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We have a wide and varied collection of books on all forms of Art and Architecture, encompassing Engineering, Design, Furniture and Fashion. Many with fantastic plates and some real rarities included.
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1999 William Wegman: Fashion PhotographsNew York: 1999A wonderful first edition work celebrating the dog photography of William Wegman, presenting images of Weimaraners in various costumes and poses.
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2011 The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier From the Sidewalk to the CatwalkAbrams: 2011The first edition of this colourful look at the fashion creations of pioneering Jean Paul Gaultier.
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1937 English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth CenturyLondon: 1937A beautiful illustrated study on women's fashion in the nineteenth century, complete with colour and collotype plate.
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1843 The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music, and Romance vol. XLondon: 1843Volume X of a Victorian monthly magazine of fashion, music, and romance, adorned with coloured plates.
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1843 The Work Table and Embroidery Frame CompanionLondon: [1843]A bright pocket sized copy of this embroidery manual, a very scarce copy.
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1901 Fashion in ParisLondon: 1901A new edition of this beautifully illustrated work on Parisian Fashion in the nineteenth century.
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c1930 The Embroiderer's AlphabetMulhouse: c1930A lovely little guide to embroidering the alphabet, with tracing patterns and numerous colour plates.
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1926 Embroidery and Design in the New StitcheryLondon : 1926A charming first edition volume of embroidery and design, with colour plates.
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1948 Fashion is Our BusinessLondon : 1948A wonderful first edition copy of this work that explores the fashion industry and the careers of leading fashion designers.
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Signed1977 Slapdash Alterations How to Recycle Your WardrobeNew York : 1977A wonderful signed, first edition copy of this alterations guide book which is richly illustrated.
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1834 Cosmorama: The Manners, Customs, and Costumes of all Nations of the WorldLondon: 1834A bright copy of Aspin's richly illustrated nineteenth century study of clothing, culture and customs around the globe.
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1928 Robes of Thespis, Costume Designs by Modern ArtistsLondon: 1928The first edition of this richly illustrated study of theatre costume, in the scarce publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1872-1873 The Ladies; A Journal of the Court, Fashion and SocietyLondon: 1872-1873The first forty-one issues of the very scarce Victorian fashion periodical 'The Ladies'. Bound in three volumes, and illustrated throughout, with eighteen hand-coloured fashion plates.
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1922 Le Costume en OrientParis; Berlin: 1922The First French language edition of Max Tilke's beautifully illustrated study of the costumes of the east, illustrated with one hundred and twenty eight bright plates, displaying the traditional dress of various nations.
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c1900 A Releves de Fragments CaphisseriesParis: c1900A unique and very scarce artist's sketch book, containing watercolour reproductions of eleven samples of fabrics used for upholstery.
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1848 El Globo. Costumbres, Usos y Trajes de todas las Naciones. America.Barcelona: 1848A wonderful mid eighteenth century Spanish language study of the native dress of the Americas, illustrated throughout with vibrant hand coloured plates.
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1956 Magyar ParasztviseletBudapest: 1956A beautifully illustrated, scarce work on the history of Hungarian peasant dress by Kresz Maria, in the original Hungarian.
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1978 Not Another PUNK! BookLondon: 1978The first edition of this edgy style work on punk fashion, featuring photography of icons like Iggy Pop, Vivienne Westwood, Joan Jett, and more.
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1886-1887 The Follies & Fashions of Our Grandfathers (1807)London: 1886-1887The first edition of this wonderfully illustrated and hand coloured study of the fashions of 1807.
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c1885 Swedish and Norwegian National Costumes[Stockholm]: c1885A collection of ten mounted photographic plates enhanced with colours illustrative of Swedish and Norwegian national costumes, a scarce work.
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1911 Album of Historical CoiffuresLondon: 1911A scarce work on the history of hairstyles with numerous charming illustrations through the ages.
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1841 Costume of the AncientsLondon: 1841Illustrated with 155 plates, this is the first volume of a mid nineteenth century edition of designer Thomas Hope's impressive study of costume in the ancient world.
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1855 The Art of Perfumery, and the Methods of Obtaining the Odours of PlantsLondon: 1855The very scarce first edition of this early work on perfumery by a master perfumer, G. W. Septimus Piesse, complete with illustrations throughout.
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1878 Old Point Lace and How to Imitate ItLondon: 1878A smart, scarce work on old needle-point and sewing lace, written and illustrated by Daisy Waterhouse Hawkins.
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1929 An Introduction to the Study of Costume, From Nudity to RaimentLondon: 1929A fascinating first edition study of costume around the globe, beautifully illustrated in colour, and with numerous photographic examples.
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1966 Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of EuropeLondon: 1966A large paper first edition copy of this charming volume concerning the gold boxed of Europe in the eighteenth century.
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1932 The National Costumes of HollandLondon: 1932An extensive volume exploring the costumes of Holland, with some beautiful coloured plates reproduced by lithography. A limited edition.
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1888 Le Costume HistoriqueParis: 1888A fantastic encyclopaedia of clothing around the world and through the ages by Auguste Racinet, complete in six volumes with five hundred plates.
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1877 Art in Ornament and DressLondon: 1877A noted French art critic's guide to interior design, architecture and fashion.
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1991 AppearancesLondon: 1991An exciting first edition on the development of post-war fashion by Martin Harrison,, with plenty of photographs.
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1825 The Ladies' Pocket MagazineLondon: 1825A unique work, a run of the 1825 'Ladies' Pocket Magazine' periodical, a charming fashionable work illustrated with beautiful colour fashion plates.
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1907 The Heritage of DressLondon: 1907The first edition of Wilfred Mark Webb's exploratory discussion on the history of clothing, illustrated throughout with many plates.
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Costumes Moeurs et Coutumes des RussesLeipzig: [1801-1803]A wonderfully illustrated and highly regarded illustrated work regarding the costumes, manners and customs of Russia. A very scarce and informative work.
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1892 Histoire de la Dentelle Bury Palliser Illustrated Comtesse Gedeon LaceParis: 1892A colourfully illustrated look at the history of lace making, written in the original French.
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1975 Nineteenth Century Jewellery by Peter Hinks with Photographs First EditionLondon: 1975A historical work on Nineteenth Century Jewellery by Peter Hinks.