Hints to the Boudoir Containing... Advice on the Treatment of the Hair; Dealing with... The Simple Methods That May Be Employed to Render It a Great Aid to Beauty with... Innumerable Recipes for the Toilet Table

London, Hindes, Limited, c1899. Paperback. Very scarce booklet containing advice on the treatment and maintenance of hair. A very scarce booklet containing advice for the treatment of hair. With illustrations in text and advertising leaves for Hinde's hair products scattered throughout. Dated from contents. In the original publisher's wraps. Externally sound with shelf wear, chipped to head and tail of spine and extremities, marked to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean with some age toning, as usual. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 848A42

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: hair fashion booklets fashion None

Hints to the Boudoir: Containing Advice on the Treatment of the Hair; Dealing with the Simple Methods That May Be Employed to Render It a Great Aid to Beauty with Innumerable Recipes for the Toilet Table

London, Hindes, Limited , c1899. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this charming advice booklet for women's hair, fashion and cosmetics, with illustrations and advertisements. A very scarce booklet containing advice, tips, tricks and tools for haircare, and other cosmetics. With sections offering guidance on the figure, wavy hair, the danger of hair dyes, superfluous hairs in the face. There is also a section offering the best "recipes", such as 'How to Remove Wrinkles, 'To Sweeten the Breath' and To Make Soft Gums Firm&apos.Illustrated throughout, including eighteen pages of illustrated advertisements to the rear, most of which relate to haircare products and products sold by Hindes, a hair styling brand. In the publisher's original illustrative wraps. Externally, smart. With edge wear and a few spots to the wrap, heaviest to the rear. Handling marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean, with age toning due to paper used. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 919Y18

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: Beauty Hints to the Boudoir Women's Non-Fiction Illustrated Hints to the Boudoir Not Stated

Anonymous

Furniture Designs

Unknown, Publisher, c1900. Leather. An attractive collection of 40 plates depicting various styles of furniture. Label to front pastedown suggests previous owner to have been Doris Langley Moore (1902–1989), one of the first important female fashion historians. Langley Moore founded the Fashion Museum, Bath (as The Museum of Costume) in 1963. She was also a well-respected Lord Byron scholar, and author of a 1940s ballet, The Quest. Written in French. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, worn. Leather is rather rubbed and the boards are a trifle faded. Some loss to the base of the spine. Front board held by cords only. Internally, generally firmly bound. Foxed to varying degrees throughout, tidemarks to the last few pages. Label to front pastedown. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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Book number: LTH12-A-1

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: Doris Langley Moore Fashion Museum Bath Costume Fashion Museum None

Isabella Anscombe

Not Another Punk! Book

London, Aurum Press, 1978. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this edgy style work on punk fashion, featuring photography of icons like Iggy Pop, Vivienne Westwood, Joan Jett, and more. A visually pleasing work about punk style and fashion in the 1970s, beautifully designed in a scrapbook style. This work features numerous illustrations from photographs of punk fashion icons like Iggy Pop, Vivienne Westwood, Joan Jett, Sioux, Rotten, The Buzzcocks, the Sex Pistols, and more. Featuring a thorough history of punk style. Punk began in the early 1970s in London as an aggressive and anti-establishment movement. It was closely aligned with punk music, which emerged at this time as well. Punk fashion is defined by its cut-off construction, frayed edges, chunky shoes, and torn tights and trousers. It is also closely aligned tattoos and body piercings. Accompanied by vivid descriptions written by Isabelle Anscombe.All photographs taken by Steven Johnston, noted visual artist who worked for Vogue in the 1970s and i-D in the 1980s. In the original bright pink paper wraps. An uncommon work. Containing a previous owner's small ink signature to the head of the front of the wrap. In the original bright pink paper wraps. Externally, smart, with some light edgewear and a few light marks to the wraps. Some light wear to the head and tail of the spine and joints. A previous owner's small ink signature to the head of the front of the wrap. Internally, generally firmly bound, with a few pages lifting slightly at the tail. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 826J18

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: punk grunge style fashion grunge Not Stated

Carlo Barkin; Elizabeth James

Slapdash Alterations How to Recycle Your Wardrobe

New York , Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed, first edition copy of this alterations guide book which is richly illustrated. A first edition, first impression copy. Signed by Carol Barkin to the title page For Emma With much loveFrom Carol 8/81 This wonderful slapdash volume gives countless tips and tricks for altering your clothes. Charmingly illustrated by Rita Floden Leydon. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with a few marks to the boards. Signed by Carol Barkin to the title page. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is smart with some marks to the wraps. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Rita Floden Leydon. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Book number: 840B4

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: Slapdash Alterations How to Recycle Your Wardrobe fashion crafts design fashion Rita Floden Leydon

Anne Buck

Dress in Eighteenth-Century England

London, B.T. Batsford, 1979. First edition. Cloth. An interesting illustrated work on eighteenth century dress by cultural historian Anne Buck A first edition Anne Buck's exploration of eighteenth century fashion in England, with contemporary illustrations. Using original contemporary sources including periodicals and the inventories of shopkeepers, Anne Buck's scholarly work examines changes in sartorial styles in the eighteenth century, and explores how age, sex, status, occasion, occupation, and region influenced the styles of men, children, and women. Long-time chairman of the Costume Society and a leading scholar in dress, Anne Buck also established the Gallery of Costume at Platt Hall in Manchester. Found in unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's blue cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. A little bumped to the head and tail of the spine with some marginal wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine.

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Book number: 848N4

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: Dress in eighteenth-century England Anne Buck Fashion Dustwrapper Anne Buck Georgian fashion Various

Carrache, Paul Lacouriere, A. Preval, Etc.

Gravures de Mode 1863-83

London , S. B. Fuller, 1883. Leather. A beautiful collection of engraved plates depicting French fashions of the late Nineteenth Century. Containing 63 plates, of which 49 are hand-coloured, 11 are black and white, and 3 are black, white and sepia. Plates date from 1863 to 1883 and most are from the Journal des Demoiselles, with the eight remaining plates being from La Poupee Modele. Many plates are double-page or fold-out. Two of the coloured plates appear twice in the book, and one double-page black and white plate appears three times. This is a valuable resource for those interested in Eighteenth Century costume. In a quarter calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, a trifle worn. The top portion of the backstrip is lifting. Internally, three plates detached but present with many further plates starting. Generally bright with occasional spotting and handling marks. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: FGN11-B-12

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: Fashion Hand Coloured Plates Art HIstory Hand Coloured Plates None

George R Cripps

About Furs

Liverpool, Willmer Bros and Co, c1900. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet looking at the fur trade at the turn of the twentieth century. Written by George R Cripps, an author who had previously written tracts on dying of Seal Skins. This work is to appeal to people that wear furs, who wish to know where their furs come from, and the manner they are dealt with before they purchase them. Cripps was a furrier based on Bold Street in Liverpool, where this work was published. With a folding map to the frontispiece. In original paper wraps. Undated, dated using jisc copy held at the University of Cambridge libraries. In the original paper wraps. Externally, generally smart with light chipping to the extremities. Tape repairs to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Otherwise, just the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 687L12

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: Fur Liverpool Fur Trade Liverpool None

James R. Scott-Noble [editor]

Scottish Woolens

Scotland, The National Association of Scottish Woolen Manufacturers , 1956. Cloth. A smart copy of this scarce work on the Scottish woolen manufacturers. Scarce work. Illustrated with eight colour plates, eleven black-and-white plates, and many in-text figures. Collated complete. A detailed study on Scottish woolen manufacturing, with chapters on worsteds vs. woolens, dyeing - ancient and modern, tartans, weaving, spinning, Shetland wool, Harris tweed, Cheviot wool, the ladies' trade, Highland ornaments and weapons, and much more. Edited with a foreword by James R. Scott-Noble, President of The National Association of Scottish Woolen Manufacturers. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with light loss to the extremities and further loss to the rear panel. A 1" closed tear to the front panel and a 1" closed tear to the rear panel. Chipping and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Good Only.

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Book number: 890T2

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: Scottish Woolens Scott-Noble Woolens Not Stated

Dr. Oscar Fischel and Max Von Boehn (translated by M. Edwardes)

Modes and Manners of the Nineteenth Century

London , J.M. Dent and Sons, 1909. Cloth. A fascinating andl lavishly illustrated examination of nineteenth-century culture and fashion as depicted in art. Originally a work by German art historians Oskar Fischel and Max von Boehn, here translated into English for the first time by M. Edwardes, the work features tissue-guarded colour frontispieces in each volume and numerous further plates, many coloured, by a wide variety of European artists, including illustrations in the text. Contains the ink inscription of one Dagman Smith dated 15/5/1918, Paris In decorative cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally sound, there is wear to backstrips, with some starting to the first volume, as well as markings to the boards and backstrips. Internally, the pages are generally firmly bound, with some minor strain in areas, and are bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: SET39-F-3

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: Fashion Oscar Fischel Max Von Boen Oscar Fischel None