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1920rif. 3395A small portfolio of women's fashion designs broken into four folders of loose plates 20 plates per folder for a total of 80 plates. This copy missing one plate from the second series 1905-1910. Beautifully hand colored pochoir plates illustrating the fashions of the time each card measuring 7 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches. The year shown at the bottom of each card. Each wrapper also illustrated with a color plate. Charming original folding case with patterned papers and silk ties. Hinge paper broken as usual but covers still holding case is slightly worn but all four paste on labels are present. Brown silk ties still there. All wrappers clean and unworn. (Editions Nilsson) books
1952rif. 41618Chippewa Falls WI: Mason Shoe Manufacturing Co 1952. First Edition. Very good . An illustrated wholesale catalog of leather mens and ladies footwear and outerwear from the Mason Shoe Manufacturing Company of Chippewa Falls WI. Generously illustrated in color throughout with detailed product descriptions and model numbers that correspond to the original price list in front. Of note is a four page spread of men's leather coats including "The Racer" a classic motorcycle-culture jacket with multiple zippers straps and buttons. Wraps. Oblong 4to. Color illustrated wraps. Mild handling wear. Faint creasing to wraps. Overall sound clean. 112pp. Mason Shoe Manufacturing Co unknown books
1962rif. 28400New York: Revlon Inc 1962. Very Good. New York: Revlon Inc. 1962. First Edition. Quarto. Bifolium. Seventeen hair color samples mounted to interior. Light edgewear; punctures from hair mounts to rear; general surface scratching overall Very Good. This trade catalog includes Revlon's "Predict-A-Mat" chart to interior indicating how stylists and patrons can change their natural Light Blonde hair to say Light Gold or Sunburst. Rear cover includes an additional chart showing how the competitors have no direct comparable shades to the Ultra-Ash series. A glimpse into the world of early 1960s advertising and fashion. No copies in retail and not located in OCLC. Revlon, Inc books
1985rif. 81353San Francisco: Last Gasp 1985. First Edition. Quarto. 26cm. Publisher's glossy card illustrated wraps. 92pp. Clean and bright very light wear a near fine copy. Internally clean. A very clean and pretty copy of a half-serious half-tongue in cheek run down of San Francisco subcultures of the early 1980's their peculiarities history and linguistic peculiarities. From Shboom to Miss Thing via Cholo slang and mockery of the Mallbeat. A snowglobe of the SF youth culture of days gone. 81353. Last Gasp unknown books
1988rif. 50508Paris: Laffont 1988. First French language edition. Softcover. near fine. Quarto. Unpaginated. Stiffened color photo wraps white spine lettered in black. Illustrated with 46 color plates and a black & white portrait of Issey Miyake all by Irving Penn. Exposition Paris Musée des Arts Décoratifs 5 oct. au 31 déc. 1988. Text in French. Laffont unknown books
1999rif. 159683San Francisco: Zip Zap Hair Salon Circa 19990. Original hand colored and annotated flyer advertising Zip Zap hair salon San Francisco circa 1990. San Francisco's Zip Zap Hair Salon opened on 245 Fillmore Street in 1986 and is still in operation today. 8.5 x 11 inches Xerographic duplication colored and annotated with oil pastel. Very Good plus with several small pinholes. Zip Zap Hair Salon unknown books
1920rif. 3396A small portfolio of women's fashion designs broken into four folders of loose plates 20 plates per folder for a total of 80 plates. This copy missing plate 20 from the third series 1720-1775. Beautifully hand colored pochoir plates illustrating the fashions of the time each card measuring 7 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches the year shown at the bottom of each card. Each wrapper also illustrated with a color illustration. Charming original folding case with patterned papers and silk ties. Case is worn but intact with short silk ties remaining. Former owners name in ink on several plates in the first series some of the signatures across the bottom of the images. (Editions Nilsson) books
1925rif. 3398A small portfolio of women's fashion designs broken into four folders of loose plates 20 plates per folder for a total of 80 plates. This copy missing two plates from the second series 1820-1845. Beautifully hand colored pochoir plates illustrating the fashions of the time each card measuring 7 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches. The year shown at the bottom of each card. Each wrapper also illustrated with a color illustration. Charming original folding case with patterned papers and silk ties. Case is worn on the spine but complete with four paste on labels intact and patterned covers bright. Ties present. No Publisher books
1978rif. 1003703Westport Connecticut: Here & There 1978. June 1978 issue of Here & There Francine Horn's groundbreaking fashion trend report advising American retailers on the upcoming European fall collections. The only photo story in the issue "The London Collections Fall '78" is also the largest. A statistical analysis of the new styles purchased by three hundred French retail stores at the Port de Versailles exhibition breaks down the data by clothing item number of interested stores and percentage of retailers' projected budgets an unusual feature in forecasting reports. The "Retail Details" section highlights oversized silhouettes by Agnes B. and Thierry Mugler in Paris early Laura Ashley and Elle coordinates in London and separates by Max Mara and Kenzo in Milan. Both a major trade publication and a savvy ad for Francine Horn's fashion trend consultancy Here & There was an industry must-read a success due in part to her husband David Charles Horn's candid photography and provocative editorials. Like most fashion forecasting reports from the 1970s this number of Here & There is scarce in commerce and in institutional holdings. A very good example. Single volume measuring 14 x 8 inches: 94. Original coil-bound stiff black wrappers lettered in white. First leaf printed on orange paper black-and-white photographs and line drawings throughout text. Light shelfwear top right corner of upper wrapper clipped. Here & There unknown books
1870rif. 6703Liverpool: Calvert & Robertson ca 1870. Edition Unknown. as issued. A good copy; somewhat dusty; old fold. 4to. There are 4 large litho. illus. in a fanfold brochure. A large fanfold brochure illus. with four full page illus. of men's overcoats displayed in different settings. The brochure celebrates the design of the coat to be so original that it was patented. Calvert & Robertson unknown books
1937rif. 47916Praha Prague: C. Wolfrum 1937. First edition. Paperback. Very good. Vlasta Novakova. Very slim quarto 30.5 cm Original beige handmade paper wraps bound with a stringtie binding and three punch holes and with the Wolfrum gold monogram on the front cover. Eighteen leaves with color lithograph fashion illustrations on every leaf. Light dust soiling on the wraps; some occasional thumbing in the margins of the pages; minor markings and notations in pencil here and there. A first edition of this scarce original trade catalogue issued by the C. Wolfrum textile firm in Czechoslovakia and featuring the "Chic Parisien" line created by Vlasta an in-house designer. The designs in this catalogue highlight the growing influence of militaristic styles such as square-edged shoulder pads plate hats and an emphasis on tight waists and long skirts. C. Wolfrum paperback books
1932rif. 25922Paris: Au Printemps 1932. 1 vols. Image 11-1/2 x 8 inches matted to 17-1/2 x 14 inches. 1 vols. Image 11-1/2 x 8 inches matted to 17-1/2 x 14 inches. Reynaldo Luza 1893-1978 pre-eminent fashion artist was born in Lima Peru. He began training as an architect at the University of Louvain Belgium but returned to Peru at the outbreak of World War I where he changed his studies from architecture to art. In 1918 he came to the United States where he earned his living by contributing drawings to several fashion publications principally VOGUE HARPERS BAZAAR and VANITY FAIR. In 1921 he joined HARPERS BAZAAR as the principal fashion artist a position he was to hold for 27 years. He divided his time between New York Paris and London working closely with all of the leading fashion designers of the times--Poiret Patou Lelong Paquin Douillet Doucet Cheruit Worth Drecoll Callot Soeurs Redfern Martial et Amand Premet Reboux Chanel Vionnet Molyneaux Schiaparelli Hartnell Steibel and Balenciaga among others. In 1940 Luza made New York his principal base where over the next few years he continued his activities at Harpers as well as creating fabric and furniture designs and the costumes for the movie "The Bridge of San Luis Rey". Among other distinctions he received several honorary appointments from the government of Peru including that of Artistic Director of the Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York World's Fair of 1939-40; he also did the interior design of the new Lima airport. In 1950 Luza returned to Peru where he began a second career as a portrait painter exhibiting his work over the next few years in Paris New York and Washington D.C. Au Printemps unknown books
1877rif. 2152New York 1877. Good. 311pp. Folio. Original orange pictorial wrappers. Light wear and soiling some minor loss to wrappers. Text toned slight biopredation to final leaf. A lovely catalogue of patterns for clothing of all types issued by E. Butterick & Co. The catalogue opens with styles for ladies' coats and dresses moving on to wraps and jackets then skirts and tops followed by essentials such as bloomers and corsets and aprons and chemises. There is a section of clothing for "Misses and Girls" as well as doll patterns children's clothing and "Boys and Gentlemen." Menswear includes everything from smoking jackets and caps to overalls and kneebreeches. The rear cover advertises Singer Sewing Machines which received numerous awards at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia the previous year. The front cover notes agents for Singer machines in Galveston Texas pinpointing the distribution area for the present catalogue. An excellent source for fashions of the period. unknown books
1977rif. 1004235New York: The Wool Bureau 1977. Original trend report on American knitwear for fall 1977 featuring fashion sketches on every page each captioned with the name of the manufacturer the wool content and the retail price. Featured designers of these ready-to-wear styles include Donna Karan for Anne Klein Gloria Vanderbilt and Kay Unger. Also represented are the mass-market "sport" lines of Givenchy and Pierre Cardin. The Good Wools was issued by The Wool Bureau the American branch of the International Wool Secretariat. The IWS shaped global fashion trends for decades through forecasting reports like this one and through the International Woolmark Prize which launched the careers of designers Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld. In 1997 the IWS would rebrand as The Woolmark Company keeping their iconic logo the stylized skein of yarn used throughout The Good Wools to signify 100% wool content. Provenance: Ellen Robinson uncredited designer of the tweed separates created for a New Division of Alex Colman page 81. A near-fine copy. Spiral-bound volume measuring 10 x 5.25 inches: 8 170. Original color photographic wrappers. Text printed on tan paper with brown card chapter dividers line drawings on every page. The Wool Bureau unknown books
1978rif. 1003704Westport Connecticut: Here & There 1978. September 1978 issue of Here & There Francine Horn's groundbreaking fashion trend report focusing on haute couture Japanese fashion and resort wear: "The posh stuff is back in line for Fall '78." Forecasting a year in advance the pages reveal trendsetting European designs for Fall 1979 alongside their American counterparts with lively editorial commentary. The opening chapters celebrate the return of haute couture and its translation to ready-to-wear led by St. Laurent and Givenchy and inspired by Hollywood glamour Chesterfield overcoats and vintage cocktail looks. The coverage of American resort wear highlights the role of the fashion illustrator in forecasting. Because those collections were presented in private showrooms that prohibited photography Here & There charged their "much overworked illustrator Mr. Frank Spina with the prodigious task of capturing with his 'rapacious rapidograph' the highlights of these resort collections" which included designs by Bill Blass Norma Kamali Perry Ellis and Willie Smith. Both a major trade publication and a savvy ad for Francine Horn's fashion trend consultancy Here & There was an industry must-read a success due in part to her husband David Charles Horn's candid photography and provocative editorials. Like most fashion forecasting reports from the 1970s this number of Here & There is scarce in commerce and in institutional holdings. A very good example featuring original patterns and twenty original mounted textile swatches. Single volume measuring 14 x 8 inches: 123 1. Original coil-bound stiff black wrappers lettered in white. First leaf printed on magenta paper; black-and-white photographs and line drawings throughout text; twenty tipped-in fabric swatches. Light shelfwear corners bumped lower wrapper creased. Here & There unknown books
1945rif. D3115Holland 1945. Cloth-backed paper over boards 10.25 by 13.75 inches; approx. pp. 200 handwritten and illustrated in black and red ink. Contains more than 50 patterns for women's clothing as well as few for little girls -- including dresses blouses skirts coats and underwear. Boards a bit worn and warped but contents are nice and fresh. Very little text -- all of it in Dutch -- but the patterns are universally applicable. Presumably created by a student the patterns are painstakingly neat and exact and accompanied by drawings of the finished apparel as well as wonderfully adept drawings of ladies modeling them offering complete looks from hat to shoe. Also includes cut-outs of patterns many of them still holding pins laid-in here and there. Lovely legible and careful throughout you can see that they were first drawn in pencil then traced over in ink and the student's ruler and blotting paper are laid-in at the back. Unique and accomplished. A gem. hardcover books
1970rif. 42056Maryland 1970. Small men's 70s denim jacket from a female biker gang or motorcycle club. We find no information or reference to the "Metronettes" but as they were driving Honda's most likely Gold Wings they were probably on the more wholesome - rather than outlaw - end of the spectrum. Blue Wrangler "No Fault" denim jacket size 36. With name "Chan" and zodiac sign - "Pisces" embroidered in yellow above each breast pocket. "Metronettes" and "Md." enbroided in matching color to back of the jacket above and below a period Honda motorcycle patch. Generally fine condition. unknown books
1950rif. 29382Bridgeport CT: Hollander Metal Product Corp 1950. Very Good. Bridgeport CT: Hollander Metal Product Corp. ca. 1950s. Six-panel folding trade catalog with 58 belt buckle samples. Belt buckles tied down and numbered and first four sample pages are labeled either bronze cast bronze brass wire or steel wire. Variance in design and size are subtle though apparent. Hollander would go on to produce belt buckles for the Department of Defense during the Vietnam War. Folder edgeworn scuffed and rubbed with brief exposure to edges. Rust-spotting and dust soiling to interior; overall Very Good. Hollander Metal Product Corp unknown books
1913rif. 218820London: Sampson Low Marston & Company Ldt 1913. First edition. 155 colored plates several in black and white which are printed on both sides. 1 vols. 4to. Green morocco-backed boards. Very good. First edition. 155 colored plates several in black and white which are printed on both sides. 1 vols. 4to. An excellent survey of French and English mode of dress between 1786 and 1912. Colas 2426; Hiler & Hiller p. 722 placing date as 1912 Sampson Low, Marston & Company Ldt unknown books
1937rif. 47549Praha Prague: Karl Berner 1937. First edition. Paperback. Very good. Very slim quarto 31 cm Original beige and orange printed wraps bound with two rivets. Eighteen leaves with color lithograph fashion illustrations on every leaf. With rippling and a general layer of mild soiling on the wraps. Some occasional thumbing and barely perceptible tidemarks on the pages. One minor pencil notation. A first edition of this original trade catalogue issued by Karel Berner in Czechoslovakia and featuring the "Chic Parisien" line created by Vlasta an in-house designer. The designs in this catalogue highlight the growing influence of militaristic styles such as square-edged shoulder pads plate hats and an emphasis on tight waists and long skits. Karl Berner paperback books
1940rif. 196571940. African American Black Models in Commercial Print: Philadelphia Studio Fashion Photoshoot 1930s-1940s Archive of 4 Original Vintage Photographs. Each black and white silver gelatin photograph measures 3.5" x 4.5". All photographs were captured at Condax Studio in Philadelphia. Condax Studios was associated with the Models' Guild of Philadelphia which served as a "central resource of information for commercial photographers connecting them with professional models for television fashion and convention work". All photographs capture a black woman striking various poses in two contrasting outfits. In two photographs she poses in a black dress and heels glamorous jewelry and a rose. Her eyes are slightly covered by a black birdcage veil. In the remaining two photographs she sports a posh blazer and skirt set glamorous jewelry heels and an umbrella. Until the middle of the 1940s consumer advertising completely ignored the black consumer and virulent racial segregation in the United States meant that Black people's needs were not being satisfied. Thus traditional advertisers were reluctant to associate the image of a black person with their products. At this point in time they perceived it may lead to a loss in sales by the way Black people were viewed in society. These photographs capture an early instance of a Black print model in an era where there was little representation. Two photographs are minority wrinkled not affecting image quality. This photo archive is expressive and in very good condition overall. unknown books
1990rif. 160300N.p.: N.p. 1990. Vintage jumbo oversize UK record store poster promoting Depeche Mode's 1990 release "Violator." Considered by many to the the most sophisticated and sublime of all their releases Depeche Mode's seventh studio album "Violator" propelled the English electronic New Wave band to international stardom. Preceded by the release of two smash hit singles "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence" the triple platinum "Violator" achieved the band's greatest critical and commercial success and lists 167 on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. 40 x 60 inches folded as issued. Some light rubbing on the outer creases else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1973rif. 71228United Air Lines Inc 1973. Poster. Very Good. Poster measuring 40"h x 25"w. Some very light wear. Vintage promotional airline travel poster advertising skiing at Park City and Snowbird Utah resorts. Also highlights skiing in other Western states such as California Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico the Rockies; Aspen; Crested Butte; Steamboat; Jackson Hole; Taos; Vail; Alpine Meadows; Heavenly Valley; Northstar. United Air Lines, Inc unknown books
1877rif. List323Chicago: J.B. Westendorf 1877. Folio 10 ½ x 14 inches 6 pp. Very Good. J.B. Westendorf unknown books
1920rif. 2413Paris Editions Nilsson. c.1920. Four little volumes containing 80 pochoir color cards 20 in each volume of women's fashions from 1900-1920. Small 16mo. 9.4 x 7.25cm. Each volume In original hand colored printed wrappers with women in costume on the front of each volume. Housed in the original patterned paper covered card slipcase with rose design on inside covers with printed paper spine label. Box is shaken. Interior volumes are fine. Ties are perfect. Editions Nilsson books
