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ALBUM DI LAVORI FEMMINILI IN BIANCO
Edizione: Prima edizione . Pagine: 63 . Illustrazioni: Molte figure in nero nel testo . Formato: 24° . Rilegatura: Brossura con dorso rovinato . Stato: Discreto . Caratteristiche: Bruniture . Collana: Biblioteca del popolo 58 . Note epoca: Fine Ottocento
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CALTHROP Dion Clayton
English Dress from Victoria to George V. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
8vo., First Edition, with 16 coloured plates on 8 and numerous line illustrations in the text, endpapers very lightly browned; original red cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, UNCUT AND LARGELY UNOPENED, backstrip mildly faded (but all lettering entirely legible), a very good, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. A lovely copy of this standard reference. PRESENTATION COPIES FROM THIS AUTHOR ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE.
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SILMON Pedro
The Bikini. With an Introduction by Merial McCooey. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous full-page coloured photographs throughout; black cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in white, pink endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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GEFFRYE MUSEUM
Utility Furniture and Fashion 1941-1951. 24 September to 29 December 1974. FINE COPY
Oblong. 4to., First Edition, with numerous reproductions throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy. This deceptively comprehensive and detailed catalogue is a notable addition to the literature of WWII's 'Utility' campaign.
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SETTLE Alison
English Fashion. [Britain in Pictures]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with 8 coloured plates and 23 monochrome illustrations in the text; original series binding of pictorial brown boards, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly suffed dustwrapper. Carney, 121.
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BAILEY David
Fashion Theory. Edited by Carol di Grappa. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with numerous full-page plates throughout; black cloth, upper board letterd in blind, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Contributors include Bailey, Barboza, Elgort, Horst, Lennard, Moore, Pagliuso, van Wangenheim. SCARCE.
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GIBBINGS SARAH
THE TIE. TRENDS AND TRADITIONS.
4°, TELA GRIGIA EDITORIALE CON TITOLO SCURO AL DORSO, SOVR. FIG. A COLORI, PG. 160, 200 ILL. B.N. E A COLORI N.T. (ANCHE PIENA PG.), FOREWORD BY SIR HARDY AMIES. FIRST PUBLISHED.
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MORINI LUCIANO (FOTO) - PREMOLI ALDA (TESTO)
MODA E MUSICA NEI COSTUMI DI SYLVANO BUSSOTTI.
4°, CARTONATO EDITORIALE CON TITOLO AL DORSO E AL PIATTO ANTERIORE, SOVR. CON FOTO A COLORI, PG. 139 (1), NUMEROSE FOTO A COLORI N.T. (PREVALENTEMENTE P. PG.).
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CANTONI LAMBERTO - MORA GILBERTO (A CURA DI)
NEI LUOGHI DEL DISINCANTO.
4°, BROSSURA NERA CON SOVR. ILL. A COLORI, PG. 139 (1), NUMEROSE FOTO B.N. E A COLORI P. PG. N.T., IN QUESTO VOLUME SONO RIUNITI NOVE TRA I PIU' AUTOREVOLI FOTOGRAFI ITALIANI (G. P. BARBIERI - G. GASTEL - M. GLAVIANO - P. GUIDOLOTTI - U. MULAS - P. ROVERSI - F. SCIANNA - A. TIBURZI - O. TOSCANI) CHE SI INTERROGANO SULL'EVOLUZIONE DEL PROPRIO STILE E SUL LINGUAGGIO DELLA FOTOGRAFIA DI MODA . PRIMA EDIZIONE.
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LEVI'S DENIM ART CONTEST. CATALOGUE OF WINNERS.
8°, BROSSURA CON FOTO A COLORI, PG. 58 N.N., NUMEROSE FOTO A COLORI P. PG. N.T., PRESENTAZIONE DI RICHARD M. OWENS, BARON WOLMAN E JOHN BURKS.
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EMPORIO ARMANI MAGAZINE N. 15. SEMESTRALE MARZO-AGOSTO 1996.
IN FOLIO (CM. 38,5X29), COPERTINA CON FOTO B.N. UNITA DA DUE PUNTI METALLICI, PG. 127, CON I SERVIZI FOTOGRAFICI: "CONTROVERSIAS" FOTOGRAFIE HABANERE DI GIANFRANCO GORGONI E "ROSABLANCA" STORIA DI MODA CUBANA FOTOGRAFIE (B.B. E A COLORI) DI ALDO FALLAI, OTTIMO STATO.
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PANZINI ALFREDO
LA PENULTIMA MODA 1850-1930.
16°, TELA EDIT. CON TITOLO IN ORO AL PIATTO ANT. E AL DORSO, SOVR. ILL. (LIEVI SEGNI DEL TEMPO), PG. 44, 110 TAVOLE F.T. TRA "PERSONAGGI" E "FIGURE E FIGURINI". PRIMA EDIZIONE.
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PACKER WILLIAM
I GRANDI DISEGNATORI DI VOGUE 1922-1982.
4°, TELA ROSSA EDITORIALE CON TITOLO IN ORO AL DORSO E AL PIATTO, CUSTOIA RIGIDA FIG., PG. 240, PAGINE DI CARTA ROSATA SI ALTERNANO A PAGINE DI CARTA PATINATA, NOTEVOLE REPERTORIO DI IMMAGINI B.N. E A COLORI, TIRATURA LIMITATA A 2500 COPIE NUMERATE (NS. 2098), BUONO STATO. PRIMA EDIZIONE. N.B. IL VOLUME PESA OLTRE 2 KG. E LA TARIFFA DI SEPDIZIONE SUBIRA' UN RITOCCO RISPETTO ALLO STANDARD.
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TREMAYNE ARTHUR (EDITOR)
GUIDA DEI COMPRATORI AI MERCATI INGLESI DELLE INDUSTRIE TESSILI E DI DRAPPERIE E VESTIARIO DA UOMO E DA DONNA.
8° (CM. 24,5), PERCALLINA COLOR GRISAGLIA CON CORNICI AZZURRE E TITOLI BLU FRA DUE OVALI CON FIGURINE DI MODA, RISGUARDI FIG. CON PUBBLICITÀ, PG. 668, ALL'INZIO DEL VOLUME DETTAGLIATO ELENCO IN ORDINE ALFABETICO CON " NOMENCLATURA DELLE INDUSTRIE", TESTI ESPLICATIVI DEI PRODOTTI E/O TESSUTI CON A SEGUIRE PUBBLICITA' DEI PRODUTTORI, NOTEVOLE REPERTORIO DI MODA DEL '900, BUONO STATO.
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UFÉRAS GÉRARD
L'ÉTOFFE DES RÊVES.
4°, SETA NERA CON AUTORE IMPRESSO A SECCO AL DORSO E AL PIATTO, SOVR. CON FOTO B.N., PG. 138 (6), NOTEVOLE REPERTORIO ICONOGRAFICO DI FOTO B.N. P. PG., PRÉFACE DE C. LACROIX, TEXTE DE S. MOWER, BUONO STATO. PRIMA EDIZIONE. (C)
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Molfino, Alessandra Mottola
'Dalla Culla Alla Corte'
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Very clean inside and out, except for a brief inscription of two names and a date: an Italian art historian gave the catalog to a childrens wear designer in America. Text in Italian. Illustrated in color and black & white. The catalog was prepared to accompagny the exhibition at Rocco di Angera in Milan in 1984. The exhibition examined the clothing of both children and their nannies during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many photographs of the often white lacy clothing that both children and nannies wore. Also accessories like handkerchiefs, lace ribbons, parasols, etc. Text by Alessandra Mottola Molfino. 105 works in the exhibition checklist. Most illustrated in color or black & white. Bibliographical note. 9" high X 7" wide, 83 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed and shipped with tracking.
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Guerrini, Lucia
Le stoffe copte del museo archeologico di Firenze. (Antica collezione).
This is an about very good softcover copy in the original publisher's printed wrappers. Very clean inside and out, but a few checkmarks next to some titles in the bibliography and a neat short signature of the previous owner, an art historian in New York, on the front endpaper. Some foxing to the first plate and the blank facing page. Bottom right corner lightly creased. Text in Italian. 114 black & white illustrations. 10" high X 7" wide, 108 text pages + plates. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Sobolev, N. N.
Essays on the History of Decorating Fabrics / Ocerki Po Istorii Ukrasenija Tkanej
This is a very good hardcover copy in the original gray and blue decorated cloth covers. Very clean inside and out. Text completely in Russian. 260 black & white illustrations. 10" high X 7" wide, 433 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Sotheby Parke Bernet
Fine Oriental Carpets and Textiles
This is a very good softcover copy with only light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby Parke Bernet in Hong Kong on December 4, 1978. The sale consisted of a large assortment of carpets and textiles, all from China. The sale featured the Mandarin Square collection of Mrs. Clifford D. Martin. One of America's best known collections of Chinese textiles was formed in the early part of the 20th century by Mrs. Clifford D. Martin. A contemporary art critic wrote in the New York Times, (June 5, 1937), that she possessed the finest private collection in New York, if not the entire country. Not long after this article appeared, the collection was cited in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies in 1944. The collection was also exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum in New York in 1945, and published in the University of Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin in 1953. One of Mrs. Martin's primary interests was Mandarin Squares, a selection of about 30 was included in this auction. 143 lots in the complete sale. All illustrated in black & white + 6 color plates of carpets. Price estimates sheet included, but no prices realized sheets. 10" high X 7" wide, 78 pages.
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Jullien
La Grande Maison De Blanc
This is a very good softcover copy in silver moire patterned silk wrappers, with a color plate of a pink parasol at the beach by Jullien, tipped on to the front cover. Generally clean inside and out, some occasional foxing, and a small group of indentation points on a number of the pages in the same place. Text in French. This is the April 1926 issue of this catalog prepared for La Grande Maison de Blanc in Paris on the Place de L'Opera. About 24 pages with sections on lingerie, intimites, ladies fashion and gentleman's fashion. Illustrated throughout with line drawings colored with various pastel shades by Jullien. 2 color plates hors texte, one each by Jullien and Pierre Mourgue. All done in a art deco style. Texts by Babette, Germaine Beaumont, Rosine, and Berniere. 10" high X 8" wide, about 24 pages.
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Sotheby's
Arts of the Islamic World Including Fine Carpets and Textiles
This is a near fine softcover copy with almost no wear. Just a couple of scuffs to the covers. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby's London on April 9, 2008. Sale code: L08220 "MEDINA". The sale consisted of a broad range of Islamic arts including masterpieces of calligraphy from a private European collection, an album of calligraphy annotated by Emperor Shah Jahan, an important group of sacred curtains from Mecca and Medina, a rare and important Abbasid Ka'ba key, an important Siculo-Arabic marble panel from Southern Italy, and an exceptionally rare Royal belt buckle from Al-Andalus, among many other things. 405 lots in the sale. Almost all illustrated in color. Prices realized sheets included. 11" high X 8" wide, 468 pages.
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Nugent, Kathleen
Art to Wear
This is a very good softcover copy with light cover wear. Completely clean inside. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the American Craft Museum in New York in the summer of 1983. Curated by Kathleen Nugent. The exhibition explored recent sophisticated craft clothing made by American women weavers. Many from the New York area. 24 full-page color plates. Work by 24 weavers. 8" square.
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Christie's
Davide Halevim Magnificent Carpets and Tapestries
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Binding firm. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's in London on February 14, 2001. The sale consisted of Davide Halevim's collection of carpets and tapestries. 133 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color with several fold-outs. 11" high X 8" wide, 224 pages. Prices realized sheets included. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Jean-Louis Picard
Collection d' Ouvrages Illustres Mode Elegance Luxe Art de Vivre
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Jean-Louis Picard on March 11, 1994. The sale consisted of 19th and early 20th century fashion books and magazines. 161 lots in the sale. About 45 of them illustrated, some in color. No prices realized sheets, just price estimates for each lot. 12" high X 8" wide, 31 pages.
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Pinner, Robert and Michael Franses
Turkoman Studies, 1. Aspects of the Weaving and Decorative Arts of Central Asia
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Edited by Pinner and Franses, with essays by a dozen scholars. 28 color plates + many black & white illustrations in the text. 11" high X 8" wide, 288 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Lester, Katherine and Bess Viola Oerke
Accessories of Dress
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Top page-edge gilt. Previously owned by early 20th century society hostess, Mrs. Henry A. Brevoort, and with her signature on the front endpaper. 49 full-page plates + 644 illustrations in the text. All in black & white. Circa 1940, the very latest on hats, shoes, gloves, handbags, jewellery, bouquets, boutonnieres, etc. Bibliography. Index. 11" high X 7" wide, 587 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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SESC: Serviço Social Do Comércio
Labirinto Da Moda Uma Aventura Infantil
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out, just light rubbing to rear cover. Text in Portuguese. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition in January and February of 1996. A separate smaller booklet with the plan of the exhibition is bound in. Illustrated in color and with vintage black & white photographs of Brazilian children's dress. 11" high X 10" wide, about 60 pages + booklet.
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Sylwan, Vivi
Woolen Textiles of the Lou-Lan People
This is a near fine hardcover copy of the first edition, not the later reprint, with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out, no previous owner markings. Bound in plain green polished cloth boards with the title in gilt on the spine. This title was issued as Publication 15, Volume VII Archaeology 2, of the Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-Western Provinces of China under the Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. Introduction by Folke Bergman. Appendix on 'Spinning tools' by G. Montell. Text in English. Glossary. Concordance (list of objects). 15 plates accompany the text, including 1 color plate with 20 pieces on it. Also 3 plates with the appendix. 2 maps. 34 drawings in the text. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 127 pages. This is a beautiful copy of the superior first edition. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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London. The Arts Council
Islamic Carpets from the Collection of Joseph V.McMullan
This is a fine hardcover copy in a near fine dust jacket. The book is completely clean inside and outside, with the dark green cloth covers free of marks, the gilt titles to front cover and spine still very bright. The jacket is just a bit toned at the top edge, with a three short closed tears, otherwise fine. This catalog was prepared to accompany an exhibition by the Arts Council at the Hayward Gallery in London in 1972. Introductory essay by David Sylvester discusses the history of collecting and exhibiting Islamic carpets and textiles in the 19th century and the few serious scholarly efforts to study them systematically. Against this background, Joseph McMullan began around 1930 to collect carpets from the Islamic world. Eventually his collection specialized in "Turkish" carpets. The entries for the 149 carpets in this exhibition are by McMullan and are mostly taken from his earlier work Islamic Carpets, of 1965. Also included is a note on techniques of carpet weaving by May H.Beattie. Area map. Chronological table. Illustrated with 49 full-page color plates. Folio, 12" high X 8" wide, 59 text, note and catalog pages + color plate section. A nice commemoration of an important collection and a beautiful book.
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Textile Art 9
This is a very good softcover copy in the original illustrated wrappers with just light edge wear. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm. Text entirely in Japanese. This periodical is devoted to the art of the kimono. Features the work of several artists. Hundreds of color photographs of kimonos. Also technical details and diagrams. (Original price sticker from the period $22.36 at New York Kinokuniya Bookstore.) 12" high X 9" wide,173 pages.
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Montgomery, Florence M.
Textiles in America 1650-1870
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket of the first edition of this standard work. Completely clean inside and out. Stated first edition of Montgomery's exhaustive dictionary of American textiles from 1650 through 1870. Bibliography. Color plate section + hundreds of black & white illustrations. 10" high X 9" wide, 412 pages. A beautiful copy of the first edition. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Lipperheide, Frederick
Katalog der Kostumbibliothek
This is a fine set of two hardcover volumes in rust red cloth as new. Completely clean inside and out. Text in German. The Lipperheide catalogue is one of the most important costume bibliographies. This work lists over 5000 titles in subject order. With subject and author indexes. With complete collation details for all the works listed. Illustrated in black & white. 8 1/2" high X 6" wide, xvi, 645 & xii, 840 pages. A fine unused set. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Dar, S. N.
Costumes of India and Pakistan
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket and glassine wrapper. There is just a little chipping to the glassine wrapper at the top of the spine, otherwise no wear. Very clean inside and out. One tiny ink number (price in India?) to the dark gray front endpaper. This is the later printing of S. N. Dar's 1969 classic on Indian and Pakistani dress. 142 illustrations including 4 in color. Bibliograpy. Vocabulary. 11" high X 8 1/2" wide, 244 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Jarrett, Marvin Scott
Genius # 3
A fine hardcover copy in pink glazed boards with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. A photographic "documentation of people wearing blue jeans turned into a study of how we wear denim to help create the individuals we are". Illustrated throughout in color. No text. All photography captions fictitious. Kai Regan photographer. Matt Cook art director. 12" high X 8" wide, 95 pages.
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Fillin-Yeh, Susan
Dandies. Fashion and Finesse in Art and Culture
This is a fine hardcover copy in black boards with titles in gilt on front cover and spine. No dust jacket, possibly issued without one. Edited by Susan Fillin-Yeh with essays by 8 scholars. Illustrated in black & white. 9" high X 6" wide, 291 pages.
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Piton, Camille
Le Costume Civil en France du XIIIe au XIXe Siecle
This is a very good hardcover copy bound in dark blue cloth covers with red leather title label printed in gilt to the spine. Very clean inside and out. Text in French. 12 color plates and over 700 black & white illustrations. This classic survey of French costume from the 13th through the 19th centuries uses French sculpture, paintings, and engravings to illustrated the variety of costume in France. 11" high X 8 1/2" wide, 380 pages. No date, but circa 1910- 1920. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Feijoo, Bernardo Canal
Ensayo Sobre La Expresion Popular Artistica En Santiago
This is a good softcover copy with some wear to the covers and some foxing to the endpapers. Cover edges worn, covers soiled. Text in Spanish. 25 full-page color plates of South American textiles. 11" high X 8" wide, 134 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Wheeler, Candace
The Development of Embroidery in America
This is a very good hardcover copy of the first edition, with just light wear. Red cloth covers fine, spine title in gilt dulled, spine faded and a few small stains (minor). Very clean inside, but a little spotting here and there, as is typical with this soft acidic paper. Plates fairly clean, but also lightly spotted. Illustrated in black & white. 4to, 9.5" high X 6.5" wide, 151 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Toschi, Paolo
Arte Popolare Italiana
This is a very good hardcover copy in gray cloth covers printed in red and gold with tassel device on the front cover and title in faded gilt to the spine. Edges of the covers a bit toned. Small date on lower edge of front endpaper. Very clean inside. Text in Italian. The 2 page ENGLISH summary laid-in. This is a thorough survey of Italian craft and folk arts including sections on farm and agricultural implements, furniture, textiles and costumes, jewelry and personal ornament, ceramics and glassware, metalwork, cooking ware, wrought iron work, signage, theatrical and festival masks, religious arts, also a section on popular prints. Extensive bibliography. 553 illustrations including many color plates. Plus many more illustrations in the section on popular prints. List of craft makers and producers. 12" high X 10" wide, 451 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Darmstadt
Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst 1901- 1976. 6 Volume Set
This is a near fine softcover 6 volume set complete with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and very clean outside. (Last volume has one neat signature of art historian previous owner on the front endpaper). Spines not creased, bindings firm. Volume I: Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst. 78pp. Text in German. Essays by H. W. Sabels, D. Sternberger, J. Hermand, W. Hofmann, G. Mann, G. Reising, M. Müller, C. Pohl, G. Busch. Volume II: Kunst und Dekoration 1851-1914. 208pp. Texts by R. Schoch, H.M. Schmidt, G. Reising, S. Beeh-Lustenberger, W. Beeh, C.B. Heller, H. Georgen. Volume III: Akademie-Sezession-Avantgarde um 1900. 192pp. Texts by H.-G. Sperlich and H. Kleinstück. Volume IV: Die Künstler der Mathildenhöhe. 232pp. Volume V: Die Stadt der Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt 1900-1914. Künstlerkolonie Mathildenhöhe 1899-1914. Die Buchkunst der Darmstädter Künstlerkolonie. 226pp.Texts by E.G. Franz, E. Wiest, A. Wolde, E. Huber, H.-G. Sperlich, H. Paris, B. Rechberg, H.J. Wystrach and K. Wölfing, C. Heelhaar, E. Zimmermann. Volume VI Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst Darmstadt 87pp. Texts by Dolf Sternberger, Brigitte Rechberg, among many others. Bibliography. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white with hundreds of photographs. 8.5" square. A beautiful set. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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D'Allemagne,Henry Rene
Les Accessories Du Costume et Du Mobilier
This is a very good copy in cream paper-covered boards with a glassine protective jacket with some edgewear. Very clean inside, with some foxing to the endpapers. Text in French. This is volume 2 of the famous 3 volume survey of 13th to 19th century accessories including: beauty utensils and instruments, glasses and lorgnettes, clocks, tableware, combs and hairpieces, etc. Profusely illustrated in black & white photos. Folio size, 13" high X 10" wide, 389 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Borsalino
Giuseppe Borsalino 1834-1934
This is a very good softcover copy with only light wear. Light cover soil, a soft crease to top corner of front cover and a short closed tear to front cover at the top of spine. First few pages have bottom corners creased. Small mark left by removal of a small piece of tape on upper corner of front free endpaper, otherwise very clean inside. Text in Italian. This is essentially a history of Giuseppe Borsalino company, the famous hat-makers from Italy. The text relates the circumstances of his birth and early years, and the fame and fortune that resulted from his sucess as a designer and maker of high quality men's hats. The photo illustrations show two plates of Borsalino hats, and many of the factory workrooms with workers making the hats. Also photos of the buildings connected the Borsalino Foundation. 43 pages of text. Folio, 12" high X 9" wide, cream colored stiff paper covers.This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Lewis, F.
British Textiles
This is a near fine cloth copy in a very good dust jacket. Jacket has two chips: at top and bottom of spine. Very clean inside and out. 99 black & white photo illustrations. This is a survey of the best work in post-war British textiles. Brief introduction and notes to the illustrations. 11" high X 8", 20 text pages + illustrations. wide. A beautiful copy. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Dimand, Maurice
The Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs in the City Art Museum of St. Louis
This is a very good hardcover copy in maroon cloth with the title in gilt on the spine, and the top edge gilt. Previous owner bookplate on front endpaper. Number 463 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. 69 full page plates including 13 tipped in plates in color. Introduction and notes to the plates by noted authority Maurice S.Dimand. Large folio, 12 1/2" high X 9" wide. A beautiful copy. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Art Institute of Chicago
An Exhibition of Antique Oriental Rugs 1947
This is a very good softcover copy with some wear to the back cover and back page upper corner creased. Clean inside and out. Short introduction by curators Charles Fabens Kelley and Margaret O. Gentles. 114 carpets in the exhibition, many illustrated in black & white. Bibliography. 4to, 10" high X 7" wide. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Colas, Louis
La Mode
Fascicle 1. 12 full-page color lithographs of early 20th century ladies fashions. "Printemps & Ete 1905" Spring & Summer wear. With a title-page and 2 plates of hats & hairstyles, the other 10 plates are full length portraits of women in early twentieth century formal gowns and accessories. They are shown against pale gray or brown backgrounds, either in sumptuous interiors or in grand exteriors. The designs were created by "Louis Colas Compositions & Dessins. 74-76 Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Paris". This is an oversize thin folio in very good condition, but some slight cover soil, and a bite taken out of the bottom corner of the rear board, with the title in large gilt script on the front cover, with 12 large color lithographs on a nice rag paper, with only occasional finger marks to the margin or front edge. 18" high X 12 1/2" wide. A nice set of these 12 really beautiful prints. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Boehn, Max Von
Mode Spiegel
This is a very good copy in printed cloth, clean inside. Text in German. A survey of European fashion during the 16th through 19th centuries. 103 black & white and 31 color plates. Sections on children's clothes, on fashion journals, etc. 7" high X 6" wide, 176 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Hiler, Hilaire and Meyer
Bibliography of Costume. A Dictionary Catalog of About Eight Thousand Books and Periodicals
This is a very good hardcover copy in blue cloth covers with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and just a couple of light marks outside. 9" high X 6" wide, 911 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Waugh, Nora
Corsets and Crinolines
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. The jacket is all there, no chips, just a little toned. The book itself is also very good, the blue cloth covers with title in gilt fine. Inside the endpapers and preliminary pages a little offset because of the highly acidic paper, otherwise clean throughout. This survey of women's undergarments begins with the 16th century and ends in the mid 1920's. Illustrated in black & white with 115 drawings and photographs. Bibliography. Glossary. 12" high X 9" wide, 176 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Metropolitan Museum of art
The Costume Institute. Bulletin August/September 1971
This is a very good softcover copy with only light wear. Very clean inside and out. This short collection of essays and illustrations celebrates the Costume Institute and its programs. Illustrated in black & white. 11" high 8.5" wide, about 50 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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