Search Results: Design / Fashion & Costume from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Cologne: Taschen, 2009. 461 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), facsimiles; 31 cm. Text in English, French and German. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. CONTENTS: Introduction: Fashion forward; 1900-1909: A belle-epoque break with the past; 1910-1919: Defending the home front; 1920-1929: Jazz babies and college boys; 1930-1939: Escaping economic reality; 1940-1949: A world war and a new look; 1950-1959: Wild ones and womanly wiles; 1960-1969: From Camelot to the space age; 1970-1979: Hippies to Halston; 1980-1989: Punk, pop, and power suits; 1990-1999: Hip-hop meets haute couture.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

Gottingen: Steidl, 1999. 1 volume (unpaged); 31 cm. Text in English and French. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Palais du Louvre, March 13 to April 5, 1998. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Paperback. NEW. 4to. Collectible.

Albany, GA: BearManor Media, 2018. xiv, 177 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. "About Face: The Life and Times of Dottie Ponedel: Make-up Artist to the Stars by Dorothy Ponedel, Meredith Ponedel, and Danny Miller Dottie Ponedel knows how to amuse with rouge. Her autobiography, the story of a pioneering make-up woman in silent movies and early talkies, puts a new foundation on the stars from the Golden Age of movies. Sinners and saints without greasepaint make for memorable close-ups. Enjoy Dottie's confidential revelations about Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Mae West, Carole Lombard, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, Joan Blondell, Paulette Goddard, Barbara Stanwyck, and others. "No stranger is going to pat this puss," Mae West once declared. Mae, and Dottie's other clients, often demanded her services, but tomcats and contracts seldom blended. Dottie constantly fought all-male make-up departments at the studios to get the recognition she deserved. Amazing challenges… Read More

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2000. Pictorial boards, xiv, 265 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. CONTENTS: Three-inch golden lotuses: achieving beauty through violence; A brief history of footbinding; Footbinding and the cult of the exemplary woman; Edible beauty: food and foot fetishes in China; Silken slippers: footbinding in Chinese erotica; Binding, weaving, chatting: female bonding and writing; From golden lotus to Prime Minister: a woman's tale living from mouth to mouth; The fabric of masquerade.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1979. vi, 90 pages, [4] leaves of plates, illustrations; 29 cm. Selection of 88 plates from Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufacturers, fashions, and politics as published by Rudolph Ackermann, London. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. "Fashion plates from great 19th-century "style" periodical Repository of Arts show evening, riding, walking dress, women's fashion in charmingly rendered pictures. Finest source for post-Empire, pre-Victorian Romantic style in womens costume. 8-page color insert." - Publisher. . Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1984. Cloth, 304 pages, illustrations (some colour); 37 cm. Firm binding, unmarked. Light handling soil, age toning. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. A panorama of jewelry, dress, body decoration and hairstyle. CONTENTS: Introduction; East Africa-The Body as Art; Equatoria-Treasures and Trade; Old Africa-Pockets of Ancient Tradition; The Savannah-Crossroads of Style; The Sahara-Dictates of the Desert; The Maghreb-A Natural Flamboyance; The Horn-Links with the East; Bibliography; Credits to Photographers and Collections; Index.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2008. Pictorial boards, 318 pages, colour illustrations, maps; 32 cm. Photographs by Mauro Magliani. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Celebrating African costumes and textiles, this volume draws on historical and modern pieces from the Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection. The extraordinary works presented exemplify the craftsmanship of highly skilled African weavers and provide insight into the lives and culture of various ethnic groups. Whether the materials used are wool, cotton, silk, raffia, or bark, the patterns the weavers produce are predominantly geometric and abstract, but highly stylized figurative motifs are also found. The designs frequently illustrate excerpts from historical or mythical stories. The book presents a breathtaking variety of costumes, textiles, and accessories used for everyday wear and for special… Read More

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1999. Cloth, 2 volumes, colour illustrations, colour maps; 37 cm. Both volumes in fine condition. The accompanying slipcase is bumped on one corner. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. A stunning, monumental publication. "Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher are acclaimed for their photographs of vanishing African tribal customs. This text brings together a decade of travel and research, in a two-volume exploration of African rites and rituals, including baby namings, initiations and weddings." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio.

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1972. 239 pages, illustrations (part colour); 29 cm. Issued in connection with the exhibition to be held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 11, 1972 to January 31, 1973, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 20 to May 31, 1973, the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, July 2 to August 31, 1973, and the Cleveland Museum of Art, October 3 to December 2, 1973. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. Profusely illustrated.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1999. Cloth, 176 pages, colour illustrations; 33 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Wood; Stonework; Beadwork; Paint & body decoration; Metalwork; Weaving; Leather.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. Collectible.

Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1966. 32 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Date handwritten on the title page in a miniscule hand, otherwise unmarked. Smudge/p.3. Age toning. The focus is on costume, jewellery, and personal adornments.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Blue Rider Press; Penguin Random House, 2017. 322 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Small remainder mark (ink dot)/tail edge. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "In After Andy, writer Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni recounts her experience working in Andy Warhol's studio, and explores Warhol's influence--during his life and forever after--on the art world, pop culture, society, and fashion, and how his iconic status gave rise to some of our most influential tastemakers today. Spanning her own childhood through her late twenties, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni's After Andy is a memoir and social exploration of the influence that artist Andy Warhol exerted throughout his lifetime and beyond. Born and raised in 1960's London, the daughter of a famous politician and equally famous author-mother, Fraser-Cavassoni was one of many children and adolescents who looked toward America for the explosion of art, music and entertainment that… Read More

New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1998. Cloth, xi, 306 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A fine copy of the first printing. A quasi-Marxist examination of advertising as instances of commodity fetishism. Quite a good book, with a hstorical focus. "A provocative, compelling, and entertaining look at how the power of images dominates every aspect of our lives. / Stewart Ewen is professor of media studies and chair of the Department of Communications at Hunter College. He is also a professor in the Ph.D. programs in history and sociology at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of the acclaimed Captains of Consciousness, Channels of Desire, and All Consuming Images, the last of which provided the basis for Bill Moyers's award-winning PBS series The Public Mind. He lives in New York City." - Publisher. An attractive copy of this excellent book. CONTENTS: Introduction: Shoes… Read More

New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1998. Cloth, xi, 306 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dogeared a couple of times, age toning. Fine DJ. Another copy available. A quasi-Marxist examination of advertising and business as examples of commodity fetishism. Quite a good book, with a hstorical focus. "A provocative, compelling, and entertaining look at how the power of images dominates every aspect of our lives. / Stewart Ewen is professor of media studies and chair of the Department of Communications at Hunter College. He is also a professor in the Ph.D. programs in history and sociology at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of the acclaimed Captains of Consciousness, Channels of Desire, and All Consuming Images, the last of which provided the basis for Bill Moyers's award-winning PBS series The Public Mind. He lives in New York City." - Publisher. An attractive copy of this excellent book. CONTENTS: Introduction: Shoes for… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1980. Cloth, 208 pages, illustrations; 39 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, toned, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. Fashion photography by Avedon and others. "Diana Vreeland was not only the legendary Editor-in-Chief of Vogue for almost a decade, she was also the curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. ALLURE is Vreeland's personal selection of images by some of the century's greatest photographers." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. Collectible.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1987. 135 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Designed by Thomas Ingalls. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. First paperback edition. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated, well captioned.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York and Dearborn, MI: Dover Publications, Inc.; Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, 2011. vi, 154 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Reprint of works originally published 1873-1909. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Clip-Art book unused & complete. Verified upon shipping. "Over 3,500 rare illustrations depict everything from bicycle suits to evening wear. Invaluable reference; rich royalty-free source for designers, illustrators. Co-published with Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield." - Publisher. CONTENTS: E. Butterick & Co's Catalogue for summer, 1873; E. Butterick & Co's Summer catalogue, 1882; Ladies standard magazine, April, 1894; Spring & summer 1909 Ready reference catalogue of McCall patterns.. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 1983. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. "Drawing on memoirs, etiquette books, contemporary novels, and popular histories of the musical and theatrical stage, Lois W. Banner chronicles how women looked (and how they felt about how they looked) and how they wanted to look . . . Here are the changing vogues ... American clothes as a revelation of sexual attitudes . . . the shifting models of American beauty ... illustrated with 16 pages of photographs." - Publisher. CONTENTS: The fashionables; Beauty as business: the early development of the commercial beauty culture; The ideal woman: the steel-engraving lady; The underside of fashion; The feminist challenge and fashion's response; The voluptuous woman: from Bouguereau to the British blondes; The voluptuous woman in eclipse: Lillian Russell, Lillie Langtry, and the advance of naturalness; The Gibson girl;… Read More

New York: Random House, 1998. xii, 304 pages; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First U.S. Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "To some, England has long represented tolerance, reason, and political moderation. To others, it is a moribund bastion of snobbery and outdated tradition. In this lively and diverting social history, noted author Ian Buruma, himself the son of Dutch immigrants to England, provides an incisive look at anglophilia--and anglophobia--over the last two centuries. From passionate enthusiasts like Voltaire and Goethe, to exiles like Garibaldi and Herzen, to colorful England-bashers like Napoleon, Marx, and Kaiser Wilhelm II, Anglomania gives a sharply satirical account of Europe's sometimes comical, sometimes deadly prejudices, and explains why England's individuality and her relationship with Europe is still vitally important as we enter the twenty-first century. / Ian Buruma is a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Institute for… Read More

New York: Pantheon Books; Rolling Stone Press Book, 1984. [142] pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 31 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Portrait photogaphy of celebrities, taken in the late seventies and early eighties.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.