The Measure Of a Man
by Lee, J J
JJ LEE is the menswear columnist for the Vancouver Sun and broadcasts a weekly fashion column for CBC Radio in Vancouver. He spent a year as an apprentice at Modernize Tailors and was featured in the award-winning film aboutthe shop, Tailor Made: The Last Tailor Shop in Chinatown. In 2007, he wrote and presented an hour-length radio documentary on the social history of suits, entitled The Measure of Man, for CBC Radio's Ideas. Lee lives in New Westminster, where he works as a creative consultant for a design firm.
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The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit
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Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart, 2011. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 5; signed by J.J. Lee on the title page with no inscription; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.. Item Price
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Toronto: Emblem Editions, 2012. (CAD) 2nd printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: "To F---/ Pleasure, with kisses, xox, J.J. Lee', no other markings, Fine. Wraps, 293pp, a few B&W drawings. A son’s decision to alter his father’s last surviving suit for himself is the launching point for this powerful book -part personal memoir, part social history of the man’s suit -… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2011. (CAD) 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, "To----, from JJ Lee", there is a booksale stamp to the bottom edge of pages, no other markings, thus Near Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Boards, 293pp. Small line drawings. This is quite an unusual book in that a son finds his father's suit… Read more about this item Item Price
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