Madeleine Vionnet by Kirke, Betty

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover (with Dust Jacket). Very Good. 4to (244 pages, profusely illustrated with over 400 photographs and illustrations). A very good copy, in a faintly shelfworn dust jacket. Else fine and virtually mint.

E-344. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA. 1998. 244 pgs. Illustrated with 400 photographs and illustrations. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is faded and scuffed). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This "spectacular tribute to a designer of breathtaking grace and originality" (Threads) is the definitive volume on the legendary Madeleine Vionnet's life and work. Now back in print with a fresh new cover, this reissue marks the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the House of Vionnet and the revival of the Vionnet brand. Lavishly illustrated in over 400 photographs, sketches, and with complete patterns for 30 of the most influential designs of this architect among dressmakers, this exquisite volume… Read More