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THE BOOK OF COSTUME: or, Annals of Fashion, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. By a Lady of Rank. Illustrated with Upwards of Two Hundred Engravings on Wood by the most Eminent Artists.

By: A Lady of Rank ; (Mary Margaret Egerton of Wilton)

Price: $25.95

Publisher: London, Henry Colburn: 1847

Seller ID: 42436

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

xii, 482, (2) pages; Colour chromolithograph title-page and over 200 wood engravings (text illustrations), original blind stamped green cloth binding with gilt decoration and lettering at spine. Contents tight in binding, but hinges starting. Covers rubbed and bumped, top right corner of front board chipped off, top edge of spine panel missing (see image), former owner's bookplate, light scattered foxing. Condition noted in pricing.
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ANANOV - Selected Works

By: Ananov, Adrei ; [ Isaac Stern's copy ]

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Saint Petersburg, A. Ananov: 1999

Seller ID: 41367

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

120 pages; Andrei Ananov is the most famous contemporay jeweller in Russia. This book boldly presents a wide variety of the beautiful pieces of jewellry, watches, clocks and other fabulous objets created by Anonov's workshop. Illustrated with excellent full colour photographs. Text in English and Russian. In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Russian Jewellery Art - Ananov Company. From the collection of the violinist Isaac Stern [1920-2001] -- with his "chop" mark in Chinese characters on the copyright page at the rear. (In the Oscar-winning documentary of his 1979 trip to...
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GUIDE TO KNOLE Its State Rooms, Pictures, and Antiquities, with a short account of the Possessors and Park of Knol

By: Anon.

Price: $9.94

Publisher: Sevenoaks, J Salmon: 1913

Seller ID: 38444

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

59 pages; Former owner's name on front wrapper, otherwise clean and tight in original printed wrappers, toning to endpapers near spine. OCLC: 931542205
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A SURE WINNER - STRAUSS BROTHERS Clothing Catalogue

By: Anonymous

Price: $24.94

Publisher: Strauss Brothers: 1908

Seller ID: 37047

Binding: Pamphlet

Condition: Near Fine

Original color wrappers (measure 6 by 9 inches, 16 page catalogue of clothing produced by Strauss Brothers of Chicago for the Fall 1908 and Winter 1909 seasons. Wonderful image of a woman ice sailing on the front wrapper. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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MAISON DU CHALET SUISSE GENEVE POSTCARD

By: Anonymous

Price: $2.94

Publisher: H. Depierre: 1920

Seller ID: 37050

Binding: Ephemera

Condition: Very Good-

Postcard printed in dark green ink advertsing the Maison du Chalet Suisse Specialite Rideaux, Dentelles, Broderies Suisses. Fabrique a Sr. Gall, H. Deprierre, 18 Grand Quai & Rue Ceard (a cole du Cafe de la Couronne. Payment details of a purchase in pencil on reverse. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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BOB SMART SHOES Fall - Winter 1931-1932

By: Anonymous

Price: $24.94

Publisher: Milwaukee, Bob Smart Shoe Company: 1931

Seller ID: 37064

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good+

34 pages; 34 page illustrated catalogue of men's shoes with drawings of the shoes and details on the various styles. Bound in original stiff blue card wrappers with raised lettering in gilt.; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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AMERICAN MUSEUM Claverton Manor; Bath

By: Anonymous

Price: $6.94

Publisher: Bath, Claverton Manor: 1962

Seller ID: 39859

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

12 pages; Clean and tight in original printed wrappers. Illustrations (b&w) throughout. OLC: 66528533 Date is approximate, not printed in book. The American Museum in Britain is based at Claverton Manor, near Bath, England, in a house, designed by Jeffry Wyatville and built in the 1820s on the site of a manor bought by Ralph Allen in 1758, replacing the manor house built by Ralph of Shrewsbury around 1340. The museum was founded by two antique collectors, an American, Dallas Pratt (August 21, 1914 – May 20, 1994)[7] and a Briton, John Judkyn (1913 – July 27, 1963)[8] and opened to th...
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STYLE BOOK - Men's Fashions showing What to Wear for Autumn and Winter 1910

By: Anonymous

Price: $29.94

Publisher: Chicago, Universal Tailoring Co.: 1910

Seller ID: 40612

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good+

16 pages; Clean and secure in original pictorial wrappers. Wonderful advertising booklet with image of a fisherman and a Native America in a canoe. Illustrated throughout with men in suits, overcoats, evening wear and vests.
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Zora Živadinovic Davidovic izlozba kostimografije : Salon Muzeja primenjene umetnosti, Beograd april 1984

By: Anonymous

Price: $19.94

Publisher: Beograd (Belgrade, Serbia), Ashria - Muzej primenjene umetnosti: 1984

Seller ID: 41957

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Unpaginated pages; publisher's wrappers, with an illustration in sepia and lettering in black on the front cover. Clean, very good copy. Seven plates in sepia halftones. Text in Serbian and French. With a bibliography and chronological account of work by the subject. There is a note, printed at the foot of the rear flap of the wrapper, suggesting a small edition was issued -- "Tiraz 800." OCLC Number: 437613262.
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Hotel Meurice, Paris - Wrought Iron Lift [Postcard]

By: Anonymous

Price: $14.94

Publisher: Paris, R. Richard & Company: 1920

Seller ID: 42211

Binding: Ephemera

Condition: Very Good

1 pages; This vintage black & white postcard depicts the fabulous wrought iron elevator and operator in the luxurious Hotel Meurice in Paris. No date, but likely before 1935. Originally established in the early 19th century, the Hotel Meurice underwent a major interior renovation between 1905 and 1907 under the direction of the architect Henri Paul Nénot, winner of the Grand Prix de Rome. For interior decoration, the Louis XVI style prevailed in this revamping, and they installed an innovative wrought iron lift, designed after the sedan chair used by Marie Antoinette.
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KATALOG - Zhevza Shakhberdieva

By: Atayev, Tirkish

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Ashgabat, TSSR Khudozhnikler Soyuzy: 1988

Seller ID: 37105

Binding: Printed Wrappers

Condition: Very Good-

27 pages; Original pictorial wrappers printed in blue and red. Frontispiece photographic portrait. Historical and descriptive text followed by chronology and detailed inventory of the items exhibited. Text in Russian. Bookplate mounted on title page, deacquisitioned.
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CHRISTMAS 1943

By: B. Altman & Co.

Price: $24.94

Publisher: New York, B. Altman & Co.: 1943

Seller ID: 39232

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

60 pages; Clean and secure in original pictorial wrappers, brief ink notation at top corner of front wrapper (Bldg 1357 / 346-2) and lower corner ("-480-). The B. Altman Catalogue for Christmas 1943 contains hundreds of gift suggestions for family and friends. Illustrated throughout with wonderful images of 1940s women, fashions, furniture and other objects -- everything from mahogany nut bowls to designer handbags, lingerie and dressing gowns, dolls and games, wallets and slippers, clothes for her, him and the children, confections, perfumes and many other appealing items. Partiall...
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BALLET DESIGN - Past and Present

By: Beaumont, Cyril W.

Price: $19.94

Publisher: London, The Studio: 1946

Seller ID: 42593

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

xxxii, 216 pages; Contents clean and secure in original blue cloth binding in dustjacket with large chips at head and tail of spine and other edgewear, chippint. Now in protective mylar cover. An authoritative introduction tracing belly design from the Italian Renaissance through the English masques, with their settings and costumes by Inigo Jones and so on through the centuries, with each making its own particular contribution unto the present day (1946). Over 50 colour plates and many hundreds in black-and-white. As nearly as possible the sets, backlogs and costumes are arranged in chr...
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CHINESE TRADE PORCELAIN

By: Beurdeley, Michel

Price: $24.94

Publisher: Rutland, Charles E. Tuttle Company: 1969

Seller ID: 39595

ISBN: 0804806764

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

xii, 220 pages; Clean and tight in original cloth binding in bright nice dustjacket. Translated by Diana Imber. An excellent study of Chinese Export porcelains. 24 magnificent tipped-in color plates and about a hundred b&w figures. In the first part, the form and decoration of the porcelain and their artistic influence from the west are described; then follow historical surveys of the Far Eastern connections of each of the countries named above, and a systematic analysis of the characteristics peculiar to porcelain destined for each of these countries. Finally, there is a descriptive catalog...
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Lurji sup`rebi [dust jacket title] Sinie skatert

By: Brailasvili, Nino ; & I. V. Ruhaze

Price: $39.94

Publisher: T`bilisi [Georgia], Sabc`ot`a Sak`art`velo: 1964

Seller ID: 39828

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

[30] pages; Publisher's stiff green wrappers, with pictorial printed dust jacket. A rare publication related to the VIIème Congrès International des Sciences Ethnologiques et Anthropologiques.. The identity as a conference publication is covered on the first leaf, preceding the title page: " Javaxisvili sax. istoriis instituti S. Janasias sax. sak`art`velos saxelmcip`o muzeumi./ On leaf preceding t.p.: Et`nograp`iul da ant`ropologiur mec`nierebat`a VII saert`asoriso kongresisat vis. K VII Mezhdunarodnomu kongressu etnograficheskikh i antropologicheskikh nauk. Au VIIème Congrès Inter...
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Dac`it`eli k`sovilebi [dust jacket additional title] Nabivnye tkani

By: Brailasvili, Nino ; & I. V. Ruhaze

Price: $39.94

Publisher: T`bilisi [Georgia], Sabc`ot`a Sak`art`velo: 1964

Seller ID: 39829

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

50. Leta Uzité umení a Design

By: Brix, Michal ; Milena Lamarová

Price: $19.94

Publisher: Prague, Umeleckoprumyslové Muzeum: 1988

Seller ID: 41246

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Clean and tight in original wrappers in pictorial dustjacket. Square small quarto. Wonderful design catalogue including textiles, sculpture, glassware, furniture, automotive, etc. OCLC: 19617231 Summary in English./ Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, February-April 1988.; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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TRIBECA ISSEY MYAKE

By: Brody, Neville ; Marco Ammannati, (Senior Designer)

Price: $24.94

Publisher: New York, Issey Myake: 2002

Seller ID: 41413

Binding: Stiff Card Wrappers

Condition: Fine

Beautiful example of the first catalogue issued for Issey Myake's Tribeca store in New York. Clean and tight in original printed wrappers laid-in to printed brown card outer wrapper. Illustrated throughout. Die-cut smaller section of catalogue within catalogue. Includes single sheet printed on both sides of the price list. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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DER ROTE FADEN Textil- un Bekleidungsgestaltung

By: Brunn, Anke

Price: $19.94

Publisher: Stadt Museum Schloss Rheydt Monchengladbach: 1989

Seller ID: 41406

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

54 pages; Illustrated with colour photographs and sketches. Former owner's blindstamp at lower corner of titlepage ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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JAPANESE ART LACQUERS

By: Casal, U. A.

Price: $24.94

Publisher: Tokyo, Sophia University: 1961

Seller ID: 40157

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket

180 pages; Contents clean and tight in original dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering in a red box on front board in edgeworn, chipped dustjacket. Sixty pages of black & white plates with photographic reproductions of Japanese lacquers.
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Category: Decorative Arts