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COSTUME OF THE LOWER ORDERS IN PARIS. by [BUSBY, Thomas Lord].:

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COSTUME OF THE LOWER ORDERS IN PARIS. by [BUSBY, Thomas Lord].:

COSTUME OF THE LOWER ORDERS IN PARIS.

by [BUSBY, Thomas Lord].:

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No publisher or imprint, circa 1820.. HAND COLOURED COSTUMES OF PARIS STREET TRADERS circa 1820. 4to, approximately 290 x 200 mm, 11½ x 8 inches, hand coloured title page with the initials T. L. B. plus 28 hand coloured costume plates, captioned in French and English, no text as issued, all plates window mounted on later paper and inserted on stubs, (originally issued as a small book. 12mo, 5½ x 3 ½ inches), bound in full modern calf, gilt lettered maroon label to spine, gilt floral decoration to spine, gilt decoration and rules to edges of covers, plain modern cloth slipcase. Some stubs showing between plates, minor rippling to pages, a few minor fox spots, otherwise a very nice copy. Plates include Emouleur De Ciseaux = Scissor Grinder; Vendeur De Coco= Cocoa Seller; Marchand De Biere=Beer Merchant; Des Crepes et des Beignets=Pancakes & Fritters; Marchand de Fouets=Dealer in Whips; Marchand de Chiens= Dog Dealer; etc. See Travel in Aquatint and Lithography from the Library of J.R. Abbey, Volume 1, number 107; Rene Colas, Bibliographie Generale du Costume et de la Mode, page 174 number 493; Bibliography of Costume by Hilaire and Meyer Hiler page 129. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Album Lefevre-Utile, Premiere Serie.  Les Contemporains celebres.   Portraits, Autographes....
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Album Lefevre-Utile, Premiere Serie. Les Contemporains celebres. Portraits, Autographes. Notices biographiques illustrees. Portraits humoristiques des celebrites contemporaines.: With fourteen Leonetto Cappiello chromolithographed caricatures.

by Paul Acker, Hermann Vogel, J-A Habert-Dys, Manuel Orazi, Alexis Fraikin, Leonetto Cappiello, & Alphonse Mucha,

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Cellulose inset cover medallion of Bernhardt as La Princesse Lointaine (after Mucha) enveloped by poppies on wood-veneered boards. Twenty-eight fin-de-siecle celebrities, each in photograph (by Nadar, Boyer, et al.) surrounded by colored art nouveau motifs (by Habert-Dys, Orazi and Fraikin) and facsimiles of autographed script. Included are Victorien Sardou, Sarah Bernhardt, François Coppée, Mme Edmond Adam, Anatole France, Mme la Duchesse D'Uzès, Jules Lemaître, Mme Réjane, Jules Claretie, Mme Segond-Weber, Jean Richepin, Marthe Brandès, Coquelin aîné, Jeanne Granier, Jules Massenet, Aïno Ackté, Mounet-Sully, Jane Hading, J-L.Gérôme, Jane Hatto, Antonin Mercié, Marie Delna, Luc-Olivier Merson, Sibyl-Sanderson, F.-A. Bartholdi, Carrère-Xanrof, Alfred Capus & Ranavalo Manjaka III (the ex-queen of Madagascar). Also contains fourteen stunning hors-texte chromolithographed Leonetto Cappiello caricatures of Sarah Bernhardt, Francois Coppee, Jules Lemaitre, Madame Rejane,… Read More
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Diverses modes dessinees d'apres nature
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Diverses modes dessinees d'apres nature

by Picart, Bernard

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Amsterdam: Bernard Picart (Amsterdam), 1728. First Edition. Leather. Very Good. 29 plates with title page, cut, hand-tipped to sheets and bound in a red morocco leather binding, from Picart's series of costume plates of Dutch and Frisian fishermen, farmers, and others engraved by Gaspard Duchange. Originally printed on 6 leaves, and usually found unbound on 12 sheets, there seems to be only one missing plate: Poissonierre d'Amsterdam (Amsterdams viswijf), the fishmonger's wife. Small chip out of one of the two leather spine labels, with minor sunning to the edges, otherwise clean and bright, with no markings. In stock, ready to ship now from Evanston, IL!
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1698 Book of SECRETS Health & Beauty Perfumes Makeup Fashion Arts Medicine RARE
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1698 Book of SECRETS Health & Beauty Perfumes Makeup Fashion Arts Medicine RARE

by BOUDE, J.

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1698 Book of SECRETS Health & Beauty Perfumes Makeup Fashion Arts Medicine RARE
'Recueil de Secrets' is a rare, late 17th-century collection of 'self-help' secrets. Equivalent to the modern-day 'life hacks', this book contains hundreds of entries on important topics including health and beauty tips – (perfume making, artificial pearls jewelry, using makeup, etc.), arts, sciences, and even treatment and care of animal diseases.
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BOUDE, J.
Recueil de secrets divisé en deux parties, la première concernant la conservation de la santé & de la beauté. La seconde, concernant les arts & les maladies des animaux
A Toulouse : Chez la veuve de J.J. Boude, 1698.

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Journal des Demoiselles
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Journal des Demoiselles

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1885 FASHION Journal des Demoiselles French Victorian Costume Clothing ART

In the 19th-century in Paris, numerous fashion magazines and journals circulated throughout France. In fact, French, Victorian-era fashion set the stage for what would become perhaps the most famous era of fashion and clothing styles. Magazines such as the 'Journal des Demoiselles' provided exquisite, color engravings of dresses, hats, accessories, furniture, and much more. This 19th-century collection of 36 engravings is beautifully bound and considerably rare!
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periodical
Journal des Demoiselles
Paris: 1885.

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· Language: French
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· Size: ~10.75in X 7.5in (27cm x 19.5cm)
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[Opus de re vestimentaria ]… Eruditissimi uiri Lazari Baysii opus de re uestimentaria ab autore...
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[Opus de re vestimentaria ]… Eruditissimi uiri Lazari Baysii opus de re uestimentaria ab autore ipso diligenter recognitum

by BAYSIUS, Lazarus

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1531 Ancient FASHION & Costume Lazare de Baif Babylon Corinth Rome Togas Tunics
Lazare de Baif's "De Vestimentaria" is a rare 16th-century treatise on the clothing and costume of ancient civilizations. De Baif was a French humanist who took interest in the development of fashion in various cultures. Notable civilizations include Babylon and Corinth discussing the color and designs of togas, tunics, and much more.

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BAYSIUS, Lazarus
[Opus de re vestimentaria ]… Eruditissimi uiri Lazari Baysii opus de re uestimentaria ab autore ipso diligenter recognitum
Basileae : Froben, 1531.

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· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 10.5cm)
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Zanol. The Better Way to Buy. Catalog No. 20. Edition A.
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Zanol. The Better Way to Buy. Catalog No. 20. Edition A.

by (Art Deco) The American Products Company

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Cincinnati, OH: The American Products Company, May, 1925. Perfect bound (355 x 280 mm). Original brown wrappers printed in blue and cream, brown cloth backstrip. 78 pages, of which 16 are in full colour and the rest being uncoloured lithographs on single-colour backgrounds. With the original order form loosely inserted. Light rubbing at the extremities, small chips at the ends of the spine. A fresh copy in excellent condition. A beautiful, 78 page chromolithographic catalogue for the American Products Company's Zanol line of cosmetics, food products, and home goods, including 16 pages in full colour. A superb example of Art Deco marketing design. The American Products Company was founded in 1907 by three brothers, Albert, Edgar and Clarence Mihalovitch (Albert later changed his surname to Mills), of Cincinnati, who hoped to capture the growing Midwestern consumer market (see "Cosmetics by the American products Company", Collecting Vintage Compacts blog, January 2012). This catalogue promotes… Read More
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The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, and Adjacent Coasts of the...
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London: Republished by the New Proprietor, J. Dowding, 1828. Hardcover. Very Good. "An Improved Edition." [90] p., added engraved title page and 24 leaves of color plates; 38 cm. Dark green library buckram with gilt-stamped spine title and call number. Plates state: "Aquatinted by R. Havell. Published June 1, 1815, by R. Havell." No date of publication. The first edition appeared in 1815; this "improved" edition was published in the 1820s. Stamped "Brooklyn Public Library" on upper and lower page edges, and back fixed endpaper; performated library stamp on added endgraved title page and title page; library number stamped at lower edge of title page. Official withdrawn stamp of the Brooklyn Public Library on back free endpaper. Former owner inscription on added engraved title page: Charles John Kean, Limerick, 185?. Charles John Kean (1811-1868) was an Irish actor and the son of actor Edmund Kean. He acquired this volume in the 1850s when he was acting… Read More
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Journal des Dames et des Modes 1823
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Journal des Dames et des Modes 1823

by Pierre de La Mesangere

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Bound collection of issues No. 1 to 60 from the 27th year of the magazine, from 5 January to 31 October 1823. Most women's fashion plates by the famous illustrator Louis Marie Lante, 1789-1871.Plates numbered 2121 to 2194, missing 2160-2162, 2170, 2191-2193, several out of order, but a total of 64 fine fashion plates. La Mesangere (1761-1831) was author, journalist and editor, and published the Journal from 1797 to 1839, covering the post-Revolutionary Directory era through the Napoleonic Empire and the Bourbon Restoration. Brown leather spine, black leather labels with gilt decoration, boards with brown marble paper. Condition: Binding scuffed, front hinge weak, plates slightly browned and spotting with usual crease down the centre (where the magazine was folded before binding).
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Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Turks
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Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Turks: Illustrated in Sixty Coloured Engravings with Descriptions

by [William Alexander]

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Very good copy of William Alexander's translation of Octavian Dalvimart's depiction of the costumes of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century. A complete set of these charming costume plates showing different ranks of courtiers and servants to the Sultan, enslaved women Sultanas, Odalisks and Eunuchs of the Seraglio or Harem, musicians and dancing girls of Constantinople, whirling dervishes, Spahi and Janissaries, officers and soldiers, Bedouin Arabs, Armenian, Tartar and Jewish men, etc.Title page, vi, and 120 unnumbered pages (60 hand-coloured engraved plates and 60 text pages).First published in 1802, and reissued by various publishers several times until the 1830s. [Some plates in this copy watermarked 1823.]Octavian Dalvimart or d'Alvimart was a French painter and engraver active in London. He travelled in the Ottoman Empire from 1796 to 1800, sketching people of Constantinople (Istanbul) and their costumes from life. The explanatory texts are based on works by Baron Francois de Tott, J.… Read More
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Costumes du Directoire
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Costumes du Directoire: tires des Merveilleuses

by A. Guillaumot fils, Victorien Sardou

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A rare suite of all 30 plates in both hand-coloured and uncoloured states.Total of 91 etchings: 1 set of 30 hand-coloured plates and 2 sets of 30 uncoloured plates, plus portrait of Sardou.The etchings by A. Guillaumot Fils (Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr.) were made from theatrical costume designs by Eugene Lacoste and Draner for productions of the comic opera Les Merveilleuses (The Lady Dandies) (1873) by Sardou. The costumes were based on contemporary prints from the Revolutionary era.
Suites of the second edition with 30 etched plates, following the first with only 20 plates in 1874. The Merveilleuses is set in Revolutionary France during the period of the Directoire, 1789-1804, where Royalist Parisian society is led by the Incroyables and Muscadins, ridiculous fops and dandies, and Merveilleuses, outrageous women wearing classical Roman- and Greek-inspired robes in see-through fabrics. Title page in black and red, 2pp preface, table of plates, 2pp letter by Victorien Sardou, 12pp description of… Read More
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Coal Heaver.

Coal Heaver.

by Busby, Thomas Lord (Engraver)

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[London: Samuel, 1820].. Hand colored etching. 140 x 84 mm. (sheet). Good, toning along sheet edges. Provenance: From the collection of the Late Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit.
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TEMPLE BAR.

TEMPLE BAR.

by BUSBY, Thomas Lord :

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London : J. Coxhead, 1813. An attractive antique print - Fleet Street and Temple Bar in the early nineteenth century. Engraved by Thomas Lord Busby (1782?-1838) from his own original study and originally produced for B. Lambert, "The History and Survey of London and its Environs from the Earliest Period" (London : 1805-1806) - and here in a slightly later impression. Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 192 x 228mm (approx. 3-5/8" x 5"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 96/040.
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Joseph Hill, the Bell-Ringer (with a stand for his bells), from Costume of the Lower Orders of...
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Joseph Hill, the Bell-Ringer (with a stand for his bells), from Costume of the Lower Orders of London

by Busby, Thomas Lord

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London: Baldwin & Craddock, 1820. Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and collage on cream wove paper, 7 x 5 3/4 inches (187 x 145 m), margins significantly trimmed. Publishing information has been trimmed out of the bottom margin. Scattered foxing; adhered to grayish wove paper. Thomas Lord Busby's 1820 volume, Costume Of The Lower Orders of London, was part of a genre of popular books that featured images of colorful working folk found in the streets of London. Drawn from life by Busby, the portraits are of real people who were well known street personalities. Each portrait is accompanied with a fascinating and often moving passage regarding the life and circumstances of the subject. The following passage accompanies the image of Joseph Hill: "JOSEPH HILL, the Bell-ringer. THE unfortunate subject of the present sketch is a religious enthusiast. He says he was born in Bedfordshire, that he has been married twenty-two years, happily without a family. Formerly he attached the Bells to… Read More
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Costume of the Lower Orders of the Metropolis.
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Costume of the Lower Orders of the Metropolis.

by BUSBY, Thomas Lord

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[London: , 1822?]. First edition of this attractive series of plates depicting the costumes worn by itinerant vendors and labourers during the early part of the 19th century. According to Beall, the plates were issued to illustrate Samuel Leigh's New Picture of London, though also available separately. Duodecimo (137 x 85 mm). Early 20th-century blue calf by Rivière & Son, spine richly gilt in compartments and with red morocco label, twin gilt rules to covers, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. With 24 hand-coloured etched plates, including title; one watermarked "1817", the rest undated. Slight application of colour at spine ends, spine sunned, binding firm, contents with slight toning and spotting with contemporary notation on recto of one plate; a very good copy. Beall E43. Not in Abbey (this a different edition with different plates to Busby's "Costumes of the Lower Orders of London").
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Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky

Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky

by Nijinsky, Romola

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Nijinsky, Romola. Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky. The Definitive Biography Copyright 1980. Simon and Schuster stated First Impression Thus. Number line starts with 1. EXLIB. Good Condition/ VG original dust jacket. 260 pages, indexed. ISBN0671411233. PERFORMING ARTS, RUSSIA, BALLET, VASLAV NIJINSKY. Summary: "The life of Vaslav Nijinsky is not merely a record of a great dancer's artistic triumphs; it is one of the strangest stories ever written. There is madness everywhere. From the child's first appearance with a troupe of wandering Russians to that last terrible performance, his "Marriage With God" , it is a growing chaos of madness, abnormality, distortion, genius and beauty." 260 pages, indexed. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4.
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Force and Freedom
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Force and Freedom

by Burckhardt, Jacob

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Pantheon, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Missing. First Printing stated on the copyright page. Lacking the dustjacket, with a small tear to the spine and light wear / fading to the edges of the cover, and a presentation bookplate on the front fixed endpaper. Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (1818-1897) was a historian of art and culture. This book consists of notes for three lectures that Burke delivered at Basel in 1870-1871. The book contains a lengthy and helpful introductory essay by editor James Hastings Nichols. In stock, ready to ship now from Evanston, IL!
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Mary Stuart: a Tragedy

by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

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E. Worthington, 1881. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, with age-toning to the paper, and with light wear & several scratches to the green cloth binding, otherwise clean with no markings. The third and final volume of Swinburne's verse trilogy on Mary, Queen of Scots, after "Chastelard" (1865) and"Bothwell" (1874). In stock, ready to ship now from Evanston, IL!
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

by Christie, Agatha

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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

by William R. Gillis

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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience

by Marianne Parrot

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Little May and Her Friend Conscience. Used. Very Good+ Condition. RARE/SCARCE. ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK. Thomas Nelson & Sons First Edition, 1876. Color front paper paste-down label is in good shape. Complete. Dark Blue, blind-stamped boards. Pocket-size. 70 pages plus adverts.
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The Professional Cosmetologist
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The Professional Cosmetologist

by John W. Dalton

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West Pub. Co, 1981. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. John W. Dalton's near definitive textbook of cosmetology. Professional level instruction covering all significant topics for students of cosmetology. Valuable resource for replicating ca. 1970's hairstyles, makeup, etc. A standard in its field. Expanded and revised second edition. 463 pp. 10" x 7 3/8". Tight copy with light rubbing to cover and scattered yellow highlighting. Small corner loss to front blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945

Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945

by Christie, Agatha

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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)

Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)

by Christie, Agatha

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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780553350807 / 0553350803
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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Udmurt Folk Embroidery
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Udmurt Folk Embroidery

by Lebedeva S.H

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2009
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9785765904732 / 5765904734
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Udmurt Folk Embroidery. Izhevsk Publishing House (2009). English, Russian, and Udmurt languages. Fine, as new, large hardcover with substantial text and full color and black and white illustrative plates. A history of the tradition with beautiful examples from the National Museum of the Udmurt Republic. A bright, handsome copy. Boxed for safe shipping. 3-b
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