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National Library of Wales Picture Book No.1 - Welsh Costume and Customs
National Library of Wales rep 1958
8vo stapled booklet. 2 page introduction + 20pp of illustrations, including 6 coloured plates VG++. Coloured postcard of a girl in Gower costume laid in.
(Order reference 6845)
 
£6.50
The Gallery of English Costume Picture Book No. 3 - Women's Costume 1800-1835
Art Galleries Committee of the Corporation of Manchester 1952
sm 8vo stapled booklet 28pp, cvrs dulled o/w VG 65 gms
(Order reference 3499)
 
£3.50
   
Costume at Castle Howard
Castle Howard Estate 1st 1975
lrge squ format 4to, v v min wr to bds, v v min crsing to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 535 gms
(Order reference 4330)
 
£8.00
The St. John Ambulance Brigade Dress Regulations - Nursing
Order of St. John revised 1962
8vo stapled booklet, small inscr to fr cvr 43pp 115 gms
(Order reference 7151)
 
£5.00
Louis Vuitton 'Le Catalogue' 1999
4to pb 159pp, min crsing to cvrs o/w VG+ 720 gms
(Order reference 6258)
 
£15.00
Costume in Art
M Q Publications 1st 1998
square 8vo pb 144pp F+ 310 gms
(Order reference 7586)
 
£9.50
Adburgham, Alison: Liberty's - A Biography of a Shop
George Allen & Unwin 1st 1975
8vo, decorative paper cvred bds, v min wr to hd + tail of sp o/w VG++ 345 gms
(Order reference 3454)
 
£15.00
Allen, Agnes: The Story of Clothes
Faber & Faber 2nd imp of new edn 1969
8vo, ex lib, fep mssg, v min sunning + bmps to bds, v min wr to d/w o/w VG/VG 360 gms
(Order reference 4593)
 
£6.00
Allen, Agnes: The Story of Clothes
Faber & Faber 3rd imp 1971
8vo, ex lib, fep mssg, min shelfwear to bds, v v min wr to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 345 gms
(Order reference 6640)
 
£5.00
Andersen, Ellen: Danish Folk Costumes
Gyldendalske Boghandel Nordisk Forlag 1948
8vo stapled booklet 36pp, cvrs sl dulled o/w VG++ 85 gms
(Order reference 6844)
 
£35.00
Atkinson, Jeremy: Clogs and Clogmaking
Shire Publications 1st 1984
Shire Album No. 113, 8vo stapled booklet 32pp, v min wr to edges o/w VG+ 80 gms
(Order reference 6180)
 
£6.50
Barbier, George: Art Deco Costumes
Bracken Books 1st 1988
folio pb 88pp, v min dmge to edges + 1 small tr of cvrs o/w VG+ 705 gms
(Order reference 8295)
 
£30.00
Benson, Elaine & Esten, John: Unmentionables - a brief history of underwear
Simon & Schuster 1st 1996
4to, v v min bmps to bds, d/w in protective wrap VG++/F 770 gms
(Order reference 5941)
 
£15.00
Bernard, Barbara: Fashion in the Sixties
Academy Editions 1st 1978
8vo pb 87pp, v v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 160 gms
(Order reference 6280)
 
£50.00
Bingham, Madeleine: Earls and Girls - Dramas in High Society
Hamish Hamilton 1st 1980
creased bmp to top r h cnr of fr bd, d/w sp sunned o/w VG++/VG++ 565 gms
(Order reference 3484)
 
£8.50
Black, J Anderson; Garland, Madge & Kennett, Frances: A History of Fashion
St Michael/Orbis revised edn 1983
large 4to pb 208pp, name to fr cvr verso, v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG+ 815 gms
(Order reference 7223)
 
£7.00
Black, J Anderson; Garland, Madge & Kennett, Frances: A History of Fashion
Orbis/M&S revised edn 1983
large 4to pb 208pp, v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 825 gms
(Order reference 5915)
 
£7.50
Booth, Mark: Camp
Quartet Books 1st 1983
v v min crsing to d/w + d/w sp sl sunned o/w F/VG+ 648 gms
(Order reference 2446)
 
£15.00
Bowman, Sara: A Fashion for Extravagance - Art Deco Fabrics and Fashions
Bell and Hyman 1st 1985 F/F 588 gms
(Order reference 2585)
 
£18.00
Bowood, Richard Ills Robert Ayton: The Story of Clothes
Ladybird Books series 601 1st 1964
pictorial bds, v min wr o/w VG++ 90 gms
(Order reference 3147)
 
£2.00
Brooke, Iris (drawn and described by): English Costume of the Early Middle Ages - the tenth to the thirteenth centuries
A & C Black rep 1964
8vo, ex lib, fep replaced, bmps to bds + small tape stains, wr + chps to d/w, blank bookplate to fep o/w VG/VG 320 gms
(Order reference 7581)
 
£5.00
Butler, Margaret G: Clothes - their choosing, making and care
B T Batsford rep 1967 8vo, tape stns to pds + eps, name (?) clipped from top r h cnr of fep, d/w in library-style protector o/w VG+/VG+ 700 gms
(Order reference 4791)
 
£8.00
Calthrop, Dion Clayton: English Costume 1066 - 1820
Adam & Charles Black rep 1950
8vo, no d/w, ex lib, rems of plates + other stickers to fep + fr pd, bds sl dulled + v min dmge o/w VG 910 gms
(Order reference 3495)
 
£3.50
   
Cassin-Scott, Jack & Fabb, John: Military Bands and their Uniforms
Blandford Press 1st 1978
small 4to, v v min wr to bds + d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 470 gms
(Order reference 6310)
 
£7.50
Cassin-Scott, Jack: Costume and Fashion in Colour 1760-1920
Blandford Press rep 1976
8vo, ex school lib, v v min bmps to bds, v v min crsing to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG++ 370 gms
(Order reference 6029)
 
£5.00
Chase, Edna Woolman & Chase, Ilka: Always in Vogue
Gollancz 1st 1954
8vo, sm areas of crsing, wr, chps + 2 sm trs to d/w + tiny pces mssg o/w VG++/VG 540 gms
(Order reference 4869)
 
£10.00
Clabburn, Pamela: Shawls
Shire Publications 1st 1981
Shire Album No. 77, 8vo stapled booklet 32pp, v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG+ 80 gms
(Order reference 6144)
 
£6.00
Clarke, J: Teach Yourself - English Costume Through the Ages
English University Press 1st 1966
small 8vo, no d/w, wear + bmps to bds, indented lines to fep + title page o/w VG 175 gms
(Order reference 6189)
 
£2.50
Clarke, Joan: English Costume Through the Ages
TEL 1st 1966 M/F 200 gms
(Order reference 3657)
 
£5.50
   
Clark, Fiona: The Costume Accessories series - Hats
B T Batsford 2nd imp 1985
4to, v v sl crsing to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG++ 530 gms
(Order reference 6800)
 
£50.00
Cooke, Patricia Gerrard: English Costume - Its History and Its Design
The Gallery Press 1st 1968
sm 8vo F/VG++ 270 gms
(Order reference 3455)
 
£16.00
Colegrave, Stephen & Sullivan, Chris: Punk
Cassell 1st 2001
large square format 4to 399pp, sl crsing to d/w o/w F/VG++. Over 2kgs.
(Order reference 8297)
 
£30.00
Courtney, Nicholas: 'In Society' - The Brideshead Years
Pavilion 1st 1986
v vsl dulling to top of bd edges o/w F/F 480 gms
(Order reference 3485)
 
£10.00
   
Davis, W: Hosiery Manufacture
Pitman 2nd edn 1923 8vo, no d/w, gold titling to fr bd + sp, impressed device to fr bd, extremely bright and clean VG++ 405 gms
(Order reference 3481)
 
£15.00
Davidson, Alexander F'word by John Rae: Blazes Badges & Boaters
Scope 1st 1990
8vo, min bmps + indents to fr bd, min crsing to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 600 gms
(Order reference 5828)
 
£7.00
Ewing, Elizabeth: History of 20th Century Fashion
B T Batsford 1st 1974
4to, ex college lib, d/w spine sunned o/w VG++/VG++ 895 gms
(Order reference 6841)
 
£10.00
   
Fernald, Mary & Shenton, E: Costume Design and Making
A & c Black rep 1969
8vo, v min wr to bds, wr, chps + sl dulling to d/w + taped repairs to top edge o/w VG+/VG 455 gms
(Order reference 5027)
 
£10.00
Finlayson, Iain: Denim
Parke Sutton 1st 1990 squ 4to pb 128pp VG++ 700 gms
(Order reference 5033)
 
£9.00
Fontanel, Beatrice: Support and Seduction - A History of Corsets and Bras
Abradale Press 1st 1997 M/M 1450 gms
(Order reference 3921)
 
£22.00
Fulton, Alexander: Scotland and Her Tartans - the romantic heritage of the Scottish Clans and Families
Hodder & Stoughton 1st 1991
large square format, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w F/VG++ 1265 gms
(Order reference 7073)
 
£12.00
     
Ginsburg, Madeleine: An Introduction to Fashion Illustration
V & A/Compton/Pitman 1st 1980
4to, glazed pictorial boards, ex lib, min bmps + wr to bds o/w VG 335 gms
(Order reference 5990)
 
£5.50
Ginsburg, Madelaine: An Introduction to Fashion Illustration
V & A/Compton/Pitman 1st 1980
4to, glazed pict bds VG++ 320 gms
(Order reference 3137)
 
£8.50
Glynn, Prudence Ills by Madeleine Ginsburg: In Fashion - dress in the twentieth century
George Allen & Unwin 1st 1978
4to, v min area of damage to top front edge of d/w o/w F+/VG++ 920 gms
(Order reference 6750)
 
£12.50
Glynn, Prudence: In Fashion - Dress in the Twentieth Century
George Allen & Unwin 1st 1978 F/F 924 gms
(Order reference 2709)
 
£12.50
Green, Ruth M Devised + illusrated by Jack Cassin-Scott: Costume and Fashion 1550 - 1760 in Colour
Blandford 1st 1975
8vo, v v min wr + bmps to bds, sl dulling to d/w, prev owner's name + address stmp to fep o/w VG+/VG+ 415 gms
(Order reference 4545)
 
£12.00
Greenhowe, Jean: Fancy Dress for Girls and Boys
B T Batsford 1st 1987
4to, v min bmps + wr to bds, ex libris pl to fep, min crsing + wr to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 460 gms
(Order reference 4682)
 
£8.50
Harrison, E S: Our Scottish District Checks
National Association of Scottish Woollen Manufacturers 1st 1968
4to, gold titling + device to fr bd + sp, v v sl wr to bd edges, v v sl wr to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG++. Fep inscribed 'Tweed Mills, Selkirk 13 Sept 1973' plus 4 seemingly related , but indecipherable, signatures 660 gms
(Order reference 4681)
 
£55.00
Hawthorne, Rosemary: Knickers - An Intimate Appraisal
Souvenir Press rep 1993
sm 8vo, glazed pict bds M 215 gms
(Order reference 3659)
 
£5.00
Hawthorne, Rosemary: Bras - a private view
Souvenir Press 1st 1992
8vo, glazed pictorial boards, v v min bmps, small name to fep o/w VG++ 235 gms
(Order reference 7711)
 
£4.00
Hawthorne, Rosemary: Chinstraps, Nose-moulds & Corsets - a shopper's guide to feminine beauty 1800s to 1930s
Michael O'Mara Books 1st 1999
square format 8vo, glazed pictorial boards, inscr by author on 1/2 title p, F 295 gms
(Order reference 8277)
 
£6.50
Helvin, Marie: Catwalk - the art of model style
Pavilion 1st 1985
v min bmp to fr bd, v min dmge to text on p 63/64 o/w VG++/VG++ 910 gms
(Order reference 2604)
 
£6.00
Helvin, Marie: Catwalk - the art of model style
Pavilion 1st 1985
4to, bmps to bds at cnrs and btm edges, crsing to d/w edges o/w VG+/VG+ 910 gms
(Order reference 6599)
 
£6.00
Huberman, Michelle: Fashion Magic - Fun Ways to Transform Your Clothes
Piatkus 1st 1989 F/F 630 gms
(Order reference 3552)
 
£4.50
Huth, Angela: The Englishwoman's Wardrobe
Century 1st 1986
large 4to,min chps + wr to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG+ 810 gms
(Order reference 4527)
 
£8.00
Ironside, Janey Ills Susan Smallwood: Fashion Alphabet
Michael Joseph 1st 1968
8vo, tape stains to eps + fr pd, v v min chps to d/w + tape stns to d/w foldover o/w VG++/VG++. Contains newspaper clippings: Times 22/5/73-review of Janey Ironside's autobiography, 'Janey' + Sunday Telegraph 1/9/68-interview with Janey Ironside. 475 gms
(Order reference 4868)
 
£30.00
Izzard, Eddie with David Quantick & Steve Double: Dress to Kill
Virgin 1st 1998
square 4to F/F 630 gms
(Order reference 5439)
 
£50.00
Izzard, Eddie with David Quantick & Steve Double: Dress to Kill
Virgin 1st 1998
4to, v v min crsing to d/w edges o/w F/VG++ 625 gms
(Order reference 5806)
 
£50.00
Jarvis, Anthea: Liverpool Fashion - Its Makers and Wearers - The Dressmaking Trade in Liverpool 1830-1940
Merseyside County Council/ Merseyside County Museums 1st 1981
4to pb 47pp, cvrs v v sl grubby o/w VG++ 170 gms
(Order reference 4824)
 
£8.00
Jarvis, Anthea: Liverpool Fashion-Its Makers and Wearers - The Dressmaking Trade in Liverpool 1830 -1940
Merseyside County Council/Merseyside County Museums 1st 1981
4to pb 47pp F 170 gms
(Order reference 4879)
 
£8.00
     
Jarvis, Anthea: High Society - a display of formal dress for fashionable people 1875 -1920
Merseyside County Museums 1st 1980
4to stapled illustrated exhibition guide 12pp + cvrs, sl sunning to cvrs o/w VG++ 70 gms
(Order reference 7225)
 
£3.50
Johnston, Susan: Erte Fashion Paper Dolls of the Twenties
Dover 1978
large 4to stapled booklet, 16pp of cut-out fashions for cut-out figure, min wr o/w VG 280 gms
(Order reference 5718)
 
£5.00
Jones, Mablen: Getting It On - The Clothing of Rock 'n' Roll
Abbeville Press 1st 1987
squ format 4to F/F 1190 gms
(Order reference 5030)
 
£25.00
Keenan, Brigid: The Women We Wanted to Look Like
Macmillan 1st 1977
lrge 4to, sl sunning to bds, inscr + ex libris plate to fep, d/w price-clipped + min chps + tiny amt mssg o/w VG+/VG+ 1210 gms (Order reference 4490)
 
£15.00
Kybalova, Ludmila; Herbenova, Olga & Lamarova, Milena: The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fashion
Hamlyn 1st 1968 4to, no d/w o/w VG++ 1370 gms
(Order reference 4614)
 
£8.50
Landsell, Avril: The Clothes of the Cat - a history of canal costume
British Waterways nd (1975?)
landscape format 4to pb 36pp VG++ 160 gms
(Order reference 6259)
 
£9.50
Lansdell, Avril: History in Camera - Wedding Fashions 1860 - 1980
Shire Publications rep 1992
8vo pb 112pp, wear to edges, long gift inscr to fr cvr verso o/w VG+ 250 gms
(Order reference 6645)
 
£6.00
Laver, James: A Concise History of Costume
BCA 1973
8vo, wr + chps + sl dulling to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 585 gms
(Order reference 7028)
 
£5.00
Laver, James: A Concise History of Costume
BCA 1973
8vo, min wr + crsing to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 580 gms
(Order reference 4998)
 
£5.00
Laver, James Ills Iris Brooke: English Costume of the Nineteenth Century
A & C Black rep 1958
ex school lib, dmge to fep from removal of date slip, crsing + sl dulling to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 310 gms
(Order reference 3259)
 
£10.00
Laver, James: A Concise History of Costume
Thames & Hudson rep 1973
sm 4to pb 288pp, 315 plates - 58 in colour, v v min wr to edges o/w VG++ 440 gms
(Order reference 5987)
 
£5.00
Laver, James (intro): Costume Through the Ages
Thames & Hudson 4th prtg 1973
4to pb 144pp, ex school lib, wr to edges + dmge to sp o/w VG 400 gms
(Order reference 5943)
 
£5.00
Laver, James: A Concise History of Costume
BCA 1973
8vo, no d/w, min bmps + wr to bds o/w VG+ 555 gms
(Order reference 6201)
 
£5.00
   
Mauries, Patrick (ed & intro): Pieces of a Pattern - Lacroix by Lacroix
Thames & Hudson 1st 1992
large 4to, ex university library, sl wr + few closed trs to d/w o/w VG+/VG+. Over 260 ills, 134 in colour. 1560 gms
(Order reference 4978)
 
£18.00
McCum, Elizabeth: Fabric and Form - Irish Fashion Since 1950
Ulster Museum, Sutton 1st 1996
4to pb 146pp VG++ 550 gms
(Order reference 3483)
 
£13.50
McDowell, Colin: The Pimlico Companion to Fashion
Pimlico 1st 1998
4to pb 452pp F 615 gms
(Order reference 6090)
 
£7.50
McKnight, Gerald: Gucci - A House Divided
Sidgwick & Jackson 1st 1987
8vo M/VG++ 545 gms
(Order reference 5477)
 
£8.00
   
Moore, Doris Langley: The Child in Fashion
B T Batsford 1st 1953
4to, wr + dulling to bds, spotting to prelims, wr, chps + sm amts of loss to d/w o/w VG/VG 590 gms
(Order reference 3456)
 
£20.00
O'Connor, Patrick: The American Blonde Woman - Dietrich's Own Style
Bloomsbury 1st 1991
large square format 4to, d/w taped to bds o/w VG++/VG++ 1070 gms
(Order reference 5519)
 
£7.00
O'Keefe, Linda: Shoes - a celebration of pumps, sandals, slippers and more
Workman Publishing 1996
small 8vo landscape format pb 511pp VG++ 475 gms
(Order reference 6807)
 
£6.50
Oldfield, Bruce: Bruce Oldfield's Seasons
Pan Books 1st 1987
v vmin wr to btm edges of bds + d/w, ex libris plate to fep o/w F/F 1320 gms
(Order reference 2683)
 
£10.00
Owen, Jane (text): Diana Princess of Wales Book of Fashion
Colour Library Books 1st 1983
large 4to, sl discolouration to bd edges + page edges, min crse to fep + 1/2 title o/w VG+/VG+ 1410 gms
(Order reference 5574)
 
£6.00
Packer, William Intro by Lady Diana Cooper: The Art of Vogue - Covers 1909 -1940
Octopus rep 1981
4to, silver titling + design to fr bd + spine, v min wr to bds, sl creasing + sm trs to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 1490 gms
(Order reference 6977)
 
£15.00
Peacock, John Preface by Christian Lacroix: 20th Century Fashion with 1100 colour illustrations
Thames & Hudson rep 1996
large 4to, v v min chps + 1 v short tear to the rear of the d/w, gift inscr to fep. In protective clear film. VG++/VG++ 1280 gms (Order reference 7806)
 
£20.00
Reger, Janet with Shirley Flack: Janet Reger Her Story
Chapmans 1st 1991
8vo, v v min crsing to d/w edges + small pce of sellotape to spine o/w F/VG+ 595 gms
(Order reference 7545)
 
£12.50
   
Rosenberg, Cyril J: Furs & Furriery
Pitman nd (30's?)
lrge 8vo, blue bds with gold titling to fr bd + sp, no d/w VG++ 885 gms
(Order reference 3453)
 
£32.50
Ross, Victor & Mortimer, John: English Fashions
Penguin Books (Puffin Picture Book No. 76) nd (late 40's ?)
landscape format softback, sl wr + crsing to cvrs + sl grubby, min mrking + 1 small tr o/w VG 80 gms
(Order reference 5034)
 
£5.00
   
Sato, Pater (co-ordinated by): Fashion Illustration in New York
Graphics-Sha 1st 1985
4to pb 128pp, initials to fep, crsing + bmps to edges o/w VG+ 650 gms
(Order reference 8300)
 
£25.00
Saxtorph, Niels M Ills by Stig Bramsen: Warriors and Weapons 3000 BC to AD 1700 in Colour
Blandford rep 1975
sm 8vo, min wr to bd edges, chps and dulling to d/w, prev owner's name + address stmps to fep o/w VG+/VG+ 350 gms
(Order reference 4544)
 
£6.50
   
Scarlett, James D: The Tartans of the Scottish Clans
Collins 1st 1975
4to, tiny trs to hd + tail of fr hnge, v min wr + dulling to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 870 gms
(Order reference 4663)
 
£13.00
Settle, Alison: Britain in Pictures - English Fashion
Collins 1st 1948
rbs to edges of bds + v min bmps, wr +short tr to d/w o/w VG+/VG 270 gms
(Order reference 2677)
 
£4.50
Snook, Barbara: Fancy Dress for Children
B T Batsford 1st 1969
8vo, ex lib, fep mssg, min spotting + sl marking to some pp, dulling + marks to bds, wr + tape repair to d/w o/w VG/VG 350 gms (Order reference 4550)
 
£4.50
Spenser, Carol: Carol Spenser's Style Counsel - creating your best look
Boxtree 1st 1995
4to F/VG++ 730 gms
(Order reference 6745)
 
£5.00
Stavridi, Margaret (commentary) Ills by Faith Jaques: The Hugh Evelyn History of Costume - Second series 1660 - 1800
Hugh Evelyn 1st 1967
lrge landscape 4to F/F 910 gms
(Order reference 4355)
 
£35.00
   
Stewart, Margaret & Hunter, Leslie: The Needle is Threaded
Heinemann/Newman Neame 1st 1964
8vo, ex lib, v v min wr to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 660 gms
(Order reference 3661)
 
£14.00
Taylor, John: It's A Small, Medium and Outsize World
Hugh Evelyn 1st 1966
inscr to fep, min spotting to inside of d/w, min crsing + 1 sm tr to d/w, d/w sp sl sunned o/w VG++/VG+ 330 gms
(Order reference 2696)
 
£5.50
Taylor, John: It's A Small, Medium and Outsize World
Hugh Evelyn 1st 1966
8vo, v min bmps to bds, sl sunning to d/w sp, d/w cockled o/w VG+/VG 320 gms
(Order reference 6055)
 
£5.00
Thorne, Tony: Fads, Fashions and Cults - from Acid House to Zoot Suit
Bloomsbury 1st 1993
8vo, v v min indents to fr bd, v v min crsing + wr to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 630 gms
(Order reference 4882)
 
£7.50
Watts, Gwyneth: Decorative Dress and Fashion
Hutchinson 1st 1984
4to pb 79pp, ex college lib, covers neatly covered in clear self-adh film 205 gms
(Order reference 6964)
 
£5.00
Wingrave, Helen & Harrold: Aspects of Folk Dance in Europe
Dance Books 1st 1984
8vo pb 143pp, cvred in clear self-adh protective film, name sticker to fr cvr verso o/w VG+ 235 gms
(Order reference 3497)
 
£6.50
Yarwoood, Doreen: Fashion in the Western World 1500-19901
B T Batsford 1st 1992
4to, ex lib, v v min bmps + wr to bds, v min wr to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 870 gms
(Order reference 3647)
 
£15.50
   
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