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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Boeknummer: 848A42

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: hair fashion booklets fashion None

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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Boeknummer: LTH12-A-1

Catalogus: Fashion

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

Anonymous

La Mode Feminine 1795-1900 and 1900-1920

Paris, Editions Nilssons, c1900. Leather. A charming collection of colourful loose-leaf plates illustrating women's fashion from 1795 to 1920. In two volumes, each complete and containing eighty plates divided between four illustrated wraps. Volume I also contains one leaf of text describing the fashions from 1795 to 1900, in French. Each plate shows one or two women in dress typical of a specific time. The relevant year is printed at the foot of each plate. In quarter calf bindings with cloth covered boards and fabric ties. Plates contained within paper wraps. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. Internally, closed tears to extremities of three paper wraps. Very slight loss to spine of one further wrap. Slight curling to edges of single page of text. Slight age-toning to front board of one paper wrap. Otherwise, bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: FGN11-C-5

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: Fashion Mode Feminine Mode 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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Boeknummer: 826J18

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: 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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Boeknummer: 840B4

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: 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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Boeknummer: 848N4

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: 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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Boeknummer: FGN11-B-12

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: 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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Boeknummer: 687L12

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: 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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Boeknummer: 890T2

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: 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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Boeknummer: SET39-F-3

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: Fashion Oscar Fischel Max Von Boen Oscar Fischel None

Gladys Windsor Fry

Embroidery and Needlework

London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. 1935. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition guide to needlework and sewing by Gladys Windsor Fry. Containing chapters on stitches, technique, embroidery with wools, self-coloured embroidery, lettering, applique, odds and ends, and hints on teaching children, among other things. Written by Gladys Windsor Fry, the King's prize designer.Lavishly illustrated with some one hundred and seventeen images throughout the text, including twelve tipped-in illustrations in colour.With the gift inscription To, Peggy Talbott with dearest love from her own Muz on Christmas Day, 1935.'An excellent first edition of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just some slight bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Gift inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 794R63

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: Embroidery Needlework Gladys Windsor Fry Crafts Needlework Sewing Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie Not Stated

J. G. Gruber

Costumes Moeurs Et Coutumes Des Russes/Sitten Gebrauche Und Kleidung Der Russen in St Petersburg Dargestellt in Gemahlden Mit Beschreibungen

Leipzig, Au Comptoir d' Industrie; [Im Industrie Comptoir] , [1801-1803]. Leather. A wonderfully illustrated and highly regarded illustrated work regarding the costumes, manners and customs of Russia. A very scarce and informative work. Illustrated with thirty-nine colour plates. The signatures run as [4], **4, A4, B2, C4, D2, E4, F2, G4, H2, I4, K2, L4, M2, N4, O1, P4, Q1. A bilingual work, with title pages and text in French and German. Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the National Trust Libraries. Collated, lacking the final plate (plate forty) and front and rear endpapers. French and German descriptive text for final plate is still present. The work was originally issued in eight parts, with five plates in each part, published in printed wrappers. The plates show the small trades of St Petersburg in the late eighteenth century, including sellers and auctions, peddlers, and dealers in birds, flowers, eggs, fish, fruit, cheese, toys, glasses, rabbits, prints, and more. The drawings were drawn by Geissler during his travels in St Petersburg and Southern Russia, where he travelled between 1790 and 1798. Written by Johann Gottfried Gruber, a German critic and literary historian. He was a professor at the University of Wittenberg, and also the professor of philosophy at Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg. His other works include 'Charakteristik Herders', 'Geschichte des Menschlichen Geschlechts', and 'Worterbuch der Altklassischen Mythologie&apos. Illustrated by Gottfried Heinrich Geissler, a German engraver and illustrator. During his time in St Petersburg, he worked as a drawing teacher, before entering into the service of the naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1792, with whom he accompanied on an expedition to Southern Russia in 1793 to 1794. He is considered to be an important chronicler of the city Leipzig. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, sound. Front joint is starting but firm. Light rubbing to the boards and spine, resulting in some loss of leather. Cracks to the head and tail of the rear joint. Minor bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with the odd mark and spot. Plate 1 with some rubbing, resulting in one of the faces being rubbed out. Plates 6, 26, and 38 with some light marks. repairs to the French title page. Repairs to tail of page 95/96. Good . Ill.: G. H. Geissler. Good .

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Boeknummer: 663P12

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: Costume Russia St Petersburg J. G. Gruber Russia Geissler Gruber G. H. Geissler

E. P. Harrison

Scottish Estate Tweeds

London, Johnstons of Elgin, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated study of Scottish tweed designs, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Published in anticipation of the bi-centenary of the founding of Johnstons of Elgin, a woollen mill in Scotland established in 1797 and the UK's largest producer of luxury cashmere and fine woollens, this work details the history of classic tweed designs from the British Isles. Written by Edward "Ned" P. Harrison, the Chairman and Managing Director of Johnstons from 1966 to 1978. In the original full blue cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 890T28

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: Scottish Estate Tweeds Harrison Estate Not Stated

William Haynes

Dyes Made in America 1915-1940

New Jersey, American Cyanamid Company, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work produced by the Calco Chemical Division regarding the fabric dyes they make at their factory. Calco were the largest manufacturing sector in the United States. The first and only edition of this work.Created by Calco, this work explored their factory, and their achievements from 1915-1940. They were the international leader in analysis and colour matching of dyes. Illustrated throughout, with many colour plate examples of their dyes. A scarce history of this important twentieth century company. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Patches of light rubbing and some bumping to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright. Just the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 728L25

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: Calco Dyes Cyanamid Dyes Various

Peter Hinks

Nineteenth Century Jewellery

London, Faber and Faber, 1975. Cloth. A historical work on Nineteenth Century Jewellery by Peter Hinks. A historical work on Nineteenth Century Jewellery by Peter Hinks. "More jewellery was made in Europe during the nineteenth century than in any other period before or since." "Peter Hinks is Sotheby's leading expert on nineteenth century jewellery." In a blue cloth binding in a clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart with just minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is smart with just minor edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: GEN17-H-2

Catalogus: Fashion

Trefwoorden: Jewellery Peter Hinks Sotheby's Necklace Peter Hinks Earrings None