FASHION
The Decorative Arts of the Forties and Fifties
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1975. With many b/w and color illustrations throughout. 200pp. 4to, mustard cloth, d.w. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, (1975). A near fine copy. Foreword by Sir John Betjeman. More
Salute to the Thirties.
New York: Viking, 1971. Foreword by Janet Flanner, Photographs by Horst and George Hoyningen-Huene. Notes on the Plates by Valentine Lawford. Illustrated with 162 black and white photo plates in gravure, many full-page. 192pp. 4to, red cloth, chipped d.w. New York: Studio/Viking, (1971). First edition. A near fine copy in a chipped dust wrapper. This copy is inscribed and signed by Horst on the front endpaper. More
In Vogue: Six Decades of Fashion
London: Allen Lane, 1977. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 344 pages. 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. London: Allen Lane, (1977). Reprint. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
In Vogue: Sixty Years of International Celebrities and Fashion from British Vogue
New York: Schocken, 1976. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs, a few in color. 344 pages. 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Schocken Books, (1976). Second printing. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour: A Love Affair with Style
New York: Rosenberg & Stiebel, 1990. Illustrated in b/w and color throughout. 105 pages. Oblong 8vo, burgundy cloth, d.w. (New York): Rosenberg & Stiebel, (1990). A fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper, edgewear to front and rear panels. More
Japan Design: The Four Seasons in Design
Tokyo: Libro Port Co., 1984. Text in Japanese with some English translations. Color photographic illustrations throughout. 142 pages. Small oblong 4to, gray cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial d.w. (laminate wrinkled at the rear). Tokyo: Libro Port Co., (1984). Cloth is dampstained at the front and rear, but internally pristine. A very good copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Whole Art of Dress ! or, The Road to Elegance and Fashion, at the Enormous Saving of Thirty Per Cent!!! being a treatise upon that essential and much-cultivated requisite of the present day, gentlemen's costume :; explaining and clearly defining, by a series of beautifully engraved illustrations, the most becoming assortment of colours and style of dress and undress, in all their varieties; suited to different ages and complexions, so as to render the human figure
London: Effingham Wilson, 1830. Hand colored lithographic frontispiece and 6 illustrations black & white. Slim 12mo, 100 pages, 3/4 burgundy morocco, ornately gilt spine, marbled boards, hinges strengthened, ex-libris. London: Effingham Wilson, 1830. Scarce. More
1897 Sears Roebuck Catalogue.
New York: Chelsea House, 1868. Introduction by S.J. Perelman and Richard Rovere. Illustrated. 786 pages. Thick 4to, red cloth, edgeworn d.w. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1968. Some discoloration at board edges, still a very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
The Art of Haute Couture
New York: Abbeville Press, 1995. Profusely illustrated with photography by Victor Skrebneski. Tall slim 4to, gray silk cloth, d.w. New York: Abbeville Press, (1995). First edition. A near fine copy in near fine dust wrapper. More
Japanese Tradition in Color & Form: Dress
Tokyo: Graphic -Sha, 1987. Photographs by Sadao Hibi. 146 pages. Tall 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. Tokyo: Graphic -Sha, (1987). A very good(+) copy. More
Raf Simons
Cologne: Taschen, 2013. Texts in English, German, French & Spanish. Well-illustrated throughout, mostly in color. Slim folio, glossy pictorial boards with pink cloth spine. Koln: Taschen, (2013). First edition. Near fine. Designer Monographs, Curated by Terry Jones. More
Horst: Sixty Years of Photography.
New York: Rizzoli, 1991. Edited by Richard J. Tardiff & Lothar Schirmer. Illustrated with 229 photographs, including 39 in color and 161 duotone. 279pp. Thick 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1991). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Horst: Sixty Years of Photography.
New York: Universe, 1991. Edited by Richard J. Tardiff & Lothar Schirmer. 200 illustrations; 39 in color and 161 duotone. 279 pages. 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: Rizzoli/Universe, (1991). A fine copy, as new in the original shrinkwrap. More
Naeem Khan: Modernity Through Color and Embroidery
New York: Rizzoli, 2020. Numerous color illustrations. Tall thick 4to, shocking pink cloth binding with gold lettering, in a matching blind-stamped pink cloth box. New York: Rizzoli, (2020). Fine. Naeem Khan is an Indian-born fashion designer based in New York City. Inscribed on the half title. More
Masks.
Peoria: Manual Arts Press, 1931. Illustrated throughout in black & white. 137pp. Slim 8vo, green cloth, edge-worn and torn d.w. Peoria, IL: Manual Arts Press, (1931). Edge-worn near spine, still a very good copy in a good dust wrapper. An uncommon book. Part of the series, "Books on the Arts," edited by William G. Whitford. More
Charles James: Beyond Fashion
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014. Foreword by Ralph Rucci. Profusely illustrated with color photography. 4to, pictorial cloth, printed mylar dust wrapper. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The World in Vogue: People, Parties, Places
New York: Knopf, 2009. Illustrated in both color and b/w photos. 390 pages. Thick 4to, cream cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 2009. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper--lightly rubbed and sunned at edges, with small tear to top edge at fold. More
LaChapelle Land
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Profusely illustrated in color with humorous and suggestively erotic photographs. 152 pages. Slim folio, glossy pictorial boards, pictorial box (intact but lid split at corners). (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.) First Edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) box. Boldly signed by the artist on the half title. Limited edition - number 51 of an unknown edition. More
Le Costume des Tudor a Louis XIII.
Paris: Horizons de France, 1950. Many illustrations in color and black & white. 376pp. Short 4to, gilt- stamped beige cloth. Paris: Horizons de France, (1950). Near fine. More
Horst: His Work and His World.
New York: Knopf, 1984. 299 photographs in color and in black & white including 15 by George Hayningen, Cecil Beaton, Man Ray, Irving Penn and others. Tall 4to, black cloth (dust wrapper lightly worn & with small chips). New York: Alfred Knopf, 1984. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper, inscribed on the half-title by Horst. More
Horst: His Work and His World.
New York: Knopf, 1984. 299 photographs in color and in black & white including 15 by George Hayningen, Cecil Beaton, Man Ray, Irving Penn and others. Tall 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1984. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Signed on the half-title by both Horst and Lawford. More
The Age of Napoleon: Costume from Revolution to Empire, 1789-1815.
New York: Abrams, 1989. Many illustrations in color and in black & white. 270 pages. 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams/Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1989). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Essays by Charles Ottoa Zieseniss, Philippe Sequy, Clare Le Corbeiller, et al. More