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Leigh-on-Sea (ENG): F. Lewis, Publishers, 1969. Hardcover. Near fine in near fine white Dust jacket with red title to front and spine panels. 4to. 62 B&W illustrations. Textiles. TEX212311. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. More

1890. A leaf from La Monde Illustree, founded by Henri de Girardin, in 1829. Girardin employed Chevalier , who adopted the nickname Gavarny, and later Gavarni. From 1830 to 1837 Gavarni designed the most feminine and vital of fashion plates. Many of his pieces also featured charming drawings of children. La Mode Illustree was published weekly on Sundays, with illustrations and descriptions of Victorian fashions and the latest must have accessories. There was always a fashion plate. Print method is lithograph on woven, not heavy stock, hand colored, measuring 365 x 265 mm. or approximately 14 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches. Archivally matted. #44953. Fine. More

1882. A leaf from La Monde Illustree, founded by Henri de Girardin, in 1829. Girardin employed Chevalier , who adopted the nickname Gavarny, and later Gavarni. From 1830 to 1837 Gavarni designed the most feminine and vital of fashion plates. Many of his pieces also featured charming drawings of children. La Mode Illustree was published weekly on Sundays, with illustrations and descriptions of Victorian fashions and the latest must have accessories. There was always a fashion plate. Print method is lithograph on woven, not heavy stock, hand colored, measuring 365 x 265 mm. or approximately 14 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches. Archivally matted. #44950. Fine. More

1890. A leaf from La Monde Illustree, founded by Henri de Girardin, in 1829. Girardin employed Chevalier , who adopted the nickname Gavarny, and later Gavarni. From 1830 to 1837 Gavarni designed the most feminine and vital of fashion plates. Many of his pieces also featured charming drawings of children. La Mode Illustree was published weekly on Sundays, with illustrations and descriptions of Victorian fashions and the latest must have accessories. There was always a fashion plate. Print method is lithograph on woven, not heavy stock, hand colored, measuring 365 x 265 mm. or approximately 14 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches. Archivally matted. #44956. Fine. More

London: Pavilion Books Ltd., 1983. Hardcover. Inscribed by author, who also designed Princess Diana's wedding dress. Fine grey paper-covered boards with white title on spine and blindstamped title on front board; 4to. Slight wear to corners and minor yellowing around edges of interior. Very good minus price-clipped, pictorial color d.j. with edgewear, 1 closed tear to rear panel has been neatly repaired w/tape from the inside of the d.j., also a closed tear (1.0) along top of front fore edge. Illustrated w/over 150 full-color and b/w photographs. 160 pp. Fashion. FAS/01084. Fine. More

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CT: Forlags ab wiken / Menkler Books, 1987. Hardcover. In this book "we encounter 50 creative individuals, 26 women and 24 men, in a vigorous and highly colored true story of Creative Sweden ... It reflects in words and pictures, something of the manifold variety and stark contrasts to be met in today's Swedish folklore of art, craftsmanship, and design ... it ranges between deadly seriousness and unrestrained hilarity" (jacket). Glossy white illustrated paper covered boards with black title to spine and front cover. Light soiling / rubbing to covers. In white illustrated dust jacket with black title to spine and front panel. Minor wear and a few short tears to edges of jacket. Clean, bright interior with many color illustrations. 184 pages. FASH/121218. Very Good / Very Good. More

1888. Leaf from Auguste Racinet's Le Costume Historique, the most comprehensive and detailed study of fashion ever published. These volues cover the history of dress and hair styles from antiquity to the 1880's. While Racinet's main focus is on European clothing and accoutrements, including armor, furniture and material culture, he does provide sections on Asia, America and Africa. Lithographs are in full color on heavy stock. Some minor foxing and toning of paper. Print measures 16.125 x 11 inches. Archivally matted. #52812. Very Good. More

1888. Leaf from Auguste Racinet's Le Costume Historique, the most comprehensive and detailed study of fashion ever published. These volues cover the history of dress and hair styles from antiquity to the 1880's. While Racinet's main focus is on European clothing and accoutrements, including armor, furniture and material culture, he does provide sections on Asia, America and Africa. Lithographs are in full color on heavy stock. Some minor foxing and toning of paper. Print measures 16.125 x 11 inches. Archivally matted. #52794. Very Good. More

Leigh-On-Sea, England: F. Lewis, (1972). Hardcover. 4to. Orange cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and to spine. Fading to spine as well as very slight fading to edges of boards. Slight bumping to spine ends. Slight yellowing to edges of pages. Else is clean and bright. Filled with black and white illustrations. Clear plastic dust jacket. Unpaginated. Fashion and Textiles. FASH/091212. Near Fine. More

Paris: Draeger Freres, n.d. [1920s]. Stiff Boards. A charming advertising piece from the furriers Leroy & Schmid. There are four full page color illustrations and seven full page black and white photographs of women wearing sumptuous furs. The tipped in color illustrations are in a beautiful art deco style by Martin, Barbier, Drian, and Vincent. There are three text sections. The first was written by the writer and fencer Marcel Boulenger about an imaginary fur hunting expedition. The second is about wearing furs in winter, and the last is on miniatures of the 18th century. Each section is illustrated. Bound in stiff cream paper boards with reproduction of a miniature, title, and furrier name on front cover. Some soiling, bumping, and a few spots but in very good condition. Interior pages are bright and in very good condition save for a slight crease to the upper right page corners. An uncommon and delightful promotional publication from the early 20th century. Unpaginated. Very Good. More

Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck, 1966. Hardcover. Near fine grey cloth boards with green and gilt title to spine. Minor wear to edges and corners. Pristine interior with 59 full color tipped-in plates of Guatemalan costumes drawn by Josephine Wood. Each plate is accompanied by a full description of the costume and details about how it is worn, by whom, materials, etc. Tight binding. Very good plus black dust jacket with minor wear to edges. 154 pages plus a fold-out map. LATAM4/1172. Near Fine / Very Good. More