The Museum of Costume
Bath, England: The Museum Of Costume/Beric Tempest & Co. Paperback - (Saddle-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" (oblong). Saddle-stapled, 16 pp.. Color photos of exhibitions from the museum. Slight creasing near spine. More
Costume & Fashion
Peterson's Magazine: 1884 [vol 85 & 86]
New York: Illman Brothers, 1884. Illman Brothers. First Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Period 3/4 black leather over pebbled cloth. Spine ruled in gilt, edges speckeld red. Corners worn and bumped, shelfwear to edges and spine, 1/2 inch tear to top of spine. 10 full color..... More
Abercrombie & Fitch: Spring Break 2002 (A&F Quarterly)
Columbus, OH: Abercrombie & Fitch, 2002. Over 300 Color & b/w Illustrations (chiefly Color photographs). First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG+ Slight cocking to spine; slight rubbing to wrappers (chiefly to edges); else a nice, clean copy internally. 280 pages. Notable for the section titled..... More
Cravatte Uomini Media: Integrale Di Communicazione Di AmatoStudio Per Cravattiade '91
NP [Milan, Italy?]: [Atheneum Edizioni], 1991. Over 100 Color & b/w Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (tall thin). Slight scratches, soiling and rubbing to wrappers (chiefly to lower wrapper); else a near fine copy internally. [108] pages (unpaginated). Text in Italian. Colorful survey of..... More
Armani: Backstage
[Milan, Italy]: Federico Motta Editore, 2002. Hutchings, Roger (photographer); Over 60 b/w Photographs. First English-language Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall (small thin). [ca. 100] pages (unpaginated). Reflections of the photographer in the "backstage" of the designer's Milan studio in the autumn of 2001. "First English edition..... More
A Collector's History of Fans
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1974. 16 Color & 110 b/w Illustrations. First US Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. 208 pages. Includes a section on "the language of the fan", plus 3 appendixes, glossary, bibliography and index. Printed in Great Britain. Slight rubbing, browning, price clip..... More
Suits: The Clothes Make the Man: The Art Guys with Todd Oldham
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000. 100 Color & 25 b/w Photographs; Decorative Endpapers (yellow/white). First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (thin). Slight rubbing and minor nicks to jacket; else a near fine copy internally. 107, [13] pages. Coverage of the project initiated in the fall..... More
Suits: The Clothes Make the Man: The Art Guys with Todd Oldham
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000. 100 Color & 25 b/w Photographs; Decorative Endpapers (yellow/white). First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (thin). Slight rubbing to jacket; else a near fine copy internally. 107, [13] pages. Coverage of the project initiated in the fall of 1996, involving..... More
Antonio Berardi : Sex and Sensibility (Cutting Edge Series)
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999. Over 150 Color & b/w Illustrations. First US Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (square small). 64 pages. Based on collaboration with the noted English designer; includes previously unpublished drawings and specially commissioned photographs. More
Tattoos from Paradise: Traditional Polynesian Patterns
U.S.A. Schiffer Publishing, 1999. Color, b/w Illustrations. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall. VG/VG Signed by Author. More
Antonio Berardi : Sex & Sensibility (Cutting Edge Ser.)
New York, NY, U.S.A. Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated, 1999. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (square). More
Die Zweite Haut. Über die Moden. Unter die Haut. Hinter die Kulissen
Berlin: Elefantenpress, 1987. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. More
Scottish Tartans
Northway, Andover, Hants, UK: Pitkin Pictorials Ltd., 1978. First Edition. Saddle-stapled. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good condition. Used in pictorial wraps. More
A Brief History of Shorts : The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Your Underwear
San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. Chronicle Books Llc, 1995. Color Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. More
A Brief History of Shorts: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Your Underwear
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995. Over 150 Color & b/w Illustrations (chiefly photographs). First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (large). VG+ Small nick to upper wrapper midsection (toward foredge); slight rubbing to wrappers; else a near fine copy internally. 92 pages. Focus on the humorous side..... More
Costume in Greek Classic Drama
Mineola, New York, U.S.A. Dover Pubns, 2003. Reprint. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Nice clean crisp copy. More
Paris Sketchbook: Jason Brooks
Laurence King Publishing, 2013. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Good copy in the original hardciver binding - red cloth over gray pictorial boards. Minor bumping and wear; previous owner's blindstamp. More
The Gallery of English Costume - Picture Book Number Five - Women's Costume 1870-1900
Manchester: The Art Galleries Committee of the Corporation of Manchester, 1971. Black/white Plates. Reprint. Paperback - (Stapled). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very good condition copy. Number 5 of a 9 volume series, originally published in 1953. Very light/minimal shelf wear to edges. More
The Gallery of English Costume - Picture Book Number Four - Women's Costume 1835-1870
Manchester: The Art Galleries Committee of the Corporation of Manchester, 1971. Black/white Plates. Reprint. Paperback - (Stapled). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very good condition copy. Number 4 of a 9 volume series, originally published in 1951. Very light/minimal shelf wear to edges. More
The Gallery of English Costume - Picture Book Number Seven - Children's Costume
Manchester: The Art Galleries Committee of the Corporation of Manchester, 1971. Black/white Plates. Reprint. Paperback - (Stapled). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very good condition copy. Number 7 of a 9 volume series, originally published in 1959. Very light/minimal shelf wear to edges. More
The Gallery of English Costume - Picture Book Number Six - Women's Costume 1900-1930
Manchester: The Art Galleries Committee of the Corporation of Manchester, 1973. Black/white Plates. Reprint. Paperback - (Stapled). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very good condition copy. Number 6 of a 9 volume series, originally published in 1956. Very light/minimal shelf wear to edges. More
Pantaloni e Co. (Il Novecento : Storie Di Moda)
[Modena, Italy]: Zanfi Editore, 1989. 189 Color & b/w Illustrations. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (tall thin). Slight stains, rubbing and browning, minor nicks to jacket (chiefly to lower jacket cover); else a near fine copy internally. 138, [6] pages. Text in Italian. Publisher..... More
British Military Uniforms From Contemporary Pictures
Arco, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Blindstamp to front free endpaper; otherwise tight and clean. More
Indian Army Uniforms Under The British from the 18th Cent. to 1947 Artillery, Engineers and Infantry
London: Morgan-Grampion, 1969. Color, b/w Illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Good hardcover first edition in original jacket (has some reading and edge wear; old bookseller's catalog entry taped to endpaper). Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Ernest H. Bowman. More
Indian Army Uniforms Under The British from the 18th Century to 1947 Cavalry
London: Leonard Hill [Books] Limited, 1961. Color, b/w Illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Good hardcover first edition in original jacket (has some reading and edge wear; jacket price-cipped with tears and nicks). Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Ernest H. Bowman. More