Marimekko: Fabrics Fashion Architecture.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. Tall 4to, blue cloth, white type, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2003). First Edition. Fine. More
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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 Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence.
Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1988. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. 347 pages. Short 4to, green cloth, d.w. (Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1988). Revised and expanded edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, &c.
London: Ackermann, 1818. 15 fine color plates. 3 separate issues bound together: Volume V. May 1, 1818 No. 29, pages 250 - 314: Volume V. June 1, 1818. No. 30. pages 315 - 384: Volume VI. November 1. 1818, No. 35. pages 245- 310. slim 8vo, 3/4 red leather, marbled boards (rubbed). London: Ackermann, 1818. Very good (+). With a presentation and letter laid in by John Carnegie. More
The Dress Doctor.
Boston: Little Brown, 1959. Illustrated. 8vo, aqua and gray boards, d.w. )price clipped). Boston: Little Brown, (1959). First Edition. Near Fine. More
Giorgio Armani: Spring Summer 1998
Armani, 1998. Black and white photographs, loose as issued by Aldo Fallai and Carton Davis. Two frosted mylar folders (one with corners creased), one for women's collection and one for men's, housed in a folding black paper slipcase (a few scrapes on back). Plates clean and fine. 1998, Armani. Overall a very good(+) copy. More
Avedon: Women.
Beverly Hills: Gagosian, 2013. Essay by Joan Juliet Buck and Abigail Solomon-Godeau. Well illustrated, some in color. An amazing exhibition catalogue, printed on loose folio folded sheets within printed yellow mylar covers, all protected in yellow board folding slipcase. Beverly Hills: Gagosian Gallery, 2013. First edition. A fine copy. An exhibition that spans six decades of Richard Avedon's photography. This is the first solo exhibition of Avedon's work in the Los Angeles area since 1976. More
Made in France.
San Francisco: Fraenkel Gallery, 2001. Illustrated with numerous wonderful b/w photographs and other pages, reproducing annotations and stains of originals. Thin folio, bound with heavy pictorial boards with a linen spine. (San Francisco: Fraenkel Gallery, 2001). First trade edition, one of 5000 copies. A fine copy, as new. Scarce. More
Shots of Style: Great Fashion Photographs Chosen by David Bailey.
London: Victoria & Albert, 1985. Introduction by Martin Harrison. Full-page black and white photo illustrations throughout, 64pp. of text, 4to, photographic wrappers. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, (1985). Near fine Published to coincide with an exhibition 9 October 1985 - 19 January 1986. More
Italia.
Bergamo: Bolis, 1992. The Italian Industry as Seen by Dorothea Balluff, Enrico Guagnini, Paola Pisa, and Maurizio Valentini. Introduction by Sergio Zavoli. Extensively illustrated, 221pp., 4to, grey cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly rubbed. Bergamo: Edizioni Bolis, (1992). First edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. 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 21 - Vent Vert
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatch stapled to the sheet. 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 three piece suit including a belted knee-length skirt with inverted pleats, and t-shirt style blouse, and a jacket. The appropriate fabric swatches, a green patterned chiffon and green pique, are stapled..... More
Croquis Plate 301
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatch stapled to the sheet. Additional note stapled to verso. 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 winter dress. The appropriate fabric swatch, a beige wool blend, is stapled to this sheet. An additional note describing the dress in detail is..... 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 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
Croquis Plate 74
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. The design shows a knee-length day dress with details on the cuffs, hem, and collar, as well as a belt. Swatches of the appropriate fabrics, navy lace and muslin, are stapled to the sheet.These sketches were produced in a limited quantity and presented to..... More
Croquis Plate 85 - Indigo
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatch stapled to the sheet. 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 patterned dress with puffed sleeves, a bow neck, and belted at the waist. The appropriate fabric swatch, a blue patterned chiffon, is stapled to the sheet. These sketches were produced..... More
Guirlande des Mois
Paris: Meynial. 3 volumes, 1918, 1919 and 1921 of the five volumes almanac. Beautifully illustrated with 19 pochoir color plates and 3 color title page vignettes by George Barbier in his characteristic art deco style. The volume for 1918 is in pink silk with cracked hinges and no dust wrapper; 1919 is with pictorial silk covers, hinges strengthened, chipped spine and partial dust wrapper; 1919 has a white pictorial silk cover and good dust wrapper. The interiors are all fine..... 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
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
The Allure of Men
New York: Assouline. Illustrated with full-bleed photography. 126 pages, slim 4to, black boards, dust wrapper. New York: Assouline, no date. A fine copy in a fine 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
Le Costume Marocain
Paris: ABC, 1974. Illustrated in color. 90pp., tall 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Paris: Abc Collection, (1974). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Some of My Lives; A Scrapbook Memoir
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2011. Illustrated (b/w). 292 pages. 8vo, grey boards, dust wrapper. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, (2011). First edition. A near fine copy. Inscribed by the author on title page: "For dear Louise [Hirschfeld Cullman] and Lewis [Cullman] Affection and admirarion Rosamund Bernier" More