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Authentic Turn of the Century Fashions
The dressmaker's patterns for the more than 50 different garments
included in this volume first appeared in the 1890's in issues of the
quarterly The Voice of Fashion. Most of the patterns are for
stylish day wear for women, but there are house dresses and nightwear as
well, along with a selection of suits and dresses for young boys and
girls and several garments for men.
An informative general introduction to dressmaker's patters and
concise instructions for using them precede this lively parade of
fashions. Costume enthusiasts interested in recreating exact copies of
vintage clothing will find this book an indispensable guide. Over 575
black-and-white line illustrations. 144pp. 9 x 12. Paperbound
Book #1101 $14.95
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Victorian & Edwardian a Photographic Survey
Since the invention of photography there has not been a
history of fashion completely illustrated by photographs-until this one.
Photography historian Alison Gernsheim first studied Victorian and Edwardian
fashion in order to be able to date photographs in her collection. Of course the
photos soon proved to be the best of all fashion plates-authentic, detailed, as
decorative and charming as top fashion illustration. When united with
identifications and descriptions of the chief costume articles, and a commentary
that includes childhood memories of the period, the resulting history is doubly
indispensable-equally useful and delightful to serious and casual readers. 235
black-and-white illustrations. 240pp. 61/2 x 91/4.
Paperbound.
Book #1106
$14.95
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Sewing Tools &Trinkets a
Collectors Book
Although many sewing tool pieces have been acquired
by collectors and sewing enthusiasts, there are many more out there,
waiting to be found and incorporated into the history of needlework and
sewing tools. This book was compiled to assist in the search for these
tools and trinkets, to serve as a reference for the growing number of
people interested in this area of arts and crafts. Includes a glossary,
bibliography, and index. Values updated in 2000. Hardcover.
Book #1119 $24.95
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Bloomingdale's Illustrated 1886 Catalog
In the spring and summer of 1886, a popular New York department store
advertised its wares in a finely illustrated catalog featuring everything from
clothing, accessories and house wares, to jewelry, leather goods, school
supplies and dry goods. This excellent reproduction of that now-rare
Bloomingdale Brothers catalog provides fascinating views of approximately 1,700
mid-Victorian consumer items (all finely drawn and easy to reproduce) together
with the original descriptive captions.
Artists and designers will find Bloomingdale's Illustrated 1886 Catalog
a splendid sourcebook of copyright-free period graphics; antique collectors,
historians, costume enthusiasts and nostalgia lovers will find it indispensable
for dating and identifying antiques, clothing and other vintage items. 176pp. 83/8 x 111/4. Paperbound.
Book # 1103
$16.95
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Fashions From La Mode Illustratee
La Mode Illustree was one of most popular and avidly read
fashion periodicals in the second half of the 19th century. Wealthy,
style-conscious women followed its dictates on appropriate wardrobes for
a vast number of social functions-from royal weddings and elegant dinner
parties to automobile touring and seaside activities.
Over 1,000 illustrations, reproduced directly from rare issues of
the magazine, provide a panoramic view of ladies' fashions between 1860
and 1914. 256pp. 93/8 x 121/4.
Paperbound.
Book #1111 $19.95
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American
Victorian Costume
in Photographs
Over 280 rare photographs depict American men, women and children
of all ages, dressed in what must have been, in most cases, their Sunday
best. From page to page, in both text and pictures, every trend in
fashions unfolds dramatically from 1840's to the turn of the century.
Costume historians will appreciate the authenticity and detail of the
clothing depicted here, photographic historians and collectors will find
the book a helpful tool in dating and identifying images. 112pp. 9 x 12.
Paperbound.
Book #1117
$15.95
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Montgomery Ward Company Catalogue of
1895
The Montgomery Ward catalogue
provides one of the few irrefutably accurate pictures of what life was
"really like" in the gay nineties, for it described and
illustrated almost anything that anybody could possibly need or want in
the way of "store-bought" goods.
In 1895 Montgomery Ward was the
oldest, largest, and most representative mail-order house in the
country. The brain child of a former traveling salesman, it issued its
first catalogue in 1872, a 1-page listing of items. By 1895, the
catalogue, reprinted here, had grown to 624 pages and listed some 25,000
items, almost all of them illustrated with line drawings.
Unabridged, unaltered reprint of the
Catalogue and Buyers' Guide, No. 57, Spring and Summer 1895. Innumerable
illustrations. 624pp. 8 1/2 x 11 5/8".
Paperbound.
Book #1142 $28.95
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