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| My Best Wearing Apparel : Maine Women and Fashion, 1800-1840 - Maine Historical Society Quarterly. Saco, Maine, Maine Historical Society, 1991. Softbound. VG. BW illustrated wraps. 48 pp. illustrated in bw. Â ¶ Volume 30, Number 1 (Spring 1991) of the Maine Historical Society Quarterly. Has three articles by Nan Cumming (Collecting early 19th century costumes at the M.H.S." Kerry A. O'Brien "So Monstrous Smart: Maine Women and Fashion 1790-1840," and Elizabeth J. Miller (preface), plus a "checklist" of dresses and selected accesories in the exhibition. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 104925 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| BAUMGARTEN, LINDA., Eighteenth-Century Clothing at Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Virginia, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1988. Second. Softcover. ISBN: 0879351098. VG (Slight wear to covers at extremities; Small sticker on back cover). Black pictorial wraps; 79 pp.; Profusely illustrated with photos and plates, mostly color, some bw. Â ¶ Introduction by Mildred B. Lanier; Includes shoes, gowns, children's clothing, dolls and doll clothing, and more. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3010] Book number: 113820 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| BLUM, DILYS E., Fans. From the Collection (Spring 1988 Bulletin of the Philadelphia Museum of Art). Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1988. Softbound. VG. Color illustrated wraps. 36 pp. 23 color and bw plates. Â ¶ A great introduction to the fans of different eras in the PMA collections. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1720] Book number: 105228 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| BOWLES, HAMISH., Unforgettable: Fashion of the Oscars. New York, Christie's, 1999. Softcover. Good; with soiling to back cover. Black wraps with color illustration and white and gold lettering; 165 pp. with 53 color illustrations. Â ¶ With photographs of both the dresses and the women wearing them; includes an introducton by Bowles, a letter from Natasha Richardson and several candid bw photographs of the audience from various Oscar events. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2580] Book number: 111386 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| BUTERA, VIRGINIA FABBRI., The Great American Fan Show. New York, New York, Lerner Heller, 1981. Softcover. VG. Beige stapled wraps with a fan-shaped cutout; Unpaginated, 16 pp.; 10 bw figures. ¶ Accompanied exhibitions that appeared at the Lerner Heller gallery in New York and the Reynolds/Minor Gallery in Richmond, Virginia; Includes an essay by Virginia Fabbri Butera about the evolution of fans as art. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1548] Book number: 116191 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| COVALLO, ADEOLPH S., She Walks in Splendor, Great Costumes 1550-1950. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1963. Softcover. Good, exlib w/minimal markings. Wraps. 84 pp. 24 color, 10 bw plates. Â ¶ Subtitled "An Exhibition of Costumes, Costume Accessories and Illustrations from the Museum's Permanent Collections." Foreword by Perry T. Rathbone. Includes a bibliography. Catalogue lists 80 complete costumes, 19 parts of costumes, 125 accessories and 30 illustrations of dress or costume. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1720] Book number: 8120 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| DAVENPORT, MILLIA., The Book of Costume, Volume I. New York, Crown Publishers, 1956. Hardcover. VG/G, book in very good condition, DJ torn at edges. Red cloth, black spine, red ill. DJ. xii, 958 pp. 3000 bw ills. Â ¶ Comprehensive account of costume through the ages covers dress, jewelry, ornament, coiffure and all other elements - from the ancient Orient to the end of the American Civil War. USD 42.00 [Appr.: EURO 28 | £UK 25.5 | JP¥ 3612] Book number: 27526 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| EARLE, ALICE MORSE., Customs and Fashions in Old New England. New york, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1893. Hardbound. VG externally, with library label at base of soine, ink stamp at base of title page, ffep very loose, art library bookplate a solid clean copy notwithstanding. Tan cloth with embossed title and design. 387 pp. no illustrations. USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.5 | £UK 33.25 | JP¥ 4730] Book number: 114897 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| EARLE, ALICE MORSE., Two Centuries of Costume in America (2 volumes). NY, Macmillan Company, 1903. Hardcover. VG. Green cloth. 807 pp. Appx. 300 bw plates. Â ¶ This two-volume set explores in rich detail the fashions of bygone years, from the days of the Pilgrims and Puritans to the Empire fashions of the early 1800s. Extensively illustrated with excellent plates. A must for all who enjoy the romance of old clothes!. USD 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.5 | £UK 42.25 | JP¥ 6020] Book number: 14068 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| KILLWAY, BARBARA., Face Coverings. New York, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, 1971. Softcover. Good+ with minor general shelf wear to covers; museum library marks on title page;. Plum stapled wraps with pink decorative motif; 35 pp. with bw images throughout;. ¶ Catalogue of 117 works from the exhibition with images of various kinds of face coverings from history and the world over: masks, beards, helmets, etc.; with an introductory essay. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 117103 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| KROLL, ERIC., The Complete Reprint of John Willie's Bizarre. New York, Taschen, 1995. Hardbound. ISBN: 3822892696. VG with only minor soiling to covers. Cream boards with color illustration and black and orange lettering; approx. 850 pp. with numerous illustrations throughout. Â ¶ Text in English; this is volumes 1-13 but includes the covers to all 26 issues. Very quirky and fun!. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1720] Book number: 113699 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| LOS ANGELES, CA: LACMA, MAR. 8 TO JUNE 2, 1983., An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. NY, Harry N. Abrams, 1983. Softcover. ISBN: 0875871119. VG. Red spine/pictorial wraps. 252 pp. 54 color plates, numerous bw illus. Â ¶ Includes several essays, from "The Elegant Art of Dress" to "The Elegant Art of Tapestry", as well as an appendix of costume and textile conservation and a glossary of eighteenth-century costume and textile terms. USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 17 | JP¥ 2408] Book number: 37100 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| MCCLELLAN, ELIZABETH., History of American Costume. New York, Tudor Publishing Co, 1937 or later. Hardcover. VG/VG-, light scuffing to DJ edges. Brown cloth, pink/blue ill. DJ. 655 pp. Approx. 800 bw ills. Â ¶ Illustrated by Sophie Steel and Cecil Trout. New introduction by Robert Riley. Dress and costume fro the pre-Revolutionary period to the late 19th century. Covers Spanish, French, English and Dutch apparel in the colonies. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 33257 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| MORRIS, WALTER F., A Millennium of Weaving in Chiapas: An Introduction to the Pellizzi Collection of Chiapas Textiles. Mexico, Walter F. Morris, 1986. Corrected, Second Edition. Softcover. Good, clean and tight. Glossy black wraps with color illustration and white lettering; 56 pp. with numerous bw and color illustrations. Â ¶ With a map, drawings, stitchery patterns, excellent photos, descriptive information and more. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1376] Book number: 113205 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| NEW BRUNSWICK: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, MARCH 16 TO AUGUST 28, 1977., Footloose: Not All Shoes Are Made For Walking. 1977. Softcover. VG. Mauve ill. stapled wraps. 32 pp. 9 bw plates. Â ¶ Organized by Gabriele Ohanian, Elizabeth Paredes and Nancie Balun. Addresses shoe materials, heels, sandals, boots, dress shoes, athletic footwear, and accessories. Includes glossary. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 | £UK 30.25 | JP¥ 4300] Book number: 30783 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| NY: AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM II, MAY 26 TO OCT. 14, 1983., Art to Wear: New Handmade Clothing. 1983. Softcover. ISBN: 0883210517. VG, one copy with crease top corner front cover, and some checkmarks in red pencil throughout, other copies very good. Black wraps. Unpaginated. Numerous color plates. Â ¶ Exhibition catalogue. A brief introductory essay is accompanied by a checklist of 75 works. USD 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 4 | £UK 3.75 | JP¥ 516] Book number: 24986 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| NY: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, DECEMBER 7, 1995 TO MARCH 24, 1996., Haute Couture. 1995. Softcover. ISBN: 0870997629. VG. Pictorial wraps. 118 pp. Profuse color plates. Â ¶ Examples from designers including Madeleine Vionnet, Alix Gres, Mainbocher, Jacques Griffe, Givenchy, Chanel, Pierre Cardin, Balenciaga, and many others. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 | £UK 30.25 | JP¥ 4300] Book number: 33352 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| ROTH, DARLENE R. AND LOUISE E. SHAW., Atlanta Women: From Myth to Modern Times. Atlanta, Atlanta Historical Society, 1980. Softcover. Poor; first half of book's pages dislodged, and ex-lib. markings. Cream wraps with embossed image of dress; maroon lettering; 71 pp. with numerous color and bw images. Â ¶ A study of Atlanta society and dress from frontier days to the 1950s, with very interesting photographs. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 860] Book number: 110682 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| SAN FRANCISCO, CA: CALIFORNIA PALACE OF THE LEGION OF HONOR, JUNE 16 TO JULY 16, 1942., Vanity Fair: An Exhibtion of Styles in Women's Headdress and Adornment Through the Ages. 1942. Softcover. VG-, cover lightly soiled, round stamp inside front & back covers. Grey wraps. Appx. 100 pp. Numerous bw plates. Â ¶ In examining women's adornment and headress, the catalogue divides the presentation into the following categories: Paintings, Drawings and Prints; Sculpture; Decorative Arts (Jewelry, Toilet Articles, Chinese Mirrors, Greek Vases, Textiles, Coins and Medals). Almost 300 items are included in the exhibition. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.5 | £UK 60.5 | JP¥ 8599] Book number: 21131 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| STRANKMAN, ANNA., Gifts of Honor: Beaded Bags from the Columbia River Plateau. Portland, Oregon, Portland Museum, 2008. Softcover. VG. White card folded in four with color illustrations. Â ¶ Shows color illustrations of 11 beaded bags; with text material by Strankman; from the exhibition on display August 30, 2008 - June 30, 2009. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 110579 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. | ||
| ZAKIM, MICHAEL., Ready-Made Democracy: A History of Men's Dress in The American Republic, 1760 - 1860. Chicago, IL. University of Chicago Press, 2003. Hardbound. ISBN: 0226977935. VG+/VG+. Burgunday cloth with dark illustrated dustjacket. 296 pp. Some illustrations. Â ¶ More of an examination of the political and social manifestations inherent in the move away from "homespun" than an examination of particular styles. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3870] Book number: 36671 Click here to order or inquire at Kevin Mullen, Bookseller. |
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