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1) The Fashion Book

The Fashion Book
London, United Kingdom: Phaidon Press, 1998. Usual library marks. An A - Z guide spanning 150 years and including clothes and accessory designers, photographers, models and those iconic individuals who instigated or symbolize a whole fashion movement. Heavy book (3kg). . Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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2) Shirley Adams' Belt Bazaar
Adams, Shirley

Radnor,Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Company, 1997. 80 pages with colour illustrations and b/w line drawings.Dozens of fabric belts to make for every outfit and every occasion.. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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3) Fans
Alexander, Helene

Fans
London, United Kingdom: B.T. Batsford, 1984. 96 pages with 8 colour and 79 b/w photos. Looks at the origin and structure of the various types of fan - fixed, feather, brise and cockade - and at the numerous forms of decoration used on them. Part of The Costume Accessories Series. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. more information

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4) Views of 18th Century China : Costumes: History: Customs
Alexander, William; Mason, George Henry

Views of 18th Century China : Costumes: History: Customs
London, United Kingdom: Studio Editions, 1988. Jacket has general wear and minor tears. 223 pages with 109 colour illustrations. Incorporates the engravings and observations made by two eminent travellers and compiled from their respective books both published in the early 1800's. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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5) Australia's Fan Heritage
Audrey North

Australia's Fan Heritage
Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Boolarong Press, 1985. Foxing to minor title page, title page and last page. A series of black texta scribbles to front endpaper. 69 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Covers the huge variety of fans gathered in Australia through the years together with their specific usages, some of which are extremely rare and unusual. Authors signature to minor title page. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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6) The Guide to Historic Costume
Baclawski, Karen

The Guide to Historic Costume
London, United Kingdom: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1995. Usual library marks. Creases to front and rear covers. 240 pages with 270 b/w illustrations. Collections from all over England, Scotland and Wales have been researched to bring together the widest possible range of garments and complete costumes from Roman and medieval times to the present day. The descriptions are based on real, surviving examples.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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7) Fashions of a Decade: The 1940s
Baker, Patricia

Fashions of a Decade: The 1940s
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Facts on File, 1992. Usual library stamps. 64 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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8) Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume and Rituals
Baldizzone, Gianni;Baldizzoni, Tiziana

Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume and Rituals
France: Flammarion et Cie, 2002. Usual library marks and wear. 224 pages with colour illustrations. A spectacular photographic record of marriage rites and costumes around the world, from Lapland to Indonesia, from Niger to Tibet. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. Small Folio. Ex-Library. more information

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9) The Culture of Fashion : A New History of Fashionable Dress
Breward, Christopher

The Culture of Fashion : A New History of Fashionable Dress
Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press, 1995. Usual library marks. 244 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th century America.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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10) Ballet Designs and Illustrations 1581 - 1940
Brian Reade

Ballet Designs and Illustrations 1581 - 1940
London, United Kingdom: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1967. Closed tears to jacket. Usual library marks. 58 pages of text with 6 colour plates plus 173 b/w illustrations. A pictorial survey of ballet history. Heavy book (2kg). . Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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11) Theory of Fashion Design
Brockman, Helen L

New York: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited, 1965. Marks and wear to boards.Some 'white out' on front endpaper.Contents very good.332 pages with b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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12) The Visual History of Costume : The Twentieth Century
Byrde, Penelope

The Visual History of Costume : The Twentieth Century
London, United Kingdom: B.T. Batsford, 1986. Usual library marks and wear. 144 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. This book covers the 20th century during which there have been remarkable changes in women's fashions, from the pigeon breasted swan shape of Edwardian times, through to the flat boyish shape of the twenties, and right through to the nineties.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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13) The Scarf
Carlton, Harold; Baseman, Andrew; Nedboy, Robin

The Scarf
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1989. Usual library marks. 112 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. The scarf as a fashion statement and as a work of art. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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14) The Forties in Vogue
Carolyn Hall

London, United Kingdom: Octopus Books, 1985. Small mark on front of jacket..160 pages with colour and black and white illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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15) The Twenties in Vogue
Carolyn Hall, Gloria Swanson (foreword)

The Twenties in Vogue
London, United Kingdom: Octopus Books, 1983. General wear to edges of jacket. Some foxing to endpapers. 160 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Sweeping look at the giddiest, most exciting decade of the twentieth century.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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16) Underwear: The Fashion History
Carter, Alison

Underwear: The Fashion History
London, United Kingdom: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1992. Usual library marks. 161 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Exposes the astonishing array of underwear worn by men and women from 1500 to the present. . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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17) Costume and Fashion in Colour, 1550-1760
Cassin-Scott, Jack; Green, Ruth M

Costume and Fashion in Colour, 1550-1760
Poole,Dorset,UK: Blandford Press, 1977. Usual library marks and wear. 234 pages with colour illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good (minus)/Good (minus). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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18) Legends, Lore & Lies : Australians and Their Driza-Bones
Catharine Retter

Sydney, NSW, Australia: The Watermark Press, 1992. 144 pages with colour and b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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19) Vecellio's Renaissance Costume Book : All 500 Woodcut Illustrations from the Famous Sixteenth-Century Compendium of World Costume
Cesare Vecellio

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dover Publications, 1977. 156 pages with b/w illustrations.. Soft Cover. Fair+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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20) McDowell's Directory of Twentieth Century Fashion
Colin Mcdowell

McDowell's Directory of Twentieth Century Fashion
London, United Kingdom: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1987. Usual library marks and wear. 320 pages with colour and b/w illustrations.. Second Revised Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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21) Men's Fashion in the 20th Century : From Frock Coats to Intelligent Fibres
Costantino, Maria

London, United Kingdom: B T Batsford Ltd, 1997. 160 pages with colour and b/w illustrations.Traces the evolution of men's clothes from the conventions laid down by the Victorians to the textile developments that determine fashion today.. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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22) The History of Underclothes
Cunnington, C. Willett; Cunnington, Phillis Emily; Mansfield, A. D.; Mansfield, Valerie

London, United Kingdom: Faber and Faber, 1981. Usual library marks and wear. 185 pages with b/w illustrations. Pursues the evolution and history of underclothes from the middle ages to the period after the second world war.. Revised. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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23) Hats for Brides & Weddings
Daly, Margo-Ann

Hats for Brides & Weddings
Sydney, NSW, Australia: Kangaroo Press, 1992. Usual library marks and wear plus 12cm x 10cm cut out from minor title page. 69 pages with line drawings and colour photos. Contains complete instructions for 25 designs including bridal hats and headpieces, veils, cocktail hats, flowers, bows and ruffles.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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24) Costume of Ancient Greece
David J. Symons

London, United Kingdom: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1987. Usual library marks and wear.64 pages with colour and b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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25) Women's Headdress and Hairstyles in England from AD 600 to the Present Day
De Courtais, Georgine

Women's Headdress and Hairstyles in England from AD 600 to the Present Day
London, United Kingdom: B.T. Batsford, 1986. Usual library marks and wear. 187 pages with 453 line drawings. Traces changing fashions in women's hairstyles and headwear in England, from the simplicity of the Anglo-Saxons, Normans and Plantagenets, through the formality of the Elizabethans and the extravagance of the 18th century to the elaborate creations of the Victorian period and finally to the different trends of the present day.. Revised. Hard Cover. Good (minus)/Good (minus). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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26) Fashion for Men : An Illustrated History
Diana De Marly

Fashion for Men : An Illustrated History
London, United Kingdom: B.T. Batsford, 1986. Usual library marks. 166 pages with 96 b/w illustrations. From medieval times to the 1980's.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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27) The Agony of Fashion
Eline Canter Cremers-van der Does

The Agony of Fashion
Poole,Dorset,UK: Blandford Press, 1980. 128 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Traces the history of the fashionable body shape from ancient Egypt to 1980.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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28) History of Twentieth Century Fashion
Elizabeth Ewing

London, United Kingdom: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1986. Usual library marks and wear. 278 pages with 282 b/w illustrations. . Third Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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29) A Survey Of Historic Costume
Eubank, Keith; Tortora, Phyllis

A Survey Of Historic Costume
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Fairchild Publications, 1990. Illustrated laminated boards. Usual library marks. 361pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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30) History of Children's Costume
Ewing, Elizabeth

History of Children's Costume
London, United Kingdom: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1986. Usual library marks. 191 pages with 4 colour plates and 124 b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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31) F.C. Gundlach : Fashion Photography 1950 - 1975
F.C. Gundlach

F.C. Gundlach : Fashion Photography 1950 - 1975
Koln, Germany: Benedikt Taschen, 1989. Usual library marks. 224 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Text in English, French and German. Heels and beehives, minis and maxis: the story of twenty-five years of fashion as photographed by F.C. Gundlach. . Soft Cover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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32) Umbrellas and Parasols
Farrell, Jeremy

Umbrellas and Parasols
London, United Kingdom: B.T. Batsford, 1985. Usual library marks. 96 pages with 7 colour and 85 b/w illustrations. Part of The Costume Accessories series. . Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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33) The Hat Book
Feldman, Annette

The Hat Book
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1978. 96 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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34) Secrets of the Couturiers
Frances Kennett

London, United Kingdom: Orbis Publishing, 1984. 160 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Techniques, inspiration and dressmaking skills from an international range of great designers.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Lynne Robinson and Terry Evans. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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35) Courreges
Guillaume, Valerie

Courreges
London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1998. Usual library marks. 80 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Andre Courreges, the 'space age' designer. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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36) Collecting Fashion and Accessories
Harris, Carol; Marsh, Madeleine (editor)

Collecting Fashion and Accessories
London, United Kingdom: Octopus Books, 2000. 160 pages with colour photo's. Nicely presented book, it has over 360 items of clothing and accessories. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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37) Sex and Suits
Hollander, Anne

Sex and Suits
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1995. Usual library marks. 212 pages with b/w illustrations. The evolution of modern dress. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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38) Period Costume for Stage and Screen: Patterns for Women's Dress 1500-1800
Hunnisett, Jean

Period Costume for Stage and Screen: Patterns for Women's Dress 1500-1800
London, United Kingdom: Bell & Hyman, 1986. Usual library marks. 176 pages with b/w illustrations and line drawings. Comprehensive guide to creating women's dress through three centuries. . Soft Cover. Good+. Illus. by Haslam, Janette . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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39) Costumes and Settings for Historical Plays : Volume 4 - The Georgian Period
Jack Cassin-Scott

London: B.T. Batsford, 1979. Usual library marks. 96 pages with colour and b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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40) Costumes and Settings for Historical Plays Volume 1 : The Classical Period
Jack Cassin-Scott

London: B.T. Batsford, 1979. Usual library marks.96 pages with colour and b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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41) Costumes and Settings for Historical Plays Volume 2 : The Mediaeval Period
Jack Cassin-Scott

London, United Kingdom: B.T. Batsford. Usual library marks. Title page missing. 96 pages with colour and b/w illustrations, . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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42) Tartan: The Highland Textile
James D. Scarlett

London: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 1990. Usual library marks. 204 pages with colour frontispiece and 16 colour plates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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43) Patterns of Fashion 1 : Englishwomen's Dresses & Their Construction C.1660 - 1860
Janet Arnold

London, United Kingdom: MacMillan / QSM, 1984. Large format book. Usual library marks and wear. 76 pages with line drawings and patterns. . Soft Cover. Good (minus). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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44) The Medieval World (People in Costume Series)
Jennifer Ruby

London, United Kingdom: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1994. Illustrated laminated boards. 48 pages with colour and b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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45) A Century of Lingerie
Karen W Bressler, Karoline Newman, Gillian Proctor

Royston,Hertfordshire,UK: Eagle Editions, 2000. 144 pages with colur illustrations. A dazzling investigation into women's most intimate apparel, celebrating the ever changing styles of lingerie throughout the century.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. more information

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46) Dior in Vogue
Keenan, Brigid

London, United Kingdom: Octopus Books, 1981. 192 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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47) Shakespearian Costume for Stage and Screen
Kelly, Francis Michael; Mansfield, A. D

Shakespearian Costume for Stage and Screen
London, United Kingdom: Adam & Charles Black, 1970. Usual library marks. 123 pages with b/w illustrations. . Second Edition (revised and reset). Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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48) Pucci: A Renaissance in Fashion
Kennedy, Shirley

Pucci: A Renaissance in Fashion
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Abbeville Press, 1991. Usual library marks and wear. 214 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Heavy book (2kg).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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49) Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard Part XXIV : The Costume Book
Kristin Lohse Belkin

Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard Part XXIV : The Costume Book
London, United Kingdom: Harvey Miller Publishers, 1978. 208 pages with 244 b/w plates. An illustrated catalogue raisonne of the work of Peter Paul Rubens based on the material assembled by the late Dr. Ludwig Burchard in 26 parts. This volume contains drawings of figures in late fourteenth and fifteenth century Flemish and Burgundian court fashion, in early sixteenth century German costume and in late sixteenth century Turkish, Persian and Arabic dress. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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50) Historic Costume for the Stage
Lucy Barton

Historic Costume for the Stage
Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Walter H. Baker Company , 1963. Usual library marks. 609 pages with line drawings. From ancient Egypt to 1914. . Hard Cover. Good+/Good. Illus. by David Sarvis . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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