Les Costumes de France XIX eme Siecle; Provinces du Sud & Provinces du Nord
Paris: Journees de Livre, 1935. First edition. Loose in Original Wraps. Octavo, 2 volumes, pp. 35 plates in "Sud", 36 plates in "Nord", some in color. Scarce. More
Paris: Journees de Livre, 1935. First edition. Loose in Original Wraps. Octavo, 2 volumes, pp. 35 plates in "Sud", 36 plates in "Nord", some in color. Scarce. More
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1949. First printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 14 text, 65 b/w plates, bibliography. From the Large Picture Book Series. Textile history. A very scarce title. More
New York: Macmillan, 1946. First printing. Original Tan Cloth w/ blue & red title & design on cover. Octavo, pp. 688, indexed, 12 color plates. A complete story of all fabrics in consumer use- from their beginnings to finished material. Fabrics, machines, artists, raw materials and methods. Hundreds of b/w..... More
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1933/50. Second edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 88, with over 40 color & b/w drawings by the author, includes dress of common people as well as court dress. Scarce. More
New York: Doric Publishing, 1959. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Folio, pp 114. Illustrated in b/w photographs and renderings. Includes many tipped-in fabric swatches. Articles on fabrics for interior design, fashion, trends in patterns and colors. One article on an Edward Durrell Stone house and the textiles incorporated into that..... More
New York: Arco Publishing Co., Inc., 1957. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 168, indexed, illustrated in color & b/w. More
Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1996. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Octavo, pp. 251, indexed, illustrated in color. Svarce title. More
St. Louis, MO: The City Art Museum of St. Louis, 1951. First printing. Staplebound Illustrated Wraps. Octavo, pp. 12, explains the "Why, Where, What, and How of Tapestry Weaving" and describes the tapestries in the Vienna Art Treasures exhibition. Not illustrated except for cover. A very uncommon title. More
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Boards. Quarto, pp. 470. Indexed, richly illustrated with b/w and color photos. More
Washington DC: The Preservation Press, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Quarto, pp. 64, glossary of fabric terms, selected bibliography, illustrated with b/w photographs. This book tells how to choose and buy the correct fabrics for a historic building and provides a unique catalog of reproduction fabrics available arranged according to historical..... More
New York: Viking Penguin Inc, 1983. First paperback edition. Oversized Paperback. Octavo, pp. 192, indexed, illustrated in b/w & color, first comprehensive survey of the many hundreds of original colorful textiles produed by Morris & Co. between 1875 and 1940, the varied processes involved in production are discussed in detail..... More
Berlin: 1956. First edition. Original linen, faded backstrip. Octavo. pp. 148 of text and plates. 8 color plates at back of book. Indexed. Text in German. A wealth of visual material, in interior textiles and wallpaper. More
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1989. First American edition. Original Green Cloth. Quarto, pp. 256, indexed, richly illustrated in color, examines furnishing fabrics and their use in Britain and US from 1790 to the present day. A very nice copy of a solid study by two noted experts in the..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1951. First edition. Original Embossed Cloth. Octavo, pp. viii, 366, indexed, illustrated w/146 b/w plates. Great deal of historical information. More
New York: Pergamon Press, 1958. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 136. Indexed, illustrated with 8 plates and 3 b/w figures. More
New York: Charles Scribner, 1962. First edition. Hard Cover with Decorative Illustrations. quarto. pp 153. illustrated with photographs. contains bibliography. Geared to the hobbyist and the more advanced worker alike, an ambitious look at the subject. Educated at the Royal School of Needlework in London, the author looks at the..... More
New York, Boston, Cleveland: Singer Manufacturing Co., 1896-1926. First edition (reissue where stated). Seven pamphlets in staplebound wraps; one perfect bound in soft cover, one cloth-bound boards. Nine pamphlets and booklets (8 softcover, 1 pictorial boards), numerous B/W illustrations. More