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1) Blu Blue-jeans: Il Blu Popolare

Milan, Italy: Electa, 1989. Large sturdy paperback, text is in Italian, many color plates, has a 2-inch area of surface-wear along the bottom of the front spine-fold. ISBN: 8843530666. Trade Paperback. VG. DENIM. more information

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2) Fashions and Costumes from Godey's Lady's Book: Including 8 Plates in Full Color
Blum, Stella (editor)

Dover, 1985. Large paperback, a Dover original, excellent condition, looks nearly new, "presents a fashion parade of authentic ladies' and children styles from the most influential women's magazine of the period - Godey's Lady Book - which presented both original fashions and adaptions from European publications". ISBN: 0486248410. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. NF. more information

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3) The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Costume and Fashion From 1066 to the Present
Cassin-Scott, Jack

Studio Vista, 1994. Hardcover, book and dustjacket are flawless (as new), great gift copy of this "Revised and expanded edittion," features over 180 full-color illustratioos. ISBN: 0289800935. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. more information

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4) Costumes of the Greeks and Romans
Hope, Thomas

Dover, 1962. Large paperback in excellent condition, great gift copy of this unabridged republication of the first (1812) edition, illustrated with 300 full-page plates, over 700 illustrations, "From headdress to sandals, from warrior's armor to priestess's robes, the authentic costumes of people from all walks of life in the Roman and Greek civilization are here pictured comprehensively and clearly". ISBN: 0486200213. Trade Paperback. Fine. more information

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5) Umbrellas: Household History
Josephson, Judith Pinkerton

Carolrhoda Books, 1998. Hardcover, no dustjacket, color pictorial cover, suitable for young adults, traces the history of this popular rainy-day accessory," 48 pages, illustrated in color. ISBN: 1575050986. 1st ed.. Hardcover. NF. more information

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6) Distaff Sketch Book: A Collection of Notes and Sketches on Women's Dress in America 1774-1783
Klinger, Robert Lee

Pioneer Press, 1974. Large paperback "A Collection of Notes and Sketches on Women's Dress in America 1774-1783," illustrated with drawings, 61 pages, has some tanning to the top portion of the cover, partial bookplate on the inside front cover, text is fine, no other flaws. Trade Paperback. VG+. more information

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7) A History of Costume With Over 600 Patterns and Illustrations
Kohler, Carl

Dover, 1963. Large paperback in excellent condition, clean inside and out with no significant flaws, an unabridged republiction of the 1928 English edition, 464 pages, 594 illustrations. ISBN: 0486210308. Trade Paperback. Fine. more information

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8) Peasant Costume in Europe: Book II
Mann, Kathleen

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1938. Covers Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, The British Isles, Holland, Poland, Germany, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria & Albania, eight illustrations in color and sixty-four in black & white, a remarkably nice copy, hardcover, book is in excellent condition, white dustjacket does show tanning, especially on the spine. Hard Cover. NF/VG. CUSTOMS FASHION CRAFTS. more information

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9) Medieval Costume
Mistress Katrine De Baillie Du Chat

Raymond's Quiet Press, 1988. Large paperback, this is a flawless copy, 162 pages, illustrated throughout with drawings, "published by Raymond's Quiet Press for its friends in the Society for Creative Anachronism". ISBN: 0943228018. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. more information

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10) The Fashion Makers
Morris, Bernadine (text) and Barbra Walz (photographs)

Random House, 1978. Large format hardcover with dustjacket, first printing (as stated on copyright page), "An inside look at America's leading designers," 223 pages, illustrated with many black and white photographs by Barbra Walz, book has a remainder mark on the bottom edge and faint dust-tanning on the top outer page-edge, the white dustjacket shows slight tanning and has some short tears along the top edge, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. ISBN: 0394411668. 1st ed.. Hardcover. VG/VG. Designers. more information

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11) Personal Patterns By Jinni - A Manual for Perfect Patternmaking
Nastiuk, Virginia

Seattle, WA: Newman-Burrows, 1987. Large spiral-bound paperback in excellent condition, clean inside and out with no remarkable flaws, nice gift copy, 281 pages, illustrated throughout with diagrams. ISBN: 0942003012. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. more information

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12) '50s & '60s Style
Powell, Polly and Lucy Peel

Chartwell Books, 1988. ".an invaluable reference source for anyone interested in style, the history of design and these popular decades.," large format hardcover, illustrated in color, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, nice gift item. ISBN: 1555213243. Hard Cover. NF/Fine. ART AMERICAN HISTORY. more information

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13) Film Costume: An Annotated Bibliography
Prichard, Susan Perez

Scarecrow Press, 1981. Hardcover, was issued without a dustjacket, excellent condition (looks new), nice gift copy. 563 pages, a definitive bibliography on costume design. ISBN: 0810814374. Hardcover. Fine. Reference. more information

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14) Heavenly Soles: Extraordinary Twentieth-Century Shoes
Trasko, Mary

Abbeville Press, 1989. Large format hardcover first printing (stated on copyright page) with dustjacket, this copy has a great full-page inscription and drawing by the author, it reads "To Dom Falcone, the artist with a heavenly foot fetish. Best, Mary Trasko, New York, Nov '90," the book is in excellent condition, clean inside and out, looks new, the dustjacket has some suface-rubbing and one tiny edge-tear, it is clean and we include a professional (removable) mylar cover to protect it from wear, illustrated throughout, many in color, "...puts twentieth-century design's best food forward, introducing us to some of the most luxurious and imaginative shoes ever created...". ISBN: 1558590463. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/VG+. Footwear. more information

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