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FASHION, COSTUME
B6001) Tarrant,
Naomi. DEVELOPMENT OF COSTUME. 1996. 9 3/4" x 6 7/8", 176
pages, 72 black and white
illustrations. Traces the history and development of clothing, mainly in the
West, showing how it reflects and is affected by culture and technology.
Bibliography. Soft covers, slight crease to upper cover, otherwise a near fine
copy. 25.00 pounds sterling
B4570) Mansfield,
Alan. CEREMONIAL COSTUME : Court, Civil and Civic Costume from 1660 to the
Present Day. 1980. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 304 pages, 3 full-page
plates, 157 illustrations. Appendices on rules for wearing dress at court, and
on court mourning. Bibliography. Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4578) Laver, James. COSTUME IN THE THEATRE. 1964. 9" x
6 7/8", 223 pages, 4 colour plates,
many monochrome illustrations. From Greek and Roman theatre to Diaghilev.
Scholarly and informative, but also
lively and interesting. Bibliography.
Hb in dw, dw largely complete, though creased and somewhat soiled,
otherwise a very good copy.
B5721) Edited
and with an Introduction By Stella Blum. VICTORIAN FASHIONS AND COSTUMES FROM
HARPER'S BAZAAR, 1867-1898. 1974. 12 1/8" x 9 1/4", 283 plates,
containing over 1000 illustrations. Glossary of unfamiliar terms. Soft covers,
slightly bumped at corners, particularly lower back, but otherwise a very good
copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B3962) Schouvaloff, Alexander. SET AND COSTUME DESIGNS FOR BALLET AND
THEATRE : The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. 1987.
11 7/8" x 9 5/8", 268 pages, extensively illustrated in black and
white and colour. An extensive descriptive catalogue
of fifty-six drawings, largely of set and costume designs – reflecting
the theatre of the first half of the twentieth century. Chronologies,
Bibliography. Hb in dw,
minor edge bumps, and minor chips lost from surface of dw,
otherwise a near fine copy.
B1301)
Ribeiro, Aileen. THE GALLERY OF FASHION. National Portrait Gallery. 2000.
10 7/8" x 8 3/4", 256 pages, 250 illustrations,
B5838) Cunnington, C. Willett. LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER.
1961. 8 3/4" x 5 5/8", 208 pages, black and white frontispiece
and [11] other black and white illustrations. Memoirs of Dr. Cunnington, who, with his wife, was known throughout the
world as historians of costume. Hb in dw, dw spine darkened, details of
previous owner on front free-endpaper, otherwise a very good copy. 20.00
pounds sterling
B3967) Olian, JoAnne. 80 Godey's
Full-Color Fashion Plates. 1998. 12 1/4"
x 9 1/4", 96 pages, 80 colour
plates. Selection of 80 superb illustrations from issues of Godey's Lady's Book published between
1838 and 1880. Soft covers, near fine.
B3966) Blum, Stella, Editor and Introduction.
FASHIONS AND COSTUMES from Godey's Lady's Book Including 8 Plates
in Full Color. 1985. 12" x 9", 435 designs,
B5834) Tatham, Caroline; Seaman, Julian. FASHION DESIGN DRAWING COURSE : Principles, Practice and Techniques. 2005.
8 3/4" x 8 3/4", 144 pages, copiously illustrated, almost wholly in
colour. The ultimate guide for the aspiring fashion artist. Soft covers, slight
damage at top of some pages, possibly caused by a pointed instrument
penetrating the closed book by about 1/4", otherwise a near fine copy. 5.00 pounds sterling
B4151) Callan,
Georgina O'Hara. THE THAMES AND HUDSON DICTIONARY
OF FASHION AND FASHION DESIGNERS. 2001. 8 1/4" x 5 7/8", 272
pages, 352 illustrations,
B4918) McDowell, Colin, Editor. FASHION
: The Pimlico Companion to Fashion : a Literary Anthology. 1998. 9
1/4" x 6", 452 pages. The ultimate literary collection about dress.
Soft covers, front cover creased at the lower corner, otherwise a near fine
copy.
B3990) Breward, Christopher. FASHION.
B5941) Diamond, Jay; Diamond, Ellen. THE WORLD OF
FASHION : Third Edition. 2002. 11 1/8" x 8 5/8", 548 pages, [8]
pages of colour plates, numerous monochrome text
illustrations. The classic Fairchild Publications comprehensive guide to all
aspects of fashion, incredibly wide-ranging, yet detailed. Laminated boards, no
dw, (as issued), a near fine copy. 55.00 pounds sterling
B4246) Laver, James. COSTUME AND FASHION : A CONCISE HISTORY.
Revised, Expanded and Updated Edition. 1996. 8 1/4" x 5 7/8", 296
pages, 335 illustrations,
B5948) Black, J. Anderson; Garland,
Madge; Kennett, Frances. A HISTORY OF FASHION. 1983. 11 3/8"
x 8 3/4", 208 pages, over 250 colour photographs
and drawings. 'One of the best and most comprehensive books on the subject'.
Glossary, list of costume collections, bibliography. Soft covers, corners
generally creased otherwise very good. 10.00 pounds sterling
B4759) Cunningham, Bill. FACADES. 1978.
10" x 7 1/2", 128 pages, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Brings together 128 of
the best architectural settings in Manhattan and fashions from a 200-year
period, an intelligent blend of fashion and architectural history. Soft covers, a little
rubbed, else a near fine copy.
B4728) Tolkien, Tracy. DRESSING UP
VINTAGE. 2000. 11 1/4" x 8 1/2", 168 pages, superbly illustrated
in colour and black and white. A visual tribute to
designer clothes of days gone past, detailing all the fashion roles of the
post-WWII years. World-wide source list of shops and other sources for vintage
clothing. Hb in dw, near
fine.
B4781)
B4795) Shaver, Ruth M. KABUKI
COSTUME. Illustrations by Soma Akira and Ota Gako. 1990.
10 1/2" x 7 1/2", 396 pages, over 250 illustrations, with
B5200) Breward, Christopher;
Gilbert, David; Lister, Jenny, Editors. SWINGING
SIXTIES : Fashion in London and Beyond 1955-1970. 11 7/8" x 7
7/8”, 128 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour.
Fashion, architecture, the Boutique, city life, the media and film. Bibliography.
Soft covers, near fine. 48.00
pounds sterling
B4318) McDermott,
Catherine. Made in
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.
B4159) Peacock, John. 20TH. CENTURY FASHION The
Complete Sourcebook. 2004. 11 1/4" x 8 1/4", 240 pages, over 1100
full colour illustrations. The most comprehensive and
detailed history and sourcebook of 20th century fashion ever published. Concise
biographies of Couturiers and Designers. Bibliography. Hb
in dw, a near fine copy.
B2316) Peacock. John. MEN'S FASHION The Complete Sourcebook. 1996.
11 1/4" x 8 1/4", 216 pages, over 1000 colour
illustrations. The most
comprehensive record ever published of male fashion from the French Revolution
to the current day. Comprehensive Bibliography, time chart showing the
development of men’s fashion, biographies of the most influential couturiers
in this field and short histories of significant tailors and outfitters. Hb in dw, slightly bumped, else
near fine. 28.00 pounds sterling
B4740) Black,
Alexandra. Dusk Till Dawn : A HISTORY OF
THE EVENING DRESS. 2004. 11 3/8" x 9 7/8", 336 pages, superbly
illustrated in colour and black and white. Bibliography. Hb
in dw, a near fine copy. 48.00 pounds sterling
B4887) Mendes,
Valerie D. BLACK IN FASHION. 1999.
13 1/4" x 9 7/8", 144 pages, superbly illustrated. Celebrates that
enduring fashion phenomenon, the little black dress, effectively giving a
history of twentieth century fashion viewed from a single and compelling
perspective. Bibliography, Glossary. Soft covers, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
B5940)
Eastoe,
Jane; Gristwood,
Sarah. FABULOUS FROCKS. 2008. 11
5/8" x 9 1/8", 197 pages, superbly illustrated in black and white and
colour. Timeline, bibliography. Examines the dress in twentieth-century
fashion, a celebration of the dress in all its forms. Hb
in dw, a near fine copy. 20.00 pounds sterling
B2567) Haye,
B3076) Haye,
B2568) Rothstein, Natalie (editor). FOUR
HUNDRED YEARS OF FASHION. 1984. 11" x 8 1/4", 176 pages, over 200
illustrations, mainly in colour. Based on the Victoria and Albert Museum’s
world famous collection, it tells the story of men’s and women’s
fashionable dress through the ages right up to the present day. Includes
accessories. Glossary. Soft covers, near fine.
B2535) Wilcox, Claire; Mendes,
Valerie. MODERN FASHION IN DETAIL. 2002. 11 3/4" x 9", 143
pages, fabulously illustrated in colour, with line drawings. Glorious photographs focus on the
details of modern designer clothes, from Schiaparelli embroidery or a Chanel
button-hole to the braiding on a romantic ‘Renaissance’ sleeve by
Bill Gibb, providing new insight into the techniques used by couturiers to
achieve their effects. Glossary, selected reading list. Soft covers, near fine.
18.00 pounds sterling
B4141) Haynes, Michaele
Thurgood. DRESSING UP DEBUTANTES :
Pageantry and Glitz in
B5979) COSTUME
The Journal of the Costume Society
No. 7. 1973. 11 3/4" x 8 1/4", 87 pages, black and white
illustrations. Stapled card covers, covers somewhat grubby, otherwise a very
good copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
B5980) COSTUME
The Journal of the Costume Society
No. 7. 1973. 11 3/4" x 8 1/4", 87 pages, black and white
illustrations. Stapled card covers, covers somewhat grubby, with slight
staining to lower edge, otherwise a very good copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5291) COSTUME
The Journal of the Costume Society
No. 8. 1974. 11 3/4" x 8 1/4", 95 pages, black and white
illustrations. Stapled card covers, slight tearing around lower staple,
previous owner’s addrss stamp on title page,
‘duplicate’ neatly written in ink at top left corner of cover,
otherwise a very good copy.
B5974) COSTUME
The Journal of the Costume Society
No. 8. 1974. 11 3/4" x 8 1/4", 95 pages, black and white
illustrations. Stapled card covers, a near fine copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
B5975) COSTUME
The Journal of the Costume Society
No. 8. 1974. 11 3/4" x 8 1/4", 95 pages, black and white
illustrations. Stapled card covers, a very good copy. 16.00 pounds sterling
B5975) COSTUME
The Journal of the Costume Society
No. 9. 1975. 11 3/4" x 8 1/4", 79 pages, black and white
illustrations. Useful early article on 'Jean Muir, Artist in Detail'. Stapled
card covers, covers somewhat grubby, with one or two faded splashes, name
written to top right corner of cover, but internally very good with robust
covers. 18.00 pounds sterling
B5957) COSTUME
NUMBER 10 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1976. 9 3/4" x 7
1/4", 120 pages, black and white and colour illustrations, enclosures.
Card covers, a near fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5956) COSTUME
NUMBER 12 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1978. 9 3/4" x 7
1/4", 132 pages, black and white and colour illustrations, enclosures.
Card covers, a near fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5679) COSTUME
NUMBER 14 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1980. 9 3/4" x 7
1/4", 192 pages, black and white illustrations. Soft covers, previous
owner's stamp on title page, crease to cover, otherwise a very good copy. 12.00
pounds sterling
B4385) COSTUME NUMBER 15 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1981. 9
3/4" x 7 1/4", 100 pages, black and white illustrations. Includes
articles on tailors; the printed shawl in Scotland; dress-up clothes for field
slaves of ante-bellum Louisiana and Mississippi; registered designs and
nineteenth century fashion; costume and the entertainment world; and Scottish
portraits as a source for the costume historian. Soft covers, a near fine copy.
B4384) COSTUME NUMBER 18 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1984. 9
3/4" x 7 1/4", 138 pages, black and white illustrations. Includes a
bibliography of John L. Nevinson’s publications;
articles on Mary Tudor’s wardrobe, pocket guides to fashion, the
patchwork dressing gown; occupational dress, and the dress of the Cambridge
proctors. Soft covers, a near fine copy. 8.50
pounds sterling
B5955) COSTUME
NUMBER 20 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1986. 9 3/4" x 7
1/4", 129 pages, black and white and colour illustrations, enclosures.
Card covers, a near fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5954) COSTUME
NUMBER 21 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1987. 9 3/4" x 7
1/4", 132 pages, black and white and colour illustrations, enclosures.
Card covers, a near fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5953) COSTUME
NUMBER 23 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1989. 9 3/4" x 7
1/4", 146 pages, black and white and colour illustrations, enclosures.
Card covers, a near fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5531) COSTUME NUMBER
25 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1991. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4", 134
pages, black and white and colour illustrations. Card
covers, a near fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5952) COSTUME
NUMBER 26 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1992. 9 3/4" x 7
1/4", 114 pages, black and white and colour illustrations, enclosures.
Card covers, a near fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5530) COSTUME NUMBER
27 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1993. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4", 138
pages, black and white and colour illustrations. Card
covers, a near fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5288) COSTUME
NUMBER 29 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1995. 9 3/4" x 7
1/4", 143 pages, black and white
illustrations. Card covers, a near fine copy.
B4358) COSTUME NUMBER 30 The Journal of the
Costume Society. 1996. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4", 178 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour.
This issue includes:- Roman and Byzantine Dress in Egypt; Designing for the
York cycle of Mystery Plays in 1951, 1954 and 1957; Dress at the Court of Henry
VIII; An innovative method for mounting the sixteenth-century doublet and
trunk-hose; Shoes concealed in Buildings; A group of eighteenth-century bedgowns; In search of Carlyle's hat; Cashmere
carrying cloaks; Houses built of straw - the influence of the hat trade in the
shaping of Luton Straw plaiting and the straw hat industry in Britain; The
development of the Luton Museum Lace Collection; Reviews, exhibitions, obituaries
etc. Card covers, a near fine copy.
B6087) THE COSTUME SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND BULLETIN
XIV Autumn 1974. 17 pages. Stapled binding in paper covers, a very good
copy. 9.50 pounds sterling
B6088) A SYNOPSIS OF 19TH CENTURY WOMEN'S FASHIONS.
A Selection of 21 Drawings. Analysis of the changes in women’s
fashion between 1800 and 1900, in 5-year steps, each illustrated by a line
drawing. Folded single sheet, a very good copy. 5.00 pounds sterling
B6089) Blumstein, Madeleine. A BRIEF GUIDE TO THE COSTUME COURT with
Notes on Related Material Elsewhere in the Museum. Victoria and Albert
Museum, 1962. 9 1/2" x 6",
20 pages. [The new Costume Court
described in this Guide was first opened to the public in June 1962]. Stapled
binding in paper covers. 8.50 pounds
sterling
B6090) Anthony, Pegaret;
Arnold, Janet. COSTUME : A General Bibliography. Revised and enlarged edition,
prepared by Janet Arnold. 1974. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", 42 pages. Stapled
binding in card covers, a near fine copy. 10.00 pounds sterling
B5981) COSTUME AND TEXTILES. Christie's South
Kensington Auction Catalogue, 15 March, 2005. 10 1/2" x 8 1/4",
69 pages, 463 catalogued lots, many illustrations in colour.
Covers costume and accessories, lace and whitework,
needlework and tools, quilts, coverlets and shawls, and fans, including part II
of the extensive fan collection of Dr Paul van Saanen. Soft covers, covers creased, otherwise a near fine
copy. 12.00 pounds sterling
B5313) KYLIE. 2007. 8 1/4" x 11
3/4", 160 pages, superbly
illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Published in conjunction with the exhibition
‘Kylie – The Exhibition’. Costume collection checklist,
exhibition checklist, select bibliography. Hb in dw, a near fine
copy.
B5944) KYLIE. 2007. 7 7/8"
x 11 3/8", 160 pages,
superbly illustrated, almost wholly in
colour. Published in conjunction with the
exhibition ‘Kylie – The Exhibition’. Costume collection
checklist, exhibition checklist, select bibliography. Soft covers, slight
creasing, otherwise a near fine copy.
12.50 pounds sterling
B5943) Mynogue, Kylie; Baker, William. KYLIE FASHION. 2012. 12 3/4" x 9 3/4", 224 pages, 346
illustrations, 269 in colour. A tribute to one of the most inspirational style
icons of our time. Hb in dw,
a near fine copy. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4567) Menkes, Suzy. THE WINDSOR
STYLE. 1987. 11" x 8 3/4", 224
pages, superb photographs, with 122 in colour and 74
black and white. A fashion album par excellence;
the luxurious post-war life of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in their Paris
mansion and converted mill-house in the French countryside. Includes priced list of the Duchess of Windsor’s jewels, sold
at Geneva by Sotheby’s. Bibliography. Hb in dw,
near fine in price-clipped dw. 40.00 pounds
sterling
B5944) Aimone, Katherine Duncan. THE FIBERARTS BOOK OF WEARABLE ART. 2003.
11" x 8 1/2", 176 pages, superbly illustrated in colour. 39 featured
artists. Glossary. Folded card covers, a near fine copy. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4526) Davies, Matthew; Saunders,
Ann. THE HISTORY OF THE MERCHANT
TAYLORS' COMPANY. 2004. 11" x 8 3/4", 316 pages, 24 full colour
plates, 98 black and white figures. One of the 'Great Twelve' livery companies
of the City of London, the Merchant Taylors' Company has been in existence for
some seven hundred years. This new history charts the remarkable story of the
Company and its members from its origins until the 1950s, encompassing the
lives and achievements of men such as Sir Thomas White (founder of St John's College,
Oxford) and the celebrated chronicler, John Stow, as well as the roles played
by the Company in the City and beyond in different periods. Lists of Masters
and Clerks, bibliography, list of subscribers. Hb in dw, in slip-case, ribbon marker. Rear paste-down slightly
creased (by binder!), otherwise a near mint copy.
B4231) Ragas, Meg Cohen; Kozlowski,
Karen. Read My Lips : A CULTURAL HISTORY OF LIPSTICK. 1998. 8
1/4" x 7", 120 pages, well illustrated in colour and black and white. Bibliography. Hb, illustrated boards, a near fine copy.
B5168) Wadeson, Jacki. HAIR FLAIR. 2001. 11 3/4" x
9", 256 pages, copiously illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Style secrets of the
professionals, over 50 ways to braid and dress your hair; creative hair
dressing for all occasions. Folded card covers, a near fine copy.
FASHION SHOPS AND
STORES
B4520) Adburgham, Alison. LIBERTY'S : A Biography of a
Shop. 1975. 8 1/8" x 5 3/4", 160 pages, illustrated in black and
white and colour. Soft covers, slightly creased, but
otherwise a very good copy.
B3995) Wainwright, David. THE
BRITISH TRADITION : Simpson - a World of Style. 1996. 10 7/8" x 8
3/8", 152 pages, well illustrated, with over 200
colour illustrations. A remarkable history of the first 60 years of the major
London store, Simpson Picadilly,
including much detail surrounding the design and creation of the building by
the leading modern architect of the thirties, Joseph Emberton.
Interwoven into the history of the business are the fashion trends of the
greater part of the twentieth century. Hb in dw, near fine.