New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. First edition stated, full number line Black paper boards with gold lettering to spine. viii, 343 p.p., [8] p.p. colour photographs. Dust jacket has a few scuffs and bumpes to extremities, some light chafing to rear, else fine. Versace: the..... More
Saint Amad Montrod, France: Filipacchi, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 190pp. Illustrated throughout. Tight, fine in d/w. Fashion tribute to the 1980s in which "creations of major designers such as Azzedine Alaia, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Yves Saint Laurent, Issey Miyake and Thierry Mugler..." More
[Toronto?]: Birks Jewellers, 1966. Soft cover. 9.5" x 9.5" Orig. illustrated wrappers, staple binding. 72 pp. Colour vintage advertisements. Business card of Douglas H. Riley stapled inside front cover. Light rubbing to edges, else fine. More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Orig. black cloth boards with blind tooled device on upper front cover, vi, 245pp. Illustrated. About fine in d/w, Jacket worn with small stain on lower rear cover. A guide to hand made oriental rugs, their quality and value. More
Switzerland: Breitling SA, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8.5" x 8.5" Teal paper boards. 95 pp. Colour photography throughout. One scuff to rear board. Fine condition. More
Switzerland: Breitling SA, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8.5" x 8.5" Teal paper boards. 95 pp. Colour photography throughout. Light scuffing to boards, else fine. More
Gravenhage: Nederlandsche Maatschappij van Schoone Kunsten, 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Foliio. Original cloth-backed boards, title lettered on front board, spine unlettered, 168 pp., with [41] engravings by Henry Brown after drawings by important Dutch artists as well as numerous in-text illustrations, including head and tail pieces and illustrated initials. Foxing..... More
New York: Universe Publishing, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Universe of Fashion. Full black cloth, gold lettering. 80 pp. Copiously illustrated in colour. Fine. Dust jacket is lightly age toned and soiled, some bumping to extremities. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 10.25" x 14" Full orange cloth. 141 pp. Fully illustrated. Remainder stamp to tail edge. Dust jacket lightly toned and bumped to extremities. Else fine. More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1923. Hardcover. 18mo. Second Impression. Red cloth boards. [2] 3-146 p.p. Illustrated thorughout with photographs and illustrations of fabrics. Light rubbing to edges, extremities. Rubbing to spine ends and front joint. Pages browned, but interior clean. In very good condition. Definitions and classifications of fabrics, and..... More
Milan: Congedo Publising, 2010. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. 4to (11.5" x 17"). Text in Italian. Full white cloth. 447 pp. Fully illustrated in colour. Age toning to tail edges of boards. Dust jacket has short tears at foot of front cover, foot of rear joint, and head of rear cover..... More
Toronto: Random House of Canada, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. SIGNED by author to title page. Pictorial paper boards. xx, 341 pp. [16] pp. photographs. Glassine dust jacket is sunned to extremities, two small stains. Else fine. Christmas gift card inserted, from "Angus and Jane" to Ella, indicating that the..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1948. Hardcover. 8vo. xi, 323 p.p. Red cloth boards with black lettering to spine, blind device and border panel to front board. Some smudging to covers, rubbing to spine ends, joints, edges and corners. Damp staining to tail edge of text block. Foxing..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Stated first edition. xvi, 105 p.p. Red cloth boards with gilt titling to spine and front board. Bumping and rubbing to spine ends and corners, and rear joint. Some soiling to top edge, and to spine. 18 unnumbered B&W..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2004. Soft cover. 8vo (imperial). xi, 269 (6) p.p. Paperback. Rubbing to spine ends, otherwise clean. A fine copy of book. The Body Impolitic is a study of tradition, looked at as a product of a person's heritage, but also as a millstone of..... More
Quebec City: s/n. No Binding. [ca. 1920]. Red printed advertisement, 1pp. Printed in English and French. Wrapper lightly sunned, o/w very good. Contains a laundry price list for a variety of clothing, incl. 'Socks per pair: 3c; Lady's Skirt, plain: 15c; New White Shirt: 10c ...' Open 7 days a...... More
Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 2003. Soft cover. 8vo (medium). Unabridged eprint of the second edition of Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Costume and Decordation, originally published in 1947. ix, 182 p.p. With numerous illustrations of various styles of costume. Light rubbing to jacket edges. Some scuffing to rear cover..... More
New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Full tan cloth, stamped dancer to front board. viii, 82 pp. [6] colour plates, B&W figures in text, illustrated by the author. Toning and soiling to cloth. Age toning to interior. Bookplate to front pastedown. More
London: Carlton Books, 2007. Hardcover. 8.5" x 8.5" Black pictorial paper boards. Colour pictorial endpapers. 304 p.p. Fully illustrated in colour and B&W. The Swimsuit gives a chronological overview of the history of the bathing costume and celebrates this unique garment in all its manifestations. Revealing the impact on the..... More
Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1871. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo (imperial). First French Edition. Halfbound morocco over blue marbled boards, iv, 599pp. Frontispiece, [18] b/w and colour lithographic plates, plus numerous handsome woodcuts in-text; light foxing, bottom edges somewhat trimmed; marble chipping on rear board along spine, o/w very..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1932. Hardcover. 18mo. Full blue cloth. 165 pp. Extremities lightly sunned and rubbed, wear to corners, a few light damp stains to cloth. Interior is age toned. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 9" x 9" Pictorial paper boards, in matching jacket. Geometric endpapers. 303 pp. Fully illustrated in colour. Light brusising to spine ends, else fine. Dust jacket lightly bumped at spine ends and lightly soiled at rear joint, near fine overall..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 9" x 9" Pictorial paper boards. Pictorial endpapers. 303 pp. Fully illustrated in colour. Light bruising to spine ends, else fine. Dust jacket lightly bumped at spine ends and chipped at lower front corner, near fine overall. Magnificent in their..... More
London: Mitchell Beazley, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Full navy cloth. 206 pp. Copiously illustrated in colour. Slight age toning to edges of pages, else fine overall. British style is admired and imitated the world over. A universal currency in design, it is beyond fashion: an enduring image that dresses..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 1999. Soft cover. 8vo. First paperback edition. Cream card wraps. 293 p.p., [19]. With 493 illustrations, 198 in colour. Offsetting to covers, a few creases to spine head, bumping to corners, visible glue at rear hinge. A stunning account of some of the finest and most..... More