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LIDE A BOTY: BOTY JAK PROCHAZELY STALETIMI.
Batta Shoe Organization, (Toronto, 1994), Ist edition.
64 pp, 4to, HC in glazed pictorial boards - no dj as issued. Czech text. A wonderful journey through the world of shoes from Egyptian sandals to Elizabeth Taylor's spikes and Elton John's rhinestone platforms. Covers sandals, boots, moccasins, sp orts shoes, shoes as status symbols, the lotus foot and many other aspects of shoes, shoe wearing and shoe making. Profusely illus. with color photos of the historical, the unusual and the everday. Near Fine.
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16.00 USD
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Abed Al-Samih Abu Omar. TRADITIONAL PALESTINIAN EMBROIDERY AND JEWELRY.
Al Shark, Jerusalem, 1986.
144 pp, small 4to (10 7/8" H), hard cover (glazed pictorial boards) - no dust jacket (as issued). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. Bilingual text (Arabic/English). Largely focuses on the wedding costumes (dresses, shawls, hats, veil s and jewelry) of Palestinian brides of different regions. Light scuffing to bottom edge of rear board and at corners, bump at bottom of spine. Very Good-
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40.00 USD
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Bicat, Tina. PERIOD COSTUME FOR THE STAGE.
Crowood, Marlborough, 2003.
144 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), soft cover. ISBN 1861265891 B&w drawings, silhouettes, photographs. Contents: The Ten-Minute Tour; Introduction; Basic Costume; Crusaders and Troubadurs 1066-1485; The Dark and Dazzling Tudors 1485-1603; Linen, Lace and Civil War 1603-1660; Culture, Curls and the Country House 1660-1789; Jane Austen at Home and Rebellion Abroad 1789-1840; Corsets, Communications and Queen Victoria 1840-1900; From Drawing Room to Battlefield 1900-1945; A World in the Living Room 1945-2000; Patterns, Modifications and Substitutions; Appendix - Useful Tips for Costume Makers; Bibliography; Index. Interior - tiny bump to bottom corner of approx first 20 pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks . E x t e r ior - tiny corner crease on front cover, very light rubbing on rear cover. Very Good
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22.50 USD
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Blanchard, Tamsin. THE SHOE: BEST FOOT FORWARD.
Carlton, London, 2000.
144 pp, square 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1842220667 Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "From the erotic pull of the killer high heel to the trendiest cross-trainer (this book) takes you on an extravagant tour through the fashions of footwear. Capturing the latest trends and sensations and celebrating the enduring classics that have helped define the styles of today, (it) is every footwear aficionado's dream. 'No Pain, No Gain' surveys key shoe des igns - from dagger-sharp stilettos and high-rise wedges to barely-there thongs and foot-hugging slippers. It also looks at designs that provoke month-long waiting lists, as well as shoes that shriek money and status, glamourpuss styles encr u s t e d w i th jewels, kinky boots, hi-tech cross-trainers, and the innovative designs that are paving the way to the future. Find out who wears what in 'The Who's Who of Shoes', and see what this reveals about your own personality - do you slin k ab ou t in st ra ppy sandals or slouch around in Birkenstock clogs? With an A-Z of over 30 international designers and brands, 'The Shoe' will prove irresistible to all modern Imeldas." Small creases at top corner of page 113/114. Dust jacket ha s l igh t wea r /wr ink ling along top edge, light rubbing. Very Good+/Very Good-
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25.00 USD
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Clark, Rowena. Photography by George Mehes. Introduction by Marion Fletcher. LADY OF FASHION 1800/1935.
[National Gallery of Victoria, Australia], n.d.
Unpaginated (approx. 35pp), square soft cover (10" x 10") - stapled in wraps. B&w illustrations. The catalogue of an exhibition put on by the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia. Interior - minor browning, soft curl/crease to top/bottom corne r of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light browning, light edge wear, creases at corners of rear cover and bottom corner of front corner. Good+
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15.00 USD
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Foster, Keith, foreword. Inscribed by George Stuart. THE GEORGE STUART COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL FIGURES.
Ventura County Historical Society/Museum, Ventura, California, 1985.
31 pp, 11" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated with color and b&w photographs. INSCRIBED AND DATED BY GEORGE STUART ON THE FOREWORD PAGE. The catalog of an exhibition of the amazing one-quarter life-size historical figures of George Stuart. Contents: Acknowledgements; Foreword; George Stuart - artist and historian; The Collection; The Renaissance and Reformation; The Tudors; The Stuarts; The Hanovers; The Three Louis; Marie Antoinette; The Romanoffs; The Fall of the Tz ars; The American Patriots; The American Founders; Queen Victoria; Abraham Lincoln; The Manchus. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean, very minor edge wear. Very Good+
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35.00 USD
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Kennett, Frances. Illustrated by Natacha Ledwidge. COCO: THE LIFE AND LOVES OF GABRIELLE CHANEL.
Victor Gollancz, London, 1989, first edition.
160 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0575045957 B&w photographs, b&w and colour illustrations. " 'Coco' Chanel changed the way women dressed, brought them a new chic, and liberated them forever. But she paid a tremendous pric e for her domination of the fashion scene, a reign that lasted six decades. She was driven by her ambition to build an international empire and become a millionairess. Happiness, however, eluded her. The luck that attended her professional car e e r was absent from her private life. The great love of her life died in a car crash. She was wooed by an English Duke, a Russian Prince and by one of the greatest French poets of the age. The man she finally sought to marry dropped dead in fr on t of her. She outlived nearly all her lovers and died alone, feeling a failure. This handsome new biography, lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned paintings and with photographs, tells of her extraordinary life, her tragedies and tr ium ph s, and explains her unique appeal both as a woman and as a great designer." Very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, slight fading at edges of boards. Dust jacket has wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, light to moderate ge nera l r ubb ing and rub/indent lines - no color loss, small edge tear with creases - archivally taped, small area of surface paper loss at bottom inside of rear flap-fold. Very Good/Very Good-
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35.00 USD
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Loring, John. TIFFANY DIAMONDS.
New York Harry N. Abrams 2005 0810959372 / 9780810959378 1st Printing Hard Cover Very Good Very Good+
303 pp, square large 8vo (9 1/8" H x 9 1/8" D). "This lush volume celebrates the glittering world of Tiffany diamonds through its captivating history and sumptuous jewelry. (The author) recounts intriguing and often mysterious tales of the world's famous diamonds - the Koh-i-oor, the Regent, the Sancy, and many more - and his anecdotes about the illustrious owners of Tiffany diamonds provide a rare glimpse into their glamorous lives. There were few diamonds in America when Tiffany & Co. opened its doors in 1837, but within a short time marketing genius Charles Lewis Tiffany realized that all Americans would be fascinated by the lore of diamonds, their titled owners, and the adventures surrounding them. So when the firm bought a large collection of diamond jewelry from the French aristocracy in 1848, and the crown jewels in 1887, Tiffany became known as the world's authority on the finest diamonds, a reputation it holds to this day. Designers who have worked with Tiffany diamonds include such revered names as Elsa Peretti, Paulding Farnham, Jean Schlumberger, and Paloma Picasso, among others, and many Tiffany jewels are in important museum collections around the world. Today the world-famous 128.54-carat Tiffany diamond is on permanent display in Tiffany's flagship store in New York, evidence of the firm's diamond legacy. Handsomely produced with archival photographs, sketches, drawings, and new photography of antique and contemporary jewelry pieces, this exquisite volume is the ultimate read for anyone whose eye has ever been dazzled by a diamond." Slight bump and some edge wrinkling at top of rear hinge/rear board area, very minor curve to front board, ver y faint erased pencil mark on free front endpaper. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling - a little more at top/bottom of hinges and flap-folds, wear and tiny tears at top of hinges and rear flap-fold, slight fading at top of rear flap.
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75.00 USD
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Munn, Geoffrey C. TIARAS: A HISTORY OF SPLENDOUR.
Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2003, reprint.
432 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1851493751 Beautifully and profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, reproductions. "Tiaras have always inspired a great fascination and the most beautiful and influential wome n have been painted, photographed and admired whilst wearing them. Even in the twenty-first century they are still worn and continue to inspire special poise, elegance and sophistication. This lavishly illustrated book includes exclusive p h o t o g r a p hs, many reproduced for the first time, of a variety of Royal tiaras together with those of French and Russian Imperial provenance, including four stunning tiaras designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria. Geoffrey Munn has also be en g ra nt ed p ri vileged access to the archives of many famous jewellers, including Boucheron, Cartier, Van Cleef and Arpels and Faberge, for his research. The regal images of some of the most prestigious jewels in the world will captivate t he rea der an d e nsu re tur ning the page to the next enticing image becomes irresistible. Many of these mesmerising tiaras also have great historical significance and their provenance is fully explained here. Among the contemporary pieces refer red to are tiar as b elon gin g to Jamie Lee Curtis, Vivienne Westwood, Elton John and Madonna, that were made by Galliano, Slim Barratt and Versace. The scholarly text, which incorporates more than 400 illustrations, includes chapters on tiaras as c rown jew els, Russi an st yle tiara s, tiaras as works of art and the relationship between the tiara and the costume ball. (This) is a magnificent work that will enthral all those interested in fashion and style, jewellery, European history a nd Ro yalty ." L ight soilin g at b otto m edge of spine. Dust jacket has very light rubbing, light edge wrinkling, moderate wrinkling/creasing at top of front panel between two 1" tears - archivally taped. Very Good+/Very Good-
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115.00 USD
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N/A. THAT RED HEAD GAL: FASHIONS AND DESIGNS OF GORDON CONWAY 1916-1936. (EXHIBITION PROMOTIONAL PIECE.)
1980.
8 pp, 8 1/2" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). B&w illustrations. A promotional piece put out to coincide with the exhibition organized by the American Institute of Architects Foundation. Gives a very brief biography of Gordon Conway and a checkl ist of the exhibits, organized under the following headings: Fashion; Portraits; Advertisements; American Magazines; "Zina" Drawings; Theatre; "Presentation" Drawings; European Magazines; Films; Photographs. Interior - clean and tight with n o p r e v i ous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor rubbing on rear cover. Near Fine
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10.00 USD
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Piacenti, Kirsten Aschengreen and Francolini, Stefano. LA GALLERIA DEL COSTUME INFORMA 1, 2 & 3. 3 VOLUMES.
Galleria del Costume, Palazzo Pitti / Centro Di, Firenze, 1988, 1989, 1990.
36 pp, 36 pp, 36 pp, 11 3/16" H, soft covers - 3 volumes. ITALIAN TEXT. B&w photographs, reproductions. Fashions of the Victorian, Edwardian eras, up to the 1960s - includes court dresses, uniforms, hats, jewellery, etc. V.1 La donazione Tornabu oni-Lineapiu Moda italiana degli anni '50 e '60. V.2 Spose in Galleria Abiti nuziali del Novencento. V.3 Cerimonia a Palazzo Abiti de corte tra Ottocento e Novecento. Previous owner's embossed stamp on first page of vol. 1, light edge wear t o v o l . 1, bump at top edge of pages and rear cover of vol. 3 - tiny tear at top of rear hinge, minor rubbing to covers. Very Good-
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30.00 USD
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Renbourn, E.T. and Rees, W.H. MATERIALS AND CLOTHING IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. HISTORY, PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE: MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS. THE BIOPHYSICS OF CLOTHING MATERIALS.
H.K. Lewis, London, 1972, Ist edition.
599 pp, large 8vo, HC in dust jacket. B&w illus. Contents: An Historical Survey of the Function of Materials and Clothing; The Biophysics of Clothing Mateials; The Biology, Anatomy and Physiology of the Body Surface; The Anatomy and Physiology of Clothing; Clothes for Health Purposes; Medical Aspects of Materials and Clothing; Man Makes the Clothes. The Psychology of Dress. Light edgewear to boards, light wrinling to top/bottom of spine, some faint foxing marks to edges of tex t b l o c k . D u s t jacket is worn (spine browned, some scuffs, wrinkles, tiny tears, etc) but complete. VG/G
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70.00 USD
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The California Fashion Industry/Friends of AIDS Project Los Angeles. FASHION IN FILM: THE HOLLYWOOD YEARS. (EVENT PROGRAM, FEBRUARY 23, 1990.)
APLA, n.p., 1990.
Unpaginated (approx. 94 pp.), 4to (magazine format), soft cover. Approx 24 pages of full page vintage Hollywood leading lady photos in b&w/sepiatone including Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Barbara Stanwyck, Audrey Hepburn, Joan Crawford, etc., pro gram for the event and pages of sponsorship ads. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear/rubbing, small soft crease at bottom of front cover, spine flat and uncreased. VG
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10.00 USD
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Vreeland, Diana, introduction. VOGUE POSTER BOOK.
Harmony, (1975), 11th printing.
22 posters, soft cover folio (15 1/4" H). A collection of 22 posters, in full color, from the front covers of Vogue magazines from 1911 to 1927, printed on one side of page only. Interior - scattered color offset on the blank rear of one poster, 1 1/2" rub line on title page - at top margin/border area. Exterior - very soft diagonal bend across top half of front/rear cover which migrates very faintly into poster pages (generally very difficult to see, except when the book is held a t a n a n g le), light to moderate edge wear - mainly on spine and at top/bottom of rear cover near spine, small corner crease at bottom of front cover, faint irregular 3' line indentation on rear cover. VG-
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55.00 USD
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