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, 1986. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. Short 4to, cloth, d.w. (Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1986). First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. 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
Nancy Shippen Her Journal Book; the International Romance of a Young Lady of Fashion of Colonial Philadelphia with Letters to her About Her.
Color frontis., illus. 8vo, cloth; (cloth spotted). Philadelphia, 1935. 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%u2019s 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 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
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
From Rags to Bitches; An Autobiography
Los Angeles: General Publishing Group, 1995. Illustrated (black and white). 383 pages. 8vo, red boards, dust wrapper. Los Angeles: General Publishing Group, (1995). A near fine copy. Inscribed to Louise and Al Hirschfeld on flyleaf. More
Ryszard Horowitz.
Warsaw: M. M. Art Books, 1994. Signed. Illustrated throughout in color. 142pp. Tall & slim 4to, stiff wrappers, scuffed d.w. Warsaw: M. M. Art Books, (1994). Edges slightly sunned, still a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. A scarce book. Signed and dated by Ryszard Horowitz on the title page. More
Les Annees 50.
Paris: Editions du Regard, 1982. Introduction by Reny-Jean Clot. Hundreds of well-printed photo illustrations in black and white, a few in color. 571 pages with text in French. Thick 4to, black cloth, d.w. Paris: Editions du Regard, 1982. First edition. Lower front corner bumped but pages un-effected, dust wrapper edgeworn and a trifle dampstained, still a very good solid copy of this uncommon book. A comprehensive survey of 1950's art and design in a wide range of media... More
Dictionnaire De L'Art, De La Curiosite et Du Bibelot
Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1883. Hundreds of black & white illustrations, including dozens of full pages plates. xvi + 695pp., 4to, 3/4 red leather over marbled boards. Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1883. A very good copy. More