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Title: Costumes of Everyday Life an Illustrated History of Working Clothes from 900-1910.
Description: London: Barrie & Jenkins Ltd, 1977. Reprint. Hardcover. ISBN: 0823800970. Illustrated by Margot Lister. Hard cover is rust colored, with gold lettering in black box on spine. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Exhaustively illustrated with 250 b/w line drawings by the author. 1977 reprint of 1972 edition. "...illustrating mainly the dress of Britain and France, but with examples also from Europe and America. Each chapter contains an historical background section as well as the illustrations and a summary of the costumes of the period..." Glossary; bibliography. Oversized; 3#. ; B&W Illustrations; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 178 pages; Cover has light bumping, shelf wear. DJ has light rubbing/scuffing, shelf wear, bumping.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: 0823800970 Costume Design; Costume History; Clothing; Textiles; Textile Art; Textile History; Cultural Anthropology; Cultural History; Social History; Women/Womens' History Cultural History Education European History American History Geography World Histo

Price: US$ 20.25 Seller: Pegasus Books
- Book number: 6538