442634646&sr=8-1&keywords=affiches+de+l%27histoire+de+l%27aviation
The Citadelles editor has some early transportation posters books on trains, cars, etc that are all most beautiful than the others.