TALKING THROUGH MY HATS by Dache, Lilly; Lewis, Dorothy Roe (Ed) - 1946

* * * * * : J. B. Lippincott Company , 1956. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. J. B. Lippincott Company. 1956 B00K: Very GOOD/, . B00K: Very GOOD/, $345.O3, Reduced from. Lilly DACHE`S GLAM0UR B00K * DACHE, Lilly; LEWIS, Dorothy Roe. J. B. Lippincott Company 1956 1sT Edition, 2nD Printing D/J + H/C. Sun Browning On A Green Spine, With Title In Black And Off White Letters, Dust Jacket: Good/, Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. Front Interior Flap, Shows $3.95. Hard Cover B0k: Very Good/, Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 315 Numbered Pages, Printed On Off White Paper, Browning From Aging, In Fine/ Condition, That Appear To Lightly Viewed And Are Otherwise Clean and Tight To The Spine. No Tears, No Writing, No Names, No Stains. Description Applies To This BooK, ONLY. This Book Has A Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift. WORLD WIDE SHIPPING,… Read More

Philadelphia/New York: J.B. Lippincott Company. Very Good in Good dj. (c.1956). First Edition. Hardcover. [slight bumping/fraying to cloth at top corners and top of spine, light soiling to edges of text block, one-time owner's signature at top of ffep; jacket moderately edgeworn, some paper loss at both ends of spine, spine also slightly darkened]. The noted French-born but New York-based millinerista (I made that up), whose fashionable hats were all the rage in the 1930s and 1940s, here "explains the finer points of this illusive thing called glamour with such contagious enthusiasm that you find yourself making a mental checkup on your outlook on life, your face, your figure, your hair, your clothes, your posture, your speaking voice, your home, and the man in your life!" (I strongly suspect that anybody who actually DID such a thorough mental self-checkup would probably just go home and crawl into bed for six weeks.) But never fear, Lilly wants to help you, not depress… Read More

J. B. Lippincott Company. Very Good+ with no dustjacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very nice and clean. Case histories, quick tricks, battle of the bulge, skin-deep beauty, modern makeup, face frameup, relax and have fun, the function/punctuation/psychology of fashion, what is a hat? , much more. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 315 pages .

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1956. First Edition (1956.) Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 315 pages. The book is in good condition with shelf wear and wear to top and bottom of spine. Interior is clean and tight. The dust jacket is in good condition with some shelf wear, slight fading to spine, minor loss to bottom of spine, creasing to top of spine and rubbing to edges. Lilly Daché (1892-1989) was a French-born American milliner and fashion merchandiser. She started her career in a small bonnet shop, advanced to being a sales lady at Macy's department store, and from there started her own hat business. She was at the peak of her business career in the 1930s and 1940s. Her contributions to millinery were well-known custom-designed fashion hats for wealthy women, celebrates, socialites, and movie stars. Her hats cost about ten times the average cost of a lady's hat. Green spine/black and white text. #031989. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo. Fashion.

J.B. Lippincott Company, 1956. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket First edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.