Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2015. Garcia, Philippe. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A beautifully produced history of the Parisian company Pierre Frey, with text by Serge Gleizes and photographs by Philippe Garcia. English language edition, second printing. Printed in Italy. Slightest shelf wear to the bright jacket, glossy white covers, 240pp. 12.25.....
Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Michael Balfour's lavishly illustrated history of Alfred Dunhill Limited. Fine in dust jacket, protected by slipcase. Slight wear to slipcase. 240pp. 12.5 x 10"
Signature Press, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy of Robert J. Church's lavishly illustrated and thoroughly researched history of the Southern Pacific Daylight Locomotives. The jacket, boards , and pages are bright and unmarked. ix, [1], 424pp. 11.5 x 8.75". As a large, heavy book, this order will be.....
Los Altos: P'Nye Press, 2005. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Frederica Postman and Bonnie Stone's handmade mixed media statement on fashion, incorporating stories, histories, fabrics, tassels, ribbons and much else. Comb binding in case/purse with leather glove. Number 32 of 60 copies, signed by Postman and Stone. Minor wear to the edges.....
Harry N. Abrams; Aurora Art Publishers, 1982. Hardcover. A study of the artist Ivan Yakovlevich Bilbin, with, as the front flap promises, "195 illustrations, including 98 plates in full color": "This edition covers all aspects of Bilibin's work -- book illustration and easel drawing, illustrations for Russian fairy-tales and bylinas.....
San Francisco: William Stout Publishers, 2008. Soft cover. Three thematically linked essays addressing architectural theory. A previous reader has left neat highlighting throughout (see photos). Slight scuffs and bumping to soft cover. 156pp. 9.5 x 7"
Rizzoli, 2021. Soft cover. A densely packed exploration of the projects of OMA NY. Stiff card covers in plastic jacket. Slight bumping to head and tail of spine. 11.5 x 8.25". As a large, heavy book this order may incur additional shipping charges.
Chronicle Books, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A beautifully photographed and extensively researched work on the wardrobe of Frieda Kahlo, begun after the unsealing of her personal dressing room. From the jacket: "Frida Kahlo brought the same rule-breaking genius and eye for vivid color to her personal appearance that she did.....
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. Hardcover. A classic work on hat making from 1925, offering to provide the amateur with a working knowledge of the "practical and technical principles of millinery", promising that "any home girl or woman with average good taste and judgment can very quickly learnto copy.....
Disparo Editorial, 2006. Hardcover. Hardcover in transparent jacket, celebrating the influence of Spanish culture on the history of fashion. Text in Spanish, with English translations pp. 167-185. Slight scuffs to the transparent jacket, with noticeable bumping to the upper corners. 186 bright, glossy pages, including two foldout spreads. 13 x......
Thames and Hudson, 1987. Hardcover. A gorgeous reproduction of Barbara Johnson's album recording her clothing in the eighteenth century, with supporting essays on the historical contest, textiles, fashion engraving, prints, trips to the theatre, and transcripts of the accounts of costs. From the unclipped jacket: "Barbara Johnson followed fashion closely.....
Ermitage London, 1997. Hardcover. From the slipcase: "Between 1889 and 1913 Nicholas II, Grand Duke and Heir to the Throne, later Tsar of Russia, painted his jewellery in a small album as a record of his collection. His watercolours of more than 300 items -- some of which were created.....
Moscow Galart Publishers, 1994. Hardcover. Large, bilingual work on the jewelery collections of the Moscow Historical Museum, lavishly illustrated, very good in a very good jacket, now in mylar. From the preface: "The ornaments shown in the illustrations are products of different historical periods ranging from the sixteenth to the.....