Actualite Couture; Chapeaux de Paris. No. 40
Printemps 1956. magazine. Magazine. French fashion magazine. 116pages. Color and black and white fashion photographs. Top of spine shows wear. More
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Atelier Chardon Savard No. 3.
Paris: Edition Atelier Chardon Savard, 2004. Wraps. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 148pp French text. More
cinquant'anni di stracci.
Fabiani, 1960. Wraps. Questa Pubblicazione e stata stampata in 1,500 copie Nel Gennaio 1960, in occasione del cinquantesimo anniversario della Sartoria Fabiani. Wrappers in titled folder. Some chipping at bottom of spine. 60's fashion. La Casa Fabiani Ha Il Placere Di Presentare Questo Album in Occasione Del Duo Cinquantenario 1910-1060..... More
Jun Ashida 30 years of the designer.
Japan: 1993. Hardcover. 32.5 x 24.5 cm. Quarto. 184 pages Grey cloth in dust jacket. Extensively illustrated in color. Text in English, Japanese, and in a few places French. Signed by Jun Ashida on the front free endpaper. More
Musee Du Costume De La Ville De Paris Vingt Ans Apres...; Le Musee Du Costume De La Ville De Paris Principaux Enrichissements 1956-1976
1977. Wraps. Pictorial wrappers. 98 illustrations. More
Hamilton Drown Household Book.
Gutman's Department Store, 1910. Wraps. Tied wrappers. 95pp. A complimentory "household" book issued in 1910 to advertise the shoes that the Gutman's Department Store in Clayton, Missouri sold. Numerous illustrations of shoes available at that time. Nice copy with some light soiling to covers. More
Masterpieces of Women's Custumes of the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Crown, 1959. Hard Cover. Quarto. 83pp Blue cloth in chipped dust jacket. Inscription of previous owner on front endpaper. Stain on edge of front free endpaper. Binding reinfornced with tape to inner joints. Color reproductions of dresses and patterns. More
Schiaparelli & Prada: Impossible Conversations (Metropolitan Museum, New York: Exhibition Catalogues).
Metropolitan Museum Of Art, 2012-06. Hardcover. Small quarto. (11" x 8") Color pictorial cover. More
Love of a Glove; The romance, legends, and fashion history of gloves with an appendix, How to Know Gloves and How They Are Made
Fairchild Publishing Co., 1947. early reprint. Hard Cover. Dark blue cloth. Gilt lettering. Many photographs and drawings. More
Pieces of a Pattern: Lacroix.
Thames & Hudson, 1992. Hardcover. 31 x 23 cm. Quarto. 192 pages. Blue cloth in dust jacket. With 260 illustrations, 134 in color. Boldly signed and dated by designer Christian Lacroix on the front free endpaper. Dust jacket spine is faded. More
Geoffrey Beene: The Anatomy of His Work.
Abrams, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. (14" x 10 1/2") 120 illustrations, including 70 in full color and 50 in duotone. Nice copy in dust jacket. Light creases at bottom back of dust jacket. 1. More
Imperial Wardrobe.
Ten Speed Press, 2000. Hardcover. Quarto. 204pp A near fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In an archival mylar protective wrapper. More
Moments De Mode; A Travelers Les Collections Du Musee Des Arts De La Mode
Paris: Musee Des Arts De La Mode, 1986. Stiff wrappers. Quarto. 181pp Photograhies David Seidner, Dessins Fabio Palamidese. French Text. Oversize paperback. More
The Setts of the Scottish Tartans.
Oliver and Boyd, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. (10" x 8") 125pp. Color frontispiece and 31 full page color illustrations. Eight showing facsimilies of selected representative tartans and six illustrating the chapter on tartan design. Other color plates reprodujce diagrams and woven specimens made by the author. including bibliography..... More
Modern Souls.
New York: Art Publishers, 1995. Hard Cover. Quarto. (14" x 11") With black and whtie photographs by Herb Ritts. Envelope laid in with 2 color posters. More
A History of Shoe Fashions; A study of shoe design in relation to costume for shoe designers, pattern cutters,manufacturers, fashion students and dress designers, etc
London: Sir saac Pitman, 1969. First edition. Hard Cover. 331pp A nice copy in dust jacket. Some light creasing to jacket flap. In a brodart protective wrapper. With shoe drawings by the author. Costume drawing by Jay Lloyd. More
Willy Maywald et la mode; 13 novembre 1986 - 4 janvier 1987
Musee De La Mode et Du Costume/Palais Galliera, 1986. Wraps. Quarto. Stiff wrappers. 147pp French text. Small crease at bottom front cover corner. Exhibition catalogue A very nice copy. More
Flair Annual 1953.
Cowles Magazine Inc, 1953. Hard Cover. Quarto. 226pp Red boards with gilt design. "The magazine for fashion, art and culture". Laid in is note SIGNED by editior Fleur Cowles. A very nice copy. More
Paris-Couture-Annees Trente.
Paris: Le Musee, 1987. softcover. Quarto. (12 1/2" x 10") Text in French. Stiff wrappers. 255pp. Some light edge rubbing and small creases to covers. More
Aus besten Kreisen; 110 satirische Bilder aus dem Empire Nach den kolorierten Kupferstichen ders,, Bon Genre Mit einem Nachwort von Gretel Wagner
Harenberg, 1980. Wraps. octavo. Wrappers. German text. Satirical watercolors Nice copy. More
Bill Blass An American Designer.
New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. 30.5 x 30.5 cm. Quarto. 272pp. 227 illustrations, including 190 in full color. Grey cloth in dust jacket. Signed and dated by fashion designer and one of the authors of this work Michael Vollbracht on the front free endpaper..... More
I Am Iman.
New York: Universe Publishing, 2001. First edition. Hard Cover. Quarto. 168pp Pictorial boards with glassine wrapper. SIGNED "Enjoy! Love Iman 2003:" on half title page. More
Le Costume.
Paris: Librairie D'Art R. Ducher, 1931. Wraps. Five volume set. Stiff wrappers. Octavos. Hundreds of illustrations Vol. 1: Antiquite-Moyen Age, Vol. II. Renaissance - Louis XIII, Vol. III. Louis XIV - , Louis XV, Vol. IV. Louis XVI - Directoire, Volume V. Consulat - Premier Empire Louis-Philippe- Napoleon III. All..... More
The Vogue History of 20th-Century Fashion.
Viking, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 410pp A nice copy in dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. More
Children's Costume The Complete Historical Sourcebook.
London: Thames and Hudson, 2009. Hardcover. Quarto. 159pp. With over 1000 specially drawn outfits and accessories the ultimate sourcebooks for children's clothing through the ages.1,045 illustrations with 730 in color. A very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. More