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AMPHLETT, H. Hats. A History of Fashion in Headwear. Sadler: 1974 1st ed 237 pp, profuse b/w illustrations, glossary. Fine in slightly edge worn d/w. Amphlett enjoyed a reputation for faithful reproduction of the original rather than contemporaneousness. This comprehensive survey provides excellent reference material. (Book Ref #11993) £30.00 AMPHLETT, H. Hats. A history of fashion in headwear. Sadler: 1974 1st ed 237 pp, profuse b/w illustrations, glossary. VG+/VG+. Amphlett enjoyed a reputation for faithful reproduction of the original rather than contemporaneousness. This comprehensive survey provides excellent reference material. (Book Ref #15231) £25.00 BAILEY, A. The Passion for Fashion. Three centuries of changing styles. Dragon's World: 1988 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos and drawings, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Reviews the influence of fashion on society, and society on fashions from 1700 to 1950. (Book Ref #15169) £12.50 BOND, D. The Guinness Guide to 20th Century Fashion. Guinness: 1981 1st ed 236 pp, colour and b/w illustrations throughout. VG+ in slightly nicked d/w. Discusses the world of haute couture and its designers as well as everyday dress, showing how social changes have had a direct influence on fashion. (Book Ref #25719) £10.00 CALLOWAY, S. The House of Liberty. Masters of style and decoration. Thames & Hudson: 1992 1st ed 224 pp, 280 illustrations, 100 in colour, bibliog. Bottom corners lightly bumped o/w Fine in a Fine d/w. Full account of Liberty's accomplishments in the applied arts, organised chronologically and profusely illustrated. (Book Ref #31952) £38.00 CONTINI, M. Fashion from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day. Hamlyn: 1967 rep 321 pp, 550 illustrations, mostly in colour. Slight foxing to endpapers o/w VG+ in edge worn d/w. (Book Ref #8631) £20.00 CORSON, R. Fashions in Makeup. From ancient to modern times. Peter Owen: 1972 1st ed 614 pp, 631 b/w illustrations, bibliog. Fore-edge slightly browned and lightly foxed o/w VG+ in lightly spine-faded and slightly chipped d/w. Encyclopedic study of the pursuit of beauty through the ages. (Book Ref #28309) £40.00 CUNNINGTON, P. & MANSFIELD, A. English Costume for Sports and Outdoor Recreation. From the 16th to the 19th Centuries. A & C Black: 1969 1st ed 388 pp, colour frontis, 64 plates and 254 b/w drawings in text. Fine in a VG+ d/w. A source of historically accurate information for the social and cultural historian as well as costumiers, writers and artists. (Book Ref #32050) £50.00 DE MARLY, D. Fashion for Men. Batsford: 1989 p/b rep 166 pp, b/w photos. Inscription o/w VG. A lively history of the changing male ideal as reflected in costume.. (Book Ref #28031) £10.00 DORNER, J. Fashion. The changing shape of fashion through the years. Octopus: 1974 1st ed 128 pp, 220 illustrations, 70 in col. VG+ in slightly torn and edge worn d/w. Concentrates on the post 1700 era, to the 1970's. (Book Ref #10874) £8.50 EWING, E. History of 20th Century Fashion. Batsford: 1975 rep 244 pp, 250 b/w drawings and photos, bibliog. Inscription o/w VG+/VG+. Details the story of the fashion revolution of this century and looks behind the scenes to convey a deeper understanding of the social, economic and technical changes which conspired to bring it about. (Book Ref #32464) £8.50 EWING, E. History of Children's Costume. Batsford: 1982 rep 192 pp, 124 b/w illustrations, 4 colour plates, bibliog. Back board and d/w panel indented o/w VG+/VG+. Remarkable history drawn from a mass of memoirs, advertisements, catalogues, paintings and photographs. (Book Ref #24137) £15.00 GARLAND, M. The Changing Form of Fashion. Dent: 1970 1st ed 130 pp, 93 half-tone plates. Free end paper neatly removed o/w VG+ in spine faded d/w. Shows how dress not only attempted to decorate the human body but also altered its very contours. (Book Ref #14855) £10.00 GINSBURG, M. An Introduction to Fashion Illustration. HMSO: 1980 1st ed 48 pp, 60 colour and b/w plates, bibliog. VG. A brief visual history of Western European fashion between 1560 and 1939. (Book Ref #22536) £6.50 KYBALOVA, L. et al. Encyclopedie Illustree du Costume et de la Mode. Grund: 1989 rep 600 pp, 32 colour plates, 980 b/w illustrations. Boards unevenly faded and lightly rubbed o/w VG+/VG+. Text in French. (Book Ref #19955) £20.00 LAMBOURNE, L. Victorian Paintings. Phaidon: 1999 1st ed 506 pp, over 600 colour illustrations, bibliog. Pages slightly cockled o/w VG+ in a Fine d/w. Divided into genres and themes which reflect this 'unparalleled age of energy and creativity', Lambourne rescues this vast subject from the unfashionable backwater it occupied for so long. Please note this book weighs 4475 grams and will require extra postage if ordered on ABE or Biblio. Do contact us for a postal quote before ordering. (Book Ref #33413) £30.00 LATTIMORE, C.R.. English Nineteenth Century Press Moulded Glass. Barrie & Jenkins: 1979 1st ed 184 pp, 12 colour, 96 b/w illustrations, glossary, bibliog. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Long unfashionable, Lattimore produced the first survey including the Sowerbys of Gateshead, George Davidson and Co and Henry Greener and Co together with other major manufacturers and the social history of the glass houses. (Book Ref #33517) £35.00 LAVER, J. A Concise History of Costume. BCA: 1973 rep 288 pp, 257 b/w , 58 colour plates, notes, bibliog. VG+ in very lightly edge-worn d/w. Still a good introduction to the subject. (Book Ref #19436) £6.50 MACKRELL, A. An Illustrated History of Fashion. 500 Years of Fashion Illustration. Batsford: 1997 1st ed 224 pp, 40 colour and over 140 b/w illustrations. VG+/VG+. Takes the means used to record fashion as its focus. (Book Ref #19557) £20.00 PACKER, W. The Art of Vogue Covers 1909-1940. Peerage: 1985 rep 254 pp, 400 colour covers reproduced. Inscription o/w VG+ in lightly edge worn d/w. Detailed captions to all the covers and a summary of the influences at work on the artists. (Book Ref #14200) £20.00 PEACOCK, J. Men's Fashion. The complete sourcebook. Thames & Hudson: 1996 1st ed 216 pp, over 1000 colour illustrations, biographies. Fine in a VG+ d/w. Comprehensive sourcebook tracing men's fashion from the French Revolution to the present day. (Book Ref #33562) £20.00 RIBEIRO, A. Dress and Morality. Batsford: 1986 1st ed 192 pp, profuse b/w illustrations, notes, bibliog. F/F. Aileen Ribeiro's early cultural study of the social construction of dress. (Book Ref #30215) £20.00 SEEBOHM, C. The Made Who Was Vogue. The life and times of Conde Nast. Weidenfeld: 1982 1st ed 390 pp, notes. VG/VG. 'sparkling and revealing biography'. (Book Ref #6613) £12.50 TOZER, J. & LEVITT, S. Fabric of Society. A century of people and their clothes 1770-1870. Laura Ashley: 1983 1st ed 162 pp, colour and b/w illustrations throughout, notes. Fine in VG d/w. Tozer is the Curator of the Platt collection and the book contains excellent primary evidence and illustrations from this source including a good section on occupational costume. (Book Ref #33235) £10.00 TRASKO, M. Daring Do's. A History of Extraordinary Hair. Flammarion: 1994 1st ed 142 pp, numerous duotone, b/w and colour illustrations. Fine in a Fine d/w. The symbolism and cultural significance, including fetishistic, of male and female hair. (Book Ref #14180) £18.00 WILLIAMS-MITCHELL, C. Dressed for the Job. The story of occupational costume. Blandford: 1982 1st ed 143 pp, 32 colour plates by Jeffrey J. Burn and profuse b/w photos and drawings, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Well-illustrated history of the clothes worn by working people from ancient times to the outbreak of the Second World War. (Book Ref #17176) £20.00 WILSON, E. & TAYLOR, L. Through the Looking Glass. A history of dress from 1860 to the present day. BBC: 1989 p/b 1st ed 240 pp, b/w and colour photos, purchasing power of the pound, bibliog. Previous owner's blind embossed stamps on front cover and fep o/w VG+. First study to examine the influence of mass production, artistic movements and political events on the trickle-down of fashion to the ordinary woman. (Book Ref #21432) £10.00 WOODFORDE, J. The Strange Story of False Hair. Routledge: 1971 1st ed 126 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, notes. VG+/VG+. The social history of the wig by the author of 'False Teeth' and 'The Truth about Cottages'. (Book Ref #9475) £12.00 WOODFORDE, J. The Strange Story of False Hair. Routledge: 1971 1st ed 126 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, notes. F/F. The social history of the wig by the author of 'False Teeth' and 'The Truth about Cottages'. (Book Ref #27705) £8.00 |
