[Fashion Authorities].

Types of Fashionable Cotton Fabrics for Spring & Summer 1934. Chosen by Fashion Authorities from the Staffs of Collier's, Dry Goods Economist, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and Women's Wear Daily. [Fabric Sample Book].

New York: The Cotton-Textile Institute, Inc. 1934. 1934. - Folio, 11-1/4 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Softcovers, bound in light green wrappers printed in darker green and bound with bronze clasps along the top. The edges of the covers are chipped. 12 pages, including an introductory text page titled "Swatching Service, Issue Number 9, Spring and Summer 1934" and 74 swatches of cotton fabric mounted on 11 pages with descriptive text below each swatch. Very good.

The swatches include "Plaids and Stripes", "Piques in Plain and Printed Versions", "Seersuckers", "All White..And All Corded.. Bound for Success!","Active Sports Cottons". "Coatings that Will be Admired", "New Prints", etc. Very good .

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Book number: 36852

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: TYPES OF FASHIONABLE COTTON FABRICS FOR SPRING & SUMMER 1934; CHOSEN BY FASHION AUTHORITIES FROM THE STAFFS OF COLLIER'S, DRY GOODS ECONOMIST, HARPER'S BAZAAR, VOGUE, AND WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY; FASHION; TAILORING; FABRIC SAMPLES; FABRIC SAMPL

Blum, Andre.

The Last Valois 1515-90.

London: George G. Harrap and Company Ltd, (1951). (1951). - Small quarto [10-1/2 inches high by 7-5/8 inches wide], cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly rubbed. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & soiled with its spine darkened. Its top edge is roughed with a tear to the head of its spine and a tear with a small piece out to the top edge of its rear panel. 28 pages plus 69 illustrations in black & white and color. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

From the library of Cora Ginsberg with her signature on the front endpaper and the front panel of the dust wrapper and her address label on the rear pastedown. Cora Ginsberg was an art dealer and consultant in antique textiles. She worked with her husband Benjamin Ginsberg at his family's antique firm Ginsberg & Levy, and later at his new firm Benjamin Ginsburg Antiquary. After his retirement, she opened her own gallery called Cora Ginsberg, Inc.

This book is a title in the series "Costume of the Western World". Blum's text is translated from the French by D. I. Wilton. Very good .

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Book number: 26813

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; COSTUME OF THE WESTERN WORLD; THE LAST VALOIS 1515-90; SIXTEENTH CENTURY; 16TH CENTURY; ANDRE BLUM; ILLUSTRATIONS; CORA GINSBURG.

Brady, James.

Superchic.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, (1974). (1974). - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is chipped & very lightly soiled with a tear to the head of its spine & several pieces out of its top edge. [viii] & 266 pages. The top edge & fore-edge are very lightly foxed. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

First edition.

The former publisher of "Women's Wear Daily" and "Harper's Bazaar" James Brady writes an "irreverent, opinionated and irresistible account" of fashion and fashion journalism. Good .

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Book number: 27550

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; FASHION JOURNALISM; FASHION PUBLISHER; JAMES BRADY; SUPERCHIC; BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE; MAGAZINE EDITORS; COLUMNISTS; MODELS; HAUTE COUTURE; FASHION DESIGNERS; WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY; ANECDOTES; GOSSIP; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Brigidini, Cristina; Tedeschi, Pierparide; editors.

Carpi.

(Milano: Edizioni Conde Nast), (1992). (1992). - Quarto [approximately 11-1/4 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is lightly rubbed with a crease to the top corner of the rear wrap. 208 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. The top corners of a few rear leaves are lightly creased. Very good.

A handsomely illustrated report on the history, economy and arts of the Italian city of Carpi, the hub of the Emilian fashion industry. The text is in Italian with a four-page English summary and English translations of sections of the text. Very good .

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Book number: 28722

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; ITALIAN CITY; CARPI; HISTORY; ECONOMY; ARTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; EMILIAN FASHION INDUSTRY; LILIANA CAVANI; ARTURO LORIA; RENATO CROTTI; UMBERTO SEVERI; DON ZENO; CAPITALISM; LABOR.

(Baldwin The Clothier).

Baldwin's Monthly. Vol. IX, No. VI. : N.E. Corner Canal Street and Broadway, New York, December, 1874.

New York: (Baldwin the Clothier), 1874. 1874. New York: (Baldwin the Clothier), 1874. 1874. Good. - Quarto, 12 inches high by 9-5/8 inches high. Softcover, self-wraps with the banner title above three columns of text. 8 unopened (uncut) pages, each with 3 columns of text printed on both sides of a folded 19 inch high by 24 inch wide sheet of newsprint, with 2 woodcut illustrations including one illustrating Madge Elliot's poem "How They Helped Santa Claus". There is a tear along one of the vertical folds, a few small stains to the cover page, including ink stains, and a couple of tiny tears to the front edges of the pages. Good. A clever advertising periodical for Baldwin the Clothier, a men's clothing store which includes a few articles and columns on the clothing trade interspersed with poems, playful and witty stories and anecdotes. Among the fashion or clothing contents are found short articles such as "Very Naughty Boys" about a young man with a too short overcoat, a line about "Thousands of Business Suits", "The Fat Men's Association", a line about "Imported Fabric", "English Pattern Ulsters", a column listing prices of various suits, etc. Evidently in honor of William Cullen Bryant's 80th birthday, November 8, 1874, his poem "Thanotopsis" is published in this issue. RARE. Good .

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Book number: 100032

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; CLOTHING STORE ADVERTISEMENT; BALDWIN'S MONTHLY. VOL. IX, NO. VI; NEW YORK; WOODCUTS; SUITS; OVERCOATS; BALDWIN THE CLOTHIER; ANECDOTES; POEMS; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEENTH CENTURY.

(M. Heminway & Sons Silk Co.).

Directions for Knitting and Crochet with M. Heminway & Sons' Knitting Silk, Together with Engraved Patterns.

New York: M. Heminway & Sons Silk Co. Manufacturers of The Pure Dye Knitting Silk, 1886. 1886. - Small octavo, 7-3/8 inches high by 4-7/8 inches wide. Softcover, bound in peach wraps titled and illustrated in black on the front and rear covers. The front edge of the covers and the head and tail of the spine are slightly chipped. There is a stain from an early sticker to the top of the rear cover with calculations penned at the bottom of the rear cover. 44 pages plus [4] pages of ads for the company's silk and thread, with occasional textual illustrations. The pages are creased. Good. SCARCE. Good .

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Book number: 96340

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; TAILORING; DIRECTIONS FOR KNITTING AND CROCHET; WITH M. HEMINWAY & SONS' KNITTING SILK, TOGETHER WITH ENGRAVED PATTERNS; M. HEMINWAY & SONS SILK CO., MANUFACTURERS OF THE PURE DYE KNITTING SILK; ILLUSTRATIONS; ILLUSTRATED; ADS; NINETE

(New Home Sewing Machine Co.).

[Running Title]: Do You Want a Sewing Machine? We Feel Assured If You Do That You Can Make a Selection from This List... . " [an Original Foldout Advertisement Brochure for the New Home Sewing Machine Co. ].

Orange, Mass.: The New Home Sewing Machine Co. circa [1900]. [1900]. - An 11-5/8 inch high by 13-1/4 inch wide sheet with 8 panels which folds down to 5-3/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide. Descriptive text and 11 illustrations depict the various models of sewing machines offered for sale by the company. The brochure is soiled with some dampstaining and there are tears at the folds. Good .

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Book number: 22996

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: TAILORING; SEWING; FASHION; CRAFTS; SEWING MACHINES; ADVERTISEMENT; EPHEMERA; FOLDING BROCHURE; FOLD-OUT; ILLUSTRATIONS; ILLUSTRATED; NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO.; AD.

(Q. Standard & Co.).

Q. Standard & Co. CIVIL and Military Tailors, 87 Suffolk St. , London, W.

London: Q. Standard & Co. circa [1920s]. [1920s]. London: Q. Standard & Co. circa [1920s]. [1920s]. Very good. - Sextodecimo (16mo), 6 inches high by 4-3/8 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled white wraps titled and illustrated on the front cover. The covers are soiled and lightly bumped. 8 pages, with full- and double-page black & white illustrations depicting men's fashion, with stylish gentlemen attired in suits and overcoats. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 99626

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; TAILORING; Q. STANDARD & CO.; CIVIL AND MILITARY TAILORS; LONDON; ADVERTISING; SUITS; OVERCOATS; HATS; FORMAL WEAR; CHAUFFEUR UNIFORM; ILLUSTRATIONS; ILLUSTRATED.

(Paralledge Corporation).

The Story of Paralledge.

(New York: Paralledge Corporation), (1930). (1930). - Small quarto [7-7/8 inches high by 6 inches wide], softcover bound in art-deco style green & tan wrappers stapled into outer art deco printed wrappers. The outer wrappers are lightly bumped & chipped with their edges a bit darkened & with a tiny chip out of the tail of the spine. 24 pages. illustrated with drawings & patterns in green, white & black. There is a tiny dent to both the outer & inner rear wrap with a lighter dent to the top margin of each page. The contents are very good.

A promotional brochure explaining Paralledge's marking device which can solve distortions in fabric which arise in the manufacturing of garments and which can lead to these garments being rejected as "crooked" or "twisted".

Rare. Good .

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Book number: 28671

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; GARMENT MANUFACTURE; PARALLEDGE CORPORATION; MARKING DEVICE; PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE.

Ferrari, Luigi.

La Collezione Gallini: Gusto, Usanze, Modi Di Teatro Musicale Italiano Nel Secondo Ottocento. Con Saggi Di Giampiero Tintori, Mietta Corli.

(Milano): Electa Editrice, (1982). (1982). - Quarto, off-white cloth titled in black, in a dust wrapper, housed in a natural cardboard case. The case is lightly rubbed with a small stain to the bottom edge. 207 pages plus colophon. Profusely illustrated in black & white & color. Fine in a very good slipcase.

A study of costume design in Italian opera from the premier of "Rigoletto" in Venice in 1851 to the creation of "Tosca" in Rome in 1900. Fine .

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Book number: 4324

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; COSTUME DESIGN; DESIGNERS; MUSIC; ITALIAN; OPERA; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; LUIGI FERRARI; GIAMPIERO TINTORI; MIETTA CORLI; LLUSTRATIONS; DESIGNS.

(Sartorial Gazette).

West End Sartorial Fashion Panels for Ladies. Incorporating Prewett & Co. 's West End Tailor-Mades. Spring and Summer 1931.

London: Sartorial Gazette, (1931). (1931). - Folio, 15 inches high by 9-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, brown wraps titled and illustrated in bronze & gilt within which are laid the text and plates. The The covers are soiled with tears to the head and tail of the spine. The book, a portfolio of sorts, consists of 4 pages containing the title, text and vignettes, within which are laid 8 full-page black & white plates depicting women in the fashionable outfits of the period, all laid loose and unbound as issued. The text pages are splitting along the top & bottom. The corners are slightly creased and the margins of the pages and one plate are foxed. Good.

Issued as a supplement to the Sartorial Gazette. Good .

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Book number: 95140

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; WEST END SARTORIAL FASHION PANELS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; COSTUMES; WOMEN'S FASHION; DRESSES; LADIES' MODES; 1ST; ILLUSTRATED; SARTORIAL GAZETTE; WOMEN'S CLOTHING; GOWNS; CASUAL ATTIRE; PREWETT & CO.'S WEST END TAILOR-MADES; S

(The Sartorial Gazette).

West End Sartorial Brochure: Ladies Modes 1931. Ladies Modes 1932-33. Ladies Modes 1933-34. (3 Volumes).

London: The Sartorial Gazette, circa [1930-1933]. [1930-1933]. - Small quarto [7-1/4 inches high by 4-7/8 inches wide], softcover bound in printed brown [Vol. 1] and textured green [Vols. 2 & 3] wrappers with a decorative vignette on each front wrap. Unpaginated. Each brochure consists of full-page black-and-white illustrations of women's fashions. The front edges of the brochures & the bottom edges of Vols. 2 & 3 are foxed with tiny stains to the front edges of few pages. There is some foxing or soiling to the first & last pages of each brochure & the top corners of the Vol. 1 pages are bumped. Good.

Rare. Good .

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Book number: 28599

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; 1930S WOMEN'S FASHIONS; WEST END SARTORIAL BROCHURE: Ladies Modes 1931. Ladies Modes 1932-33. Ladies Modes 1933-34; THE SARTORIAL GAZETTE; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Hiler, Hilaire and Meyer; compilers.

Bibliography of Costume: A Dictionary Catalog of About Eight Thousand Books and Periodicals.

(Mansfield, CT: Maurizio Martino), circa [1994]. [1994]. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in silver between red rectangles on spine. xxxix & 911 pages. Fine.

Limited reprint edition of 250 copies. The bibliography was originally published in 1939.

Edited by Helen Grant Cushing. Assisted by Adah V. Morris. Fine .

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Book number: 23163

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; COSTUME; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; CLOTHES; CLOTHING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; HILAIRE HILER; MEYER HILER; HELEN GRANT CUSHING; ADAH V. MORRIS; LIMITED EDITION REPRINT; MAURIZIO MARTINO. (Fashion). (Bibliography). BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COSTUME: A Dictionary Cata

Jadhav, Yeshmant T.

2 Different Prospectuses for Prof. Jadhav's College of Tailoring and Cutting. Recognized by Government. [One of Which Is Mostly Printed in Hindi]. (2 Volumes).

Poona, India: R.K Bhosale, Jadhav College, 1932. 1932. - Two books, both octavo softcover volumes measuring 8-5/8 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. The first, titled "College Prospectus / Est. 1920. Prof. Jadhav's College of Tailoring and Cutting" is dated January 1932 and is bound in printed peach wraps. The covers are soiled and the edges darkened with chipping to the spine and to the bottom corner of the front cover. [52] unnumbered pages with most of the text printed in Hindi and with several black & white illustrations. The second, titled "Est. 1920. Prospectus. Prof. Jadhav's College of Tailoring and Cutting" is dated August 1932 and is bound in stapled light greenish white wraps. The covers are lightly creased and the edges lightly darkened. [18] unnumbered pages with the text printed in English and with black & white illustrations. There is a minor tiny tear to the top edge of the pages. Both are in good condition.

Laid in is a page from the August 2, 1928 issue of "The Tailor and Cutter" with a brief article about Prof. Jadhav titled "An Indian Tailor". Also laid in is a mimeographed "Syllabus for Tailoring and Cutting Classes" reproduced on 5 sheets of 12-7/8 inch high by 8 inch wide lightweight paper and dated 1932.

RARE. Good .

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Book number: 100102

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; TAILORING; PROSPECTUS FOR PROF. JADHAV'S COLLEGE OF TAILORING AND CUTTING; POONA; INDIA; YESHMANT T. JADHAV; ENGLISH; HINDI; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; SYLLABUS.

(Koch, Felix John). (Simons, Harry).

The Tailor Mechanic: A Journal Devoted to the Science of Cutting and Tailoring. Volume II, Number I. March 1920. (Cover Title).

New York, 1920. 1920. New York, 1920. 1920. Very good. - Octavo, 7-3/4 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed cream wraps. The covers are soiled with a chip to the bottom corner of the front cover and top edges. There is a short tear along the spine and the booklet is vertically folded down the center. 21 & [1] pages, with numerous textual illustrations and patterns. Very good. "This is the first number of the New Edition of The Tailor Mechanic. The old edition was discontinued before this country entered the World War". [Quoted from page 6]. Numbered Volume 1, Number 1 on the title page. Of particular interest is an article by Felix J. Koch on "Making Clothes for Jugo-Slovakian: Strange and Interesting Manners and Customs That Attach to the Fashioning of the Garments of the New Nation", illustrated with photographs, presumably by Koch. Felix John Koch (1882-1933) was an author and freelance photographer. He traveled to the Balkan Peninsula in 1904. Koch traveled throughout the world, from Labrador and Newfoundland to Panama and throughout Europe, documenting in words and pictures the customs, people and sights of the many regions through which he traveled. He was the official War Department photographer for the Cincinnati area documenting local war efforts. RARE. Very good .

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Book number: 99548

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; TAILORING; THE TAILOR MECHANIC; A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE SCIENCE OF CUTTING AND TAILORING; ILLUSTRATED; HARRY SIMMONS; FELIX JOHN KOCH; YUGOSLAVIA; MAKING CLOTHES FOR JUGO-SLOVAKIANS; MANNERS; CUSTOMS; CLOTHING.