Author: LAVER, JAMES
Title: English Costume of the Nineteenth Century
Description: London: A & C. Black Ltd, 1950. Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated by Iris Brooke. Ex-Libris; B & W and Color; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2; 89 pages; 1950 printing. Originally printed in 1935. Hard cover is black cloth with bright silver lettering on spine. Rubbing and bumping to covers. Former owner's book plate inside front cover. DJ has sunning, foxing, small tears around edges, front flap is price clipped at bottom; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight. Lavishly illustrated with 12 color and many b/w drawings by the renowned costume artist, Iris Brooke.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

Keywords: Costume; Costume History; British History; Cultural History; Social History; Textile History; Victorian Age; Regency England; Sewing; Women/Womens' History Cultural History Education European History English/British History Antiques/Collectibles Crafts/Ne