Buttons of the Confederacy
Hightstown: Alphaeus H. Albert, 1963. Illustrated with b/w images of buttons throughout. 93 pages. Slim 8vo, gray cloth. Hightstown, NJ: self-published, (1963). First edition. A near fine copy. More
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Record of American Uniform and Historical Buttons [Bicentennial Edition]
Hightstown: Alphaeus H. Albert, 1976. Illustrated with b/w images of buttons throughout. 511 pages. 8vo, gray cloth. Hightstown, NJ: self-published, 1976. Twenty-fifth printing. A near fine copy with a hint of shelfwear. More
The Costume of China; Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Chinese
Singapore: Graham Brash, 1990. 50 color plates and 50pp. of descriptions of the plates. 8vo, pictorial boards, pages very slightly wavy in right margins. Singapore: Graham Brash, (1990). Very good Facsimile of the 1814 edition. More
The Costume of the Russian Empire
London: John Stockdale, 1810. Illustrated by a series of 70 hand colored line and stipple engraved plates by J. Dudley. Second title page in French, and descriptions in French and English with the English on the recto and French on the verso. Folio, full contemporary straight grained green morocco, recased, ornately stamped in gilt & blind, a.e.g. London: Printed for John Stockdale. 1810. Very good (+). The plates are dated 1803, and are in fine, clean condition. More
The Decorative Art of Leon Bakst
New York: Benjamin Blom, 1971. Color frontis, 77 black & white lithographic plates, 51 pages of text. Small 4to, red cloth. New York: Benjamin Blom, 1971 (Reprint edition). Near fine. Notes on the Ballets by Jean Coctaeu. Translated from French by Harry Melvill. More
Indian Clothing Before Cortes; Mesoamerican Costumes from the Codices.
many illus., some in color. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (spine portion of d.w. sunned, previous owner's rubberstamp on front flyleaf). Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1981). More
Dressing Broadway: Costume Designs of Lucinda Ballard.; Checklist of the Exhibition November 23, 1987 - January 8, 1988.
Cambridge: Harvard, 1987. Black & white illustrations. 28 pages. Small slim 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Cambridge: Harvard Theatre Collection, 1987. First Edition. Fine. Designed costumes and scenic designs for many theatrical productions including Show Boat, A Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Sound of Music and Annie Get Your Gun. More
Erte (Romain de Tirtoff).
Parma: Franco Maria Ricci, 1972. Numerous exquisite tipped-in color plates, 181pp., printed on blue handmade Fabriano paper. Folio, gilt-stamped black silk cloth, mounted cover illustration, ornately gilt on front cover and spine, black clam shell box. Parma: Franco Maria Ricci, 1972. Fine. Limited Edition, one of 1500 (of 2000) numbered copies bound in silk. Text in English. More
Historic Costume for the Stage.
Boston: Walter Baker. Illustrated by David Sarvis. 605 pages. Tall thick 8vo, pictorial green cloth, worn at ends and corners. Boston: Walter Baker, 1938. Pages toned, else a very good copy. More
Mirror Mirror: A Social History of Fashion
New York: Holt, 1977. Hundreds of illustrations in both color and black and white. 400 pages. Thick 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, lightly rubbed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1977). First edition. A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
On Human Finery
New York: Wyn, 1949. 12 black-and-white and 4 color plates. 134 pages, thin 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly edgeworn and sunned. New York: A. A. Wyn, 1949. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Costumes by Karinska.
New York: Abrams, 1995. Foreword by Edward Gorey, 242 illustrations including 78 plates in full color, 4to, red cloth, d.w. (New York): Harry Abrams, (1995). A fine copy but for an ex-libris. More
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011. Profusely illustrated with color and some b/w images. 240 pages, small folio, brown cloth with 3D holographic image inlaid on front cover. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011. Fourth Edition. A very good(-) copy--spine cocked and boards bowed, slight scuffing to front cover image, minor discoloration to rear cloth corner from removed sticker. Signed by Bolton and one other person on half-title page. More
Medals, Military and Civilian of the United States.
4 color plates, b/w text illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. Tulsa: M.C.N. Press, 1984. vg. More
Histoire du Costume en Occident de l'Antiquite a Nos Jours.
Paris: Flammarion, 1965. 1150 illustrations in color & in black & white. 448pp. Very thick square 4to, lavender cloth, d.w. (Paris): Flammarion, (1965). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Mirror of Fashion: A History of European Costume 1789-1929.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964. Illustrated with 28 color mounted plates and 390 black & white illustrations. 270 pages, square 4to, purple pictorial cloth, torn d.w. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1964). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Nouvelle Geographie en Estampes. Revue Pittoresque de l'Univers Nouvelles, Contes, Legendes et Apercus Historiques sur les Moeurs, Usages, Costumes des Differents Peuples.
Paris: Amedee Bedelet. 12 fine hand-colored plates with tissue guards, illustrated by M. A. Leloir, Hadamar and P. Saint-Germain. 266pp., 8vo, highly ornate pictorial gilt spine and covers, blind stamped navy cloth (covers are lightly rubbed, interior is fine), a.e.g. Paris: Amedee Bedelet, n.d. (ca. 1860). Very goo d(+). More
Oliver Messel: A Biography
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1986. Foreword by Sir John Gielgud. 145 illustrations, 20 in color. small 4to, green cloth, d.w. (New York): Thames and Hudson, (1986). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Jewels of Fantasy: Costume Jewelry of the 20th Century.
New York: Abrams, 1992. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. Square 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Harry Abrams, 1992. First edition. A fine copy. More
Jewels of Fantasy: Costume Jewelry of the 20th Century.
New York: Abrams, 1992. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. 408 pages. Square 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Harry Abrams, 1992. First softcover edition. Slight delamination on corner of rear cover and faint creasing of spine, otherwise a near fine copy of this uncommon book. More
Gli Ordini Equestri del Regno d'Italia.
Milan: Casa Editrice Ceschina, 1925. Illustrated throughout with 16 color plates, some embellished with gilt, depicting Italian medals, ribbons and uniforms. 123pp of text in Italian. Short thin 4to, grey cloth with inset color pictorial label (cloth is well-rubbed but sound; inner hinges strengthened). Milano: Casa Editrice Ceschina, 1925. Very good. More
San Francisco Opera: The First Seventy-Five Years
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. Illustrated in color and black and white. 182 pages, oblong 4to, red cloth, dust wrapper. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Police Uniform and Equipment
Princes Risborough: Shire Publications, 1991. Many photo Illus. 32pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. (Princes Risborough): Shire Publications, (1991). Fine History of police uniforms and equipment of the British police. More
Histoire de la Manufacture de Jouy et de La Toile Imprimee en France.
Paris: G. Van Oest, 1928. Text volume only. Frontispiece portrait, 10 b/w plates, and numerous in-text figures. 205 pages with text in French. Short 4to, floral cloth with paper labels (corners bumped; spine stained and quite worn at tips; internally fine with unopened pages). Paris et Bruxelles: G. Van Oest, 1928. Overall a good usable copy. Text volume only. More
Uniform and Dress of the Army of the Confederate States
Norwalk: Easton. 9 color plates of soldiers in uniforms. 6 b/w plates of badges, chevrons, and buttons. 5pp. of text. Folio, full brown leather with paper label on front cover, light browning to front and back inner hinges. Norwalk: Easton Press, n.d., circa 1995. Very good A facsimile of the Richmond, 1861 edition in the Library of Congress. More