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
Croquis Plate 102
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatch attached with staples. Additional handwritten note attached with staples. Some toning on the paper from the fabric. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing, which was then hand-colored with ink, watercolor, and gouache. The design shows a knee-length cocktail and dinner dress, with pockets, belted at the waist. A swatch of the appropriate fabric..... More
Croquis Plate 332 (set of 2)
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink on xerograph. Fabric swatches attached with staples. Sheets measure 12.25" x 8.5" each. These original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain were made from a xerograph of an original drawing. On one plate, the design shows an elegant mid-length dress with a bow tie detail at the collar and a belted waist. Swatches of the appropriate fabric, cream chiffon and cream twill, are stapled to the sheet. The accompanying plate shows the same dress, worn under..... More
Croquis Plate 335
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing, which was then hand-colored with ink, watercolor, and gouache. A note by the designer in pen attached to the back; "335 Gandin dress and jacket in light red wool -straight with cuts trimmed with double stitching and effect of buttoned flats on both side of the front - short..... More
Croquis Plate 37 Fleur de Pois
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatches attached with staples. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing circa 1960. Text in French describes, "Pea flower pleated dress in white shantung lined with black surah with white dots. Jacket in the same fabric also lined with black surah with white dots". Swatches of the appropriate fabrics, are stapled to the sheet. These..... More
Croquis Plate 45
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink on xerograph. Fabric swatches attached with staples. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing. The design shows three views of a jacket and dress combination. The dress has a tie detail at the collar as well as a belt. Swatches of the appropriate fabric, cream muslin and cream jersey, are stapled to the sheet. These sketches were produced in a limited..... 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
Abbigliamento E Costume Nella Pittura Italiana: Rinascimento
Rome: Carlo Bestetti, 1962. Hundreds of illustrations, many full page, several folding, primarily in black-and-white, but many in color as well. 368 pages, pictorial cloth; large dampstain to rear cover, last 20 or so pages wrinkled in the margins. Roma: Carlo Bestetti, (1962). A very good copy. With the bookplate of Hilary Knight, author of the Eloise series. More
Abbigliamento e Costume Nella Pittura Italiana: Barocco e Impero
Italy: Edizioni d'Arte, 1964. Color and black and white illustrations. 371 pages with text in Italian. 4to, pictorial cloth; lightly edgeworn with some minor soiling to spine. Italy: Edizioni d'Arte, (1964). A very good(+) copy. Ex libris Hilary Knight (author of Eloise series). 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
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