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SHOES
B4309) Ko,
Dorothy. Every Step a Lotus : SHOES FOR
BOUND FEET. 2001. 8 1/4" x 9 1/4", 162 pages, 89 illustrations,
mainly in colour. Bibliography.
Folded card covers, a near fine copy.
B4655) Mitchell, Louise; Ward, Lindie. Stepping Out : THREE CENTURIES OF SHOES. 1997. 11" x 8 1/2", 80 pages, superbly illustrated,
almost wholly in colour. Published
in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Powerhouse Museum,
Australia. Soft covers, very minor bumps to
corners, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4490) Sulser, Wilhelm;
Martin-Turner, Maureen, Translator. BALLY FELSGARTEN EXHIBITION SCHONENWERD. 1948. 9 1/8" x 6", 217 pages, many illustrations in
black and white, including shoes from all ages and all continents. Text in English. Card covers, with colourful fold-in
wrappers, attached to the card covers at the spine, lamination detaching at the
edges of the dw, otherwise a
very nice copy.
B3219) Vass, Laszlo; Molnar, Magda. HANDMADE SHOES FOR MEN. 1999. 10 1/8" x 8 5/8", 216
pages, superbly and extensively illustrated, almost wholly in colour. An
expert look into the workshops of internationally renowned shoemakers,
presenting the skills and techniques used in total detail. Probably the best
illustrated, and most detailed monograph ever produced on the crafts of the lastmaker, tanner, closer, and the shoemaker. Glossary, Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4951) Steele, Valerie. SHOES : A Lexicon of
Style. 1999. 10 7/8" x 9 1/2", 192 pages,
superbly illustrated, mainly in colour. Published in
conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at The Museum at the Fashion
Institute of Technology in New York City. Hb
in dw, near fine.
B3435) Roberts, Michael. MANOLO BLAHNIK :
Drawings. 2003. 11 5/8" x 9 1/8", [199 pages], 134 illustrations,
B4495) Doe, Tamasin. Patrick Cox : WIT, IRONY AND FOOTWEAR. 1998. 8 1/2" x 8 1/2", 63 pages,
over 150 specially commissioned colour photographs. Illustrates
the full range of Cox’s shoe collections, together with his work for
Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, Anna Sui, and Alistair Blair. Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4840) SALVATORE
FERRAGAMO : Autumn - Winter Collection 1984/85. 1984.
11 1/2" x 8 1/8", 66 pages, colour
illustrations throughout with black and white key to photographs. Text in Italian, key to photographs in Italian and English. Catalogue of Ferragamo’s 1984/85
collection of shoes, handbags and garments. Timeless
clothes and accessories, beautifully modelled, from
one of the great names of fashion. Uncommon.
Soft covers, just a fraction rubbed at edges, including a very small area
(approximately 1/8” x ½”) rubbed at lower back edge,
otherwise a near fine copy.
HATS
B5063) Buchet, Martine. PANAMA : A LEGENDARY
HAT. No date. 12 1/4" x 9 3/8", 143 pages,
superbly illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Hb
in dw, near fine.
BAGS
B5011) Wilcox, Claire. BAGS. 2000. 8 1/2" x
7 5/8", 127 pages, well illustrated, almost wholly in colour.
Explores the changing styles and uses of bags from the Middle
Ages right into the new millennium. List of major UK dress
collections featuring bags, bibliography. Hb
in dw, near fine.
ACCESSORIES
B1763)
Bennett, Anna Gray. UNFOLDING
BEAUTY: THE ART OF THE FAN The Collection of Esther
Oldham and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1988. 8 1/4" x 10
3/4", 270 pages, 158 illustrations,
B2496) Danzker,
Jo-Anne Birnie (editor). ART NOUVEAU
BUCKLES 1896-1910 : The Kreuzer
Collection. 2000. 11 1/2" x 9 1/4", 232 pages, 250 colour illustrations, 35 illustrations of marks. Presents almost 200 Art Nouveau, Jugendstil,
and Liberty Style buckles with symbolistic, floral
and geometric designs. Includes more than 40 buckles
from Liberty & Co. of London. Biographies,
Bibliography. English and German text. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B3828) FASHION ACCESSORIES The Complete
20th. Century Sourcebook. 2000. 11
1/4" x 8 1/4", 192 pages, 2000 full colour
drawings. The definitive history and most comprehensive sourcebook of twentieth
century fashion accessories ever published. The unrivalled
reference work in its field, indispensable to any fashion enthusiast, historian
or collector, and to any designer or student working in the performing arts.
Hb in dw,
near fine.
B5172) MacGregor, Neil, Editor. A CATALOGUE OF LEATHER IN LIFE, ART AND INDUSTRY : John W. Waterer 1892-
LINGERIE
B5197) Steele, Valerie. THE CORSET : A
Cultural History. 2004. 11" x 9 1/8", 199
pages, superbly illustrated in colour and black and white. One of the world's
most respected fashion historians explores the cultural history of the corset,
revealing new information and perspectives on its changing significance over
the centuries. Bibliography. Folded card covers, a
near fine copy.
B5169) Newman, Karoline; Bressler,
Karen; Proctor, Gillian. A
CENTURY OF LINGERIE : Icons of Style in the 20th
Century 1997. 11 3/4" x 9 5/8", 144 pages, copiously illustrated in colour and black and white. A
story of function, decoration, psychology, and, of course, fashion. Hb in dw,
near fine.
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